The New York Herald Newspaper, September 21, 1878, Page 3

— NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET. “ro expected to sigaify to the council, if ere 18 any reason other than those found in the law tor mercy. Tais does not take more than three or jour days. The case then goes to the Marapal. If he interieres mokes au order, It he fiuds no reason (er interterence he sends the case to the Chief of Police, without note or comment, 1 certifies to that functionary that al “THE GUILLOTINE. A Lawyer and 2 Doctor Beheaded in La Roquette, Paris, y jueceeding morning at notice Is giv scene ts pubh the Marshal EXTRAORDINARY AND ATROGIOUS CRIME, Roquets w o guillotine, The same crowd assembled on Toursday and Friday. The newspapers Tominded the people that no exeoution ever took Place on Friday. On that day our Saviour died, and it bas an element of holiness in Catholic countries not to be profaned by the scaffold. On Friaay even- ang, however, the rumor reuched tue evening press that the deed would be done in the morning, and this Monsieur De Paris Building the Guillotine. i DE PAKIS, THE HBADSMAN, ef of Police learns trom THE ETIQUETTE OF EXECUTION. otorque title given to an by the witty population of France, Monsieur de Paris is the executioner for all France, He 1s x of the guillotine, end this guil! poses which may be driven on the streeta hike an ordigary furniture van or switched off te @ railway track aod whirled over France, “When justice calis him to Lyons or Lille be goes, bis car with him, ) aud in it all the implements of bis calling, For many genera- tions tne office of the headsman was bereditary, and remained 1m the family of Sanson, The Sansoua pre- sided over the rack and wh: which signalizod the reign of the kings, and over the guillotine, which commomorated the Reign of error. But the house of Sanson died out, and the office devolved upon Heip- Fich, who was for many yeurs one of the curiosities ot Paris, i mh was gathored to his fathers, and the office 18 now held by a citizen namea Roch. Mon- The Summons—The Toilet—The Last Confession—The March. —— ee AT SUNRISE THE AXE FALLS. Panis, Sept. 7, 1878, Few murders in France have been so terribie as what is known as the affuir of the Rue Polr ju, the | sieur de Faris lives near the prison, und is sald to gin respectable » His trade is thut ol a watch- Yoliy: maker, Heiss cooservutive. Ever since the Com- aU | munards declared im favor of the abolition of capital Bynisheers and burned the guillotine Monsieur de iris bus declared in favorof wstrong government apd tho institutions of his ancestors. He has made many improvements in the guillotins Tous 1% used to be a high, square platform, irom which the condemned coulda seo pamed Barré ond Leliez, They lett their apartment ome day in March. When it was opened there ‘was discovered in the closet the remains of & woman. Oo one of the arms of tho woman was a cicatrice, About this time elderly woman wamed Gillet, who sold milk for s living, disappeared, She was known to bavea cicatrice rarm. This clew led to the discovery that the remains in the closet were those of, Mme. Gillet, It was known that whe bad saved °22,0008 in ber trade, and tbat among her friends was one named Barré, ;@ DaM-lawyer, .or,..as the Frenob call it; man of eve Him waiting tor Now the plattorm hag been aimost abo) net three ject irom the ground, Tho kuile. is from view by a bs and the two posts of the sc: told look as harmiess us the posts of a swing. The fall. ot the kmite used to make a loud, un- Pleasant sound. This Monsieur de Paris obvi- utes by the use of india rubber, Ln tact this man {san bonor to his calling anu has made so many imprevements in his machine tbat 16 will not bo his ‘affatrs; who looks after rents ‘and so on. Barro lived | tauis it 1t doos not regain tts ancient popularity amon, $a the sparimént ob the Rue Poliveaa., le.had gone, | tho institutions of France. 1 may add that Monsieur «the money.was stolen; the Madaine wasdoad. Barré | 1 Paris receives an income of '8,0001. a year. For every head. be cutgoff #rance pays him 100) owed tour ts and some ing care of the guillotine. ‘THM PLAN OF PUXISUMENT, Your correspondeat was accompanied by two dis- Singuished American journalists visiting Paris, and their rendezvous was at Biznon’s café on the boule- Yard at one in the morning. Here we were inet by 0, French jaurnatist, ander whose escort wo wo: placed. We remained at Bignon’s until two, watch- ing the comibg and going o/ the birds of tho night in . He tre sum lor tak- was arrested, He denied bis orimo, but, under the ‘¥evere pressate of a French jaquiry, broke dewn, confessed, and said that his accomplices were # mea. Joal student named Lelicz and his mistress, pamod Léeatine Lepin. ‘THE STORY OF 4 CRIME. The story of the crime and the criminals, told in a word, is this:—Barré and Leliez were young men, nsf various tints of plumage—mostly soilea—wbo keo| seas bonny ¢ four.’ They wore graduates ot x school | Midnight hours on tbe boulevard. Thea we : ‘ogers. They were brilliant pupils, and came from | drove. to La te. Wo ee strea: Tespectable families, Barré sclecien the law for a | 1 , tdlors, ghee pane 0 career-and Leliez medicine. ‘They’ eame to Paris, i kept had been given up, aud ali Paris knew of _ Angers was teo small. Here they spent the | theevent. As we passed {rom Boulevard Voltaire into the narr treet of a Roqueite the bum al oar of voices annougced the multitude. Slowly we drove through 16 amid the chaff and exclamations of the crowd.’ We came to the line of police, and, leay- } tug our carriage, passed on foot into the open space. ‘This space, studded with a few small trees, is jong and parrow. ‘There is no grass, only gruveiled walks, A dim light burns from the wicket gate opening iato the prison. A group of two or three hundred meno Dave already formed an avenve trom the wicket gate, A company of horsemen come in a trot und form in lines to barricade the various str & Money their parents allowed them—in a variety of vices—Barré’s special vice being Léontine ‘Lepin, whom he had koown in Angers. In tho Rue Hauteville, a street runping off the main boule- vard, near Porte Saint Deois, Barrd started aswindling loan office, This did not serve. |‘ Iéontine had ex- penstve hopes, Barré fell into devt, Leliez, bis trteng, was also in debt. Leliez was a medical stu- fens concerned in pelitics, He was an admirer of . Darwin and lectured on evelution, He talked % great deal, was a demagogue and idied his “ ime wasting for a pew revolution. His vim was to Start © newspaper, tobe ohiled the Pere Duchesne—a * Commune paper, advocating the principles of Hélort’a Infamous Vére Duchesne in the French Revolution, iy, be gratilies, except so fa thero 1s gratifica- tion in beimg to the shadow of the scaifold, are crowds—iu ‘ajl about five theusana—bhustling, screaming, murmuring crowds, surging agaist the cavalry line, bending it and trying to baret It, every fow minates drives imto place amid oaths and screams, As wo crossed the square, about three tn the morn- ing, toward the gute, looking at the gloomy prison walland trying to make out the various objects in the darkness, @ large van 01 up and halted tn frout of the gate. A second one followeu. A miadle aged, gray whiekered, rather poi dressed in bivok with a shioy etlk » and proposed to Leliez murder Madame and take the money, _ With this money Barré could satisty the demands of _ Léontine, and Leliez could founa his, spaper. THE MURDSR OF T! ‘MILK WOMAN, Madame Gillet was in the babit of coming te 1 eet eae tha waa abltatval kOe coaibiane Toems of the yeubg men and serving tham with milk. ‘ike GUILLOTINE. Monsieur de P jooked like w respectable bank and had a grave, solt, velyoty motion, He did not seom to bein a burry, but moved siowly around, his hands always bebind him. In this’ ne rowninded me of Napoloon Bonaparte, also a good deal of an executioner. 1 suppose this resemblance to Napoleon Bbhe was a oneorial, light woman, and her 12,000. were the result of a life of work and thrift. Barté6. and Lehes arranged the murdei Madame came in with her milk and peured it into the cups on the table, Barré was behind the door. Ho | was the unconscious indication of strength, ot con- ‘erdsed it, @avanced with a mallet and strack } servatism, of the fact that tuis night be was the em- Madame» a stunting dlow. she fell, and | Dodiment of the power of France, the vindtoutor ‘of Justice, Monstear do Paris saunt aboat giving di- Tections to /our of his assistaute, 1 viouses, Who Were taking the various sections of the guillotine out Lelied,’ profiting by bis Knowledge ot ‘surgery, Pierced her heart with a bistouri, which caused inter- ‘pal’ nemorrhago, leaving no trace of the crime, Thei rd rece coe Me pers “4 teed ‘Leltez cut the body to peces, The limbs were pat in the how proud he js! doudie closet, the head and (rank packed and sent by railway to Mans. The discovery came as told. There wasan arrest and trial. The two men each tried to throw the blame on the other and on the poor prostitute who enjoyea most of the money. They were well detended, 4 Franch jury is reluctant to take Iife, and the aim uf an advocate is to find *‘extenuating cireamstances.”” at to-morrow, and has purchased a new hat in honor of theoccasios.” But Monsiour stood seriously over bis work, nis hands always behind him, like Na- poleoo. We all stoed uround watouing the teuriul Machine take shape. We noted that each part was Painted red, that the wood was heavy and that it a i. made with caro—apparentiy a well-conaidered, Preserved machine. First came tbe platiorm, pial coved together, Moasieur de aris was partie b ‘this pi rin true, and Once or twice app! Barré’s lawyer, tne most distinguished advocate in the spirit fevel himself. On th low pint: France, argued that his c.rent bad falten under the in- | form, which was only a few ches from nce of a bad woman; that she the ground, wi bigber asa rower pi that, left to himse! form, a ti ork about six foet lo: id two Wi i Whou this was adjusted the whole structure was not tice would be satisfed with imprisenm The coanse! for Leitez pointed oat that nis cltent was anatbeist, unfit to die, whose crime came from bis Irreiigiov. To kill such a man was toeend him to eternal perdition, while it imprisoned for life he more than throe fcet from the ground. Then the posts wore put in place, two strong: square posts about fil- teen ject nigh. On the top of Lue posts was a cap- piece gracefully ornamented, showing that French eo does not stop at tho guillotine, ‘hea tho axe was brought out, and before it ay adjusted Mon- could reform and become a pious Catnolia Thas | fie"eqce ‘the ase twas ‘© ‘ness, tengaler would justice be satisfied and a soul be saved. | implement of ground the edge forming the third side of the tr: trai It was adjusted in the but not horwted 1ato Then the bascule ‘ranged. The Lascule board or plank on springs wich stands upright to receive the pris- to which he js clamped or bound, and kept in Place. Another appendage was a groove wich cane around the neck aod Kept the head irom moving. The descending movement of the sxe was governed It was contended on benali of the women that Knowledge ef the murder was an atter knowledgo, it was because of love, and that her offence was at the best a venial one, The jary were not swayed by the appeais. Barré and Letiez wero coudemned to the guillotine. Léentine was coudemned te tnree yeirs imprison. ae bo to Base ym be beige ager Aas peey ment, The triat'was am amusing situstration | Wes tne care in which tt was samnanes, fog von ‘of the oddities of French jurisprudence. Both ery part for its jatal office, edged thet 1 seless machinery. Monsieur Other great Ae hope tetas gaits, bat they | masters, bas so limproved bis muacbing that it.must De ore tried all the same, The whole of one day was | nearly et, sereen whieh Kiedy toe spent ia questioning them about their iffo, ther schoo! days, their habits, their tastes. When re- as | remarked, is his last do man living ever saw a screen ou sore uniil it Dashed over the inventive mind of (bis great map. He wanted to spare tne ‘eelings of the Prieoner, whe in other times saw the axe as he c: Out of the prisov. Monsieur de Paris is a bumane mao, and carries refloement into bis art, Aad now moved to La Roqaette they passed under the minis- trations of Abbé Crézes, and of the two none was more docile and devout than Leliez, whose udvocate @ented bim to live so he might become a good Carre- tian, thatibe work i# dene, and the guillotine stands ereei, sombre shud: RIS ete of double axe- Jast one took expeotany ready ir tho gray, rey ben! do Paris, his hand Ike around it and survey nd e scaffold was ‘kers, who came from 5 place Pe ico tho ecaflold foot, The basket is for the head m and the box tor the rem: WAITING All this bas taken tim erything here, n aa exe- ot One o! the cundemned o journalist, who the Commune paper Lire Duchesne, and of the condemued, THK SUMMONS. Mousieur do Paris bas all ‘ot his cuculations arising out | given bimsolf time, and now what bis work ts dono of the murder and robbery, contemplated the | enters into conversation with one of the officers of revival of a newspaper under toast name!’ “Don's | the police, important person, with a pinehed, ab- ou Bee \ radicalism leads to?’? “Nothing de- | stathe face, who must be In authority, as around bis his a radical joa st more than to murder milk Women for their money.’’ “Whenever the potice are Last of & murderer or an 1 waist te a tri-color sash, One wonders why Monsieur He ao Paris is a bas nothing. allowed a sash ora decoration. ly his new shiny silk hat, 1 ts its men of gre un nivorsary Pal puoishmMent isthe expre of Citizen Thiers, died September 3, Next year Justice who is entitied to more Shey can colebrate the versary of Vitizen He gendarmes Barré, wh Soptember 7. This will give | dertul cocked hate, policemen with braided costumes, them the soniversaries close tog: Which will | officers suvo money.” These of the comments made upon tragedy past tragedy toceme, Itis remembered, os I have satd, that pels a believer im Darwin, and that he lectared on the principics of the Darwin theory, Whereupon the oburchinen Dave tneir chorus :—‘Non’t you see where thoso new vitably load? Whenever men fall Chureh and run and other docirinos than those of to b e murderers.’ ndency in the French mind to One of the modern theories ot the ald capital punt the Commune the guillotin © protest against capital punishment, trying capital cates are always seok- circumatancer.’’ A verdict w CY circumstances’? means imprisonment fur ite, In the case of a bank collecter who was called in from his bent, asked to change anete and stabbed, “extenuating circumstances’ were found in the fact that the murderer was on tho verge of Daokraptey, It te said one jory found ‘extonuat- (ng cireameta of a man who had he wom an orphan. opening for aie, in whose hana pardon r Not long since one ot ‘tho execution- je Paris, whose services are importance than all, who beids the mandate of Franco io bishandsfor ile and death, and now stands ae viewing the most perfect guillotine ever made, @ r do Paris bas no decoration, nothing but his shiny black bat, winch «sense of proper respoct tor Franco led bimselt to provido out of hy @ wails the two o to dio this morning are usleep—or lot us hope they sleep. They as yet know nothing of their fate, for by the law ol Frauce the prisoner is only told of the time of execation a few minutes veto! doom. Their cells are in the rear of the prisoo, where they cangot hear the noise of the bull seaffola or the hoarse murmurs of the o and constantly gathering crowd. A coupl come, smokin tes, They aro in command of They give an order, and we, who time around the and wine, watening the the two generals shot into dawn, seeing cod 10 death. The jury ry—' are busted the crime. But tho to form a line. {he officers have some ndanold man of seventy+ the condemned went to but im time, not without some feeling on both sid prison for lite. urranged and kept in place by a ling of policemon, A NO HOPE FOR THE COMPEMNKD, driver up, No. 146. 1 mei the Bat in the caso of Bartd wud Leliez there ts to be this is tho goes po pardor If « murder #0 terrible and wanton can The prv Old. man with thin wove be 0 1, bert form oe Abbs : ny Cronin, whose auty and who has the hed | de Paris goes to bis van and puts on a blue over-all dress of woollen—a loose heavy dress, tied around the neck with «cord, His chief assis(enis decorate them-~ selves im simiiar costumes. The lines of ipiantry and cavalry are drawn bearer, iuspected and brought together compactly, Monsieur de Paris and suite enter the prisou. The gray suadews begin to grow pearly. A flock of birds Oy o the scaffold, and everybody watches their flicht with interest. In tho tacos above us birds are twittering their welcome to the dawn, THE DOOM ANNOUNCED. tn He ‘ormally demands the bodi and Leliez. The director seals the order, Missary signs & receipt, which relieves the director from all responsibility. The way is lod to the cell. The first cell opened was that of Barré. Barré was pot asicep, He raised his eyes on secing tho light, [he director of the prisoa placed his band on bis shoulder, ‘‘Aimée-Thom: rré,’” he said, in the form prescribed by 16, votre Vay Pat trembling all im it ne He lit ain @ moment alone with bis confessor, ‘This was granted, and the pro- cession, leaving Barré with the abbé, passed to the cell of Louez Leliez nad remained awake until two o’clock playing cards, The theory of tho French law ig to amuse prisonors condemned to death and keep their minds a8 much as possibie from the con- templation of their tare Barré hed spent bis inst might memoir to his prrents. Leliez _ play Even while the gnillotine was taking shape was busy in bis game, uncooscious ef bis 4 in Volume, th “History of Nat three o'clock. He feil into director spoke tobim he % ho jumped up violently and sat the foot of the bed. The director pronounced the formal worls as addressed to Barré telling bim his hour bad come. He dressed rapidly, without asstatance, refusing wine or cigars, and arranged his papers. MAKING THK TOILET. Alter the prisoners wore dressed came what ts called the toilet, Tne prisoeer when dressed passes into the bands of the executioner. ‘Thou art mine,’” be the ancient forms of the French ne Be by a coat which 18 a plain woollen shirt, cut the shoulders, and without sleeves. tied with a cord, the feet also, se aa to allow a short step. ry Barré smoked in a me- chavical way, trembling nervousiy, bis ve going out two or three times. When the headsman trea his arms Barré objected and suid he would not siruggic. But it was a precauuon to prevent resi ance, which lam told always tukes piace at the jast moment so strong is the instinct of life. Barré made all the delay he could. He called fer wine, which he drank with evidity, He esked for acigarette. Bat in the moantime the toilet of his companion was nude. F B was ready, any more delay only pro- longed the ‘agony of the unfortunate man, aod witn- the lass request the Commissary ef Po- 1B a rustle. cession approaches, im command of Tae wide opeo. All comes slowly, zh, solamaly, al walking wit be crucifix to the ‘agsisted, almost carried, Barré lest all onorgy. From the gate to tho as your correspond- ait way Barré sank but for the firm attendants. His {aco was The abdé kissed the horsemen cries oat, “Draw sabres.” Requette ate of is thrown Monsieur do ‘his back to th of almost blue, bis lips pretruding. him on both cheeks and passed hurriedly to tpo gate. arms the Barré was in front. of the scaffold, us: parently, Monsiear de Paris took his shoul qi pressed him on the bascule, threw bim over, saw that the head was in the groove touchea tre button, Barré found peace at iast a justice was avonged. THE RXECUTION OF LRLIEZ. It was the work of a moment to remove the body of Barré trom the plank and throw it into the box. Leliez was within the gate, bis ah oy thirty steps behind that of Barré. He sound of the axe as it took the Iife of hts friend. showed more nervo than scious, ap- Ho Barré, and: walked with trmpess. As he kissed the abbé and was seized b; the shouldér by Monsieur de Parts, be suid in w firm vorce, “Adieu, Messiears!”” A votce cried out, “travo, Leliez.”” In another moment :he was en the bascule. Tho axe fell. It was just forty secooas between each deseent of the axe, us your correspond. eat notea by Ris watch. The al Tad hardly time to ontor bis carriage betore +i & Wagon aod drivon of. The poor abbé was pal trembling, the perspiration failiog from tis He held the cruc: io bis bend, The tui 1 drove of at squadron of ebarge—to ti of tho condemneca at ivry. Within two minutes from the opening of the gates of Roqueste the suneral'van was driving off ot a {ail trot, ‘Ihe police taced around and advanced on ihe crowd, Tho cavairy and imfantry slowly drove them back tn all directions. Within five minates not a soul was in the open space but the execntioner and in it nis aids taking down the guillotine. So. ., is jas tice In France. There was nu fell, nothing like rowdyism. A cry arose, but it was a0 1astinctive cry of horror, repented and intensified when, aiter tho axe had tailon on Barré, 1t was hauled imo place, , to uwait Lette, B fweep into the crowd and advance as rapidly as we could in fromt of the Imes of cavalry ana infantry. The general expression was horror. Some looked pale, otuers shed tours, others ghastiy aud livid. One of our party compiained of a severe neu- raigic pain that shot through bis lorehead as the axo fell, ‘ihe yoneral aspect of the crowd—a crowd of men turning fromthe guillotine—was striking and patnial, It was horri . SUNS AND DAY AGAIN, We pushea our ‘rougn te crowd inte the Bovlevard Voltaire found our cabmen, The day wasup. Groups passed hurriedly on in all direc- tiops—boulevurd loungers, femaics trowsy aad tired, persous in evening dress, who had been dining or Maequerading. wsmen wero crying papers, telling allavout the Iifeand deeds of the assassins. The early market vans passed us laden with the spoils of the harvest. The sirect cleaners plied their brooms, The catés were closed. 2 seemed to be awaken~ z 10, id to look with rubbed eyes at tuis motley eam of idiefs which swarmed along the boulevard from the sad precincts of La Roquette. The sun came out, and the beauty, THe EMD. The bodies were driven to the cemetery, the zood avbé accompanyiog. group of Sisters of Coarty tw pray lor the repose of souls of thi red dead. There was somo pene taken to adjust the heads and trunks of the % The abdé said the offices of the Church, the Sisters accompanying. Their remains were put into but oaly temporarily. That of 7 the College of Medicine and seat room. Thatof Lelicz will go home Test im the family grave. jay was one of rare aucumnal to bis pareate aa THE EAST RIVER COLLISION, 7 jeamer City of Fhehburg, ot tne New Bedtord and New York lime of steamers, which ran into and sank tho canal boat William IHyde near the pier of the East River Bridge in Brooklyn, om Wed: jay even- ing, arrived at her wharf pier 39 East River, yester A Herato day morning. Feporter had as iitervicw “With Captate Hilts, ti commander et the vessel, to obtain bis version of the collision. He felt oggrieved at the noteriety be obtained in connection with the affair, but ex pressed his satisfaction when informed that the Hekaty was desirous, in justice vo all parties con- cerned, to give both sides ef the story, “I have nothing to conceal in this masier,”’ he said, ‘‘and I am ot & joss to know what other course any one placed in my posit could pursue,” lie (hen cen- ducted the reporter to the o ft the pier, at the stern of the ve: and ar jollowing explan the Won :—""You & pretty heavy river, with a and let sme 0 strong @ current n fully clear of the dock | sawa ooner—the Cerie, ot Baltimore—with « small yawiboat in tow, heading up the river, but making very little progress against the I had wailed twenty minutes past the time in order te have the river clear. As we pro- it the nose of my buat was turned do the odd, and you can wotch =I by in plight in my efforts to canal best, striking ber oo the w the boat arift down and sink, and ing for aboUL five minutes we proceeded on our way.” th al Toporter asked if any a was given on ap- pronching the caval boats Captain Filis reptied, “Why the whistie would have been no ase in the 1 could see no one on the decks | boat with this, wo schooner or Fitchburg 14 770 ton: tola of forty-two hwnds, Our prineipal business is in bat we have accommodations for 160 8 ve been in command of the steamer ue year snd | have veen twoive yoars on the line. 1 was the frst pilot employed on tho stoemer City of New Bediord.”” When asked if he had any expla tion to give in regard to the statements of the tains of t bo further to say as tho ter was past and could not ve ied, of Lhe canul boat captains called on him in 60 to the Collision. but the owners of tho caryo Hyde have signified thelr intention u manip company. id counsel to obtain damacem al boats Have placed,| his stoat companion ts the Kev. Dr. Lichionberg, neat! “TT IS ANNIE!” _ The Victim of the Silver Lake Horror Positively Identified. GEORGE HUMMEL'S DISCOVERY. The Murdered Girl Recognized as His Long Lost Daughter. AFFECTING SCENE AT THE GRAVE. Heartrending Recital of a Young Girl’s Ruin and Abduction, ————_.—___ At last tho mystery which bas so long shrouded tho lonely grave near silver Lake, Staten Isl solved, aud the body, tnought to be beyond human recognition, has been positively identified by Mr, George Hummel, of Saugertios, N. ¥., as that of his daughter Aunic, who was abducted from her home in December last. Befere the positive assertions of thia yoor man, who, broken down in beaith and impoverished in purse, through his long search for a loat daughter, prociatmed over tho coflin in the wood near the Richmond County Poornou: what the body therein was that of his long lost Acnic, all the feeblo clews herctolore preseated concerning Ellen Murphy, Fannie St. Clair and Kitty O'Neil tade into nothingness. This mystery nas brought out from its darkness of sorrow more hints to the domestic misery of the great metropolis than any incident in the crowded record of crime inditea On the police blotter within the last half century. Ellen Murphy, the mistreas of Louis Reige, is miss- ing. The parents of Klity O'Neil, of Williamsburg, Jailed to identify the body found in the woods to tho eastof Silver Lake andarostill in agonizing suspense .concerning tbeir darling, Dr, Rose 18 disappointed im net baving found the woman whom he has, been chasing in two continents to bear witnens against bis wife, whom he is suing for a divorce, aad the two Miss St. Clairs, who .nave been coupled with tho dead woman, are accounted for. Miss St. Clair, of Staten Island, has gone to Europe to finish her edneation, and her folks have beard {rem her since the body was found. The St. Clair woman, of the Bowery Hotel, who was ro ported missing, cau boseen by any one who will take the troubie of applying to the proprietor of that establishment. Riego still prowls around Staten Island, hoping to hear trom his missing, mistress, The friends of Kitty ‘O:Niel carefully scan vhe papers in nope of hearing something of her, and Dr. Rose bides patiently the time when he may reach with legal process Ellen Marpby, the witness by whose testimony the Gordian knot, whieh binds him in matrimony may be loosened. The only thing which still remains of the arly ramors concerning this case 1s Mrs. Amelin Meyers as hher reputed Connection with the murder, No denial is yot given of the oharge that she knows somotbing of the boay Goposited in the lonely wood, and the assertion, freely made, thata man, long attached to her household on Staten Island, is missing, is proveo. The dovelop- ments of yesterday, it is said, may serve to link this woman Meyers with the Jew clothier of Saugerties, who 18 suepected of having abducted Annie Hammel, A FATHER’S SKARCM YOR HIS LOST, CHILD, The connection of the name of Anaic Hummel with that of the woman found in a barre! on Staten Island arose {rom @ moral conviction which within the last sixty hours took hold of the public mind of the littie viliage up the Hudson, It appears that the day betoero yesterday the Rev. Dr. Iiebienbarg, of Saugerties, went to 4 funeral, ané.wptle thore a number ot people, unknown toeach other, who know that ne had been hi mels to fing their daughter, asked him if he had read Inthe papers concerning the Oudimg of a body on Staten Island, The reverend gentioman said ho bad seen a few words concerning the case, but bad not paid very particular attention, Yo the answer whten he made to many was roturned the pecton entertained by the questioner that the unknown body was thato! Annie Hummel, Mr. Licblenburg shougtt this goseral suspicion not unlikely and thereupen resolved to come to New York with Mr, Hummel and endoavor to identity the corpse.. With this in view he brought Mr, Hammel to the office of Coroner Dempsey, who is most indefatigable in bis efforts to anravel the mystery. Tho party orrtvea on Staten Isiand early yesterday morning. Mr. Demp- sey, with bis usual alacrity, started at once te the Police Headquartere with them, where they had a Jong conversation with tbe captain. They wero ad of batr, which Mr. Hammel said like bis Anate’s, The chemtso, which bas beem described at length in the Henatp, was alse offered for inspection, but Mr. Hummot fajled to recognize 1 as a garment of bis daughter, He was not satiefled with the hair, and Coroner Dempsey immediately started for the Rich- mond County Poor Houwre, in the woods ad- joiming which tbe body had peo baried, Tne Henaup reporter bad anticipated the arrival of tho party, add whtlo waiting for them took a stroll threugh the woods with Mr. MoCormick, tbe superintendent of the house and grounds. It may not de uninteresting just bere to give a brief sketcn of thts littic bit of wood, where are bidden the bodies of handreds of unknown deac, GUAVES WITH MISTORIKs, Staton Island would seem to be the home, cidat mystery, for bas varied thom are anxious pauper dead. Some of evential, even romantic liv nd im scanning the headvoards the eye mects one erected over the Fest. ing spotol aman of nations renowa. For many eapeciaty § in aate-belium times, a remarkable pee, standing six inches, was irequently noticed en Broadway. He seemed to find great social happiness in the company of old “Forty-ainors,’’ and toix | alone was suilotént to nin New York, the St, James Hotel. which of yore he Bow & man ot “great ex. 110 had gore to Enginnd and he was pee to follow her soon to litigate a chancery casealmost as tedious os Jarndyce vs, Jarndyce, in which, it is said, some £700,000 sterling ‘were Suddenly the Colonel, who was in groat, good bhuuio: accustomed Eaunte, Some feeble and conseque ineflectual eflorte were m to by the straagers among whom nh i July, 1874, whe body of a disappeared me to look at tho corpse wa jurgeon in the United Staten Navy, who had knowa Colonel Sido aod ho recegnized ta the alormer iriond. He promised to potity the wife of the Colohel and requested Mr. MeVormiek to mark the grave. This was done, but no one romove the Colonel, who now rests among pers. The result of the contest over tne En; late 18 unknown, POKS NO ONE KNOW wim? ot the Colonel is that of him so many been allowed equib may serve to discover him to friends, The pame of the man is “Wilson, for on & pocket handkeroniel found in one of his pockets that name was worked tn red ietters. To use the words of One of the grave diggers, who Is known as ‘tne King of Prassa,’? Wilsoa “tiod’? swan tho Coton mill creek on the drossod & cigar cn chiet bel sirange a8 this told of, romanecs of the most thrtiin the stor! Bat tho Coroner, in company with a stout gontie- man th a gray travelling duster and spectactes, and a thin man in blask clothes and siouched’ b who carries a am down throu te siteing, j Je the grave of (uo. budy taken up near tion with the “King of Prag arlow, the chopper. '? T ANNIE HUMMEL'S ORAY! who coughs ( requently in galamatias, 18 Georgo Hummel, of Svugort aod bis » Tho Votoner mokes known tne business of jog the Ham- | the men to Mr. McCormice, who states his willipgpess to exhume the body if the gentiemen desire. ihey are undecided, and the party saunter back to tbe poor hou Mr, Hommel, meanwhile, expressing bis doubts ard fears in a mélange of English, German and Mecklenburg patois. Atthe ipatitution dir, Hummel was sbown another strand of hair cut from the head of the corpse. lt was painial to wioess the scrutiny r man bestowed between tim and the } fibre, For a minute or two he soe! foally be repea conviction be expressed at police station. At the suggestion of tue reporter he Tequested that the boay be It was ob- fected that hi thing, all ‘was pow a sbapeless muss. ted thatthe teeth and ears might ser 4 80 the request was cheerfully complied with by Mr. MeVormick, who immediately sot the **King of Prus- alan 0a nis companions, Paddy’? aud “Barlow,” to wor! “IT 19 MY DAUGHTER!” With much diflicuity the coffin was raiset, and floally the lid, which had been securely nailed, was wrenched off, The crowd that clustered round the box fell back a few steps, and for some lime there seemed to be no inclination io view the horrible spectacl hia bad concealed, Finally, Mr. Hummel timfdly approached und sod almost paralyzed by th (that me eyes, He seemed lvain to touch the horrid thing; t, being encouraged by Dr. htenberg, he ed down and picked up the scalp, which, im the jostie of exhuming the coflin, jJalien into a corner, He bed it up and, recognimug the toree-ply braid in which the hair was arranged he exclaimed:—*it is my daughter’s! It is my daughter's!’ This discovery Seemed to nerve him, and he moved to the foot of the coffin, where the hexd, which was entirely detached from the body, With = trem- biiog hand he turned it so thas the face, or what once was the face, was revealed. The teeth stood out prominently, ‘ing the head a most ghastiy grimace; but Hummel seemed not to Notice this. He moved the upper lip, seemed satis- fied with what ho ad to one side id lookea long and steadt: ir. “It Ie Annie! it berg culled bis attention to the sbapeless trunk which jay coiled up at the other ena ef tho box, und On the breast of it he noticed another sien by which he kuew bis daughter. He joft, and the horrid box was closed again. In #ilence the party tramped back through the woods to the Poorhouse, and wnen there Mr. Hummel and the Dostor told tne following story Of the disappearance of Annie trom ber home 1a Saugerties. HOW ANNIE WAS ABDUCTED. From the poor man’s story, 1 appears that seven y wo be camo to this country, and settied in ies with his wife and six cbildron, One of wan Annie, then thirteen years %f age, who 4 to reside in the family of a Jew named Schoentelé, a middie aged, well-to-do man_ of family, who docs business in Saugertier, lero the girl bad a good home and all went well until, as the story goes, in the summer ot 1877 Sirs. Schoenfeld came to New York to have a chronic difficulty treated. Duriog her jong continaed absence, it is sail, Schorateld was seen to kiss Aunic and otherwiso domean himself .improverly.. 1a December last her . condition became known to hor friends and ‘amily. It was given out that affected with dropsy, und h omployer ar goto New York for treatment. Her family er counsels than those of home prevailed o} Annie, and on the 25th of December 28sb, threo s tr. Hummel received a letter from N. st ng to be from Annie, in which she ad met a lady on the train, whe was « dootor, and under whose care she had placed herself. The family did not believe that Annie had written this letter; itgave no address and vouchsated only tno information stated, MYSTERIOUS LETTERS, Two weary months passed on when finall: dated Williamsburg, L. 1, was received oy the father from a party signing himself “M. D.?? which stated that Angle was under the care of his wife and was a lotter that Anpie was well number, fn Third street. ceipt of this jetter Mr. Licntonburg declared his intention of com- ing to Now York, and Mr. Schoenield volunteered his company., When the couple arrived search was mado for the house indicated on Third strect, but no such number existed, Schoenfeld monifestea tho groatest desire to find the lost irl, but always kept bis reverend friend in sight. They vistted Brooklyn Police Headquarters, but learned nothing. Then there is a hiatus in tne story until Augast tho following letter, dated “Philadedphi aod tn the.samojnend as the others, ‘M. ‘was received :— Dranest Mas. Nouwnnu—It is very hard for me tHat I could not betore, but now, as it is possible to do so, I think of your daughter. the blood teeam t from the country 1 now I must communicate to you your be! daaghter has, spite of all my . gone to the better home” iter last words were, “Dear mothor, don’t forget your Annie.” Reapoct- fully your friend, ° MD. , The inconsiétency between the second and this tet- tor will be soen.ata glance. In tho sepond letter “M. D.’? states that his wife nursed the girl ana in the bo Der { “a woman’? Mr. Hummel has positively identified the that of his daughter, ang as he charges her being her abductor, the onus probands To prove that this corpse ts pot that of Ani Hammel tt will ve necessary for him to produce nér in, propria persona. ‘The Hexiio reporter orougnt Mr, Hammel, who carried a piétare o1 bis daughter, to the Bowery Hd. tet to soo It Mr. Wallace, nize to it the lineaments of the woman St. Clair, who was spoken of yesterday in this paper. He stated positively that it was not she, and that i! any one wanted fo see the St. Clair woman she could be pro- ced. ic aad the feet that joved m FOLLOWING UP THE 8T. CLAIR CLEW—THE MUCH WANTED MAN NOT Y&T FOUND—MR, WALLACE VERY RETICENT—INTERVIEW WITH DOCTRESS AMELIA MEYER. ‘The statement made by Mr. ilenry S Wallace, pro- prietor of.the Bowery Hotel, regarding tho disap- pearance ef a young woman who had been living with a party namod St. Clair, as published im Herrano of yesterday, has, a8 yet, neither been vertiied Bor disproved. Shortly before midnight on Thursday Captain McCullagh, of the Seventeenth procinct, seat three detectives out to soarch tho ward and, if possible, bring in Mr, St. Clair. Those detectives were on the caso throughout yesterday, but had not fouad the object of thoir search up to a lal hour Iast night. Mr. Wallace hae acted som what strangely in the matter, He first denied having related certain circumstances to Cap- tain McCullagh in support of nis suspicions, and sub- sequently retused to afford oither the Captain or his detectives any, !nformation that might lead to «the apprehension of St. Otmir. Cap- tain McCullagn calied at the Bowery Hote yesterday morning, aud asked the proprietor it Mr. St. Clair had been there since the previous night. Mr. Wallace roplied in tho n nd ed away om him. A few minutes after the Captain to- quired of the bartender when ho bad last seen Mr. St Ciwir and was told by him that the man bad left the place a short time previously. Daring the afternoon Detective Dyer called at the hotel, and, having stated to Mr. Wallege that he was adetective and anxious to find Mr. St Clair, asked the hotel keeper If ho had seen that party curing the day. A surly “No,'’ was the response. Tho detective then asked Mr, Wallace if he know where St, Clair could be found and received for an anawor, “1 know nothing at aii about him.” sering tbat It was useless to pursue bis inquiries any farther there tho detective loit the piace, WAYPLING THE DETECTIVES. tug Detective Rovioson cailed at tho Bow- ery Hotei while searching for St. Clatr, ining that the thing found Craie Hed at the hotel during the afternoon, and that tho oman ho (Wallace) had alivded to waa tue wile ot St, Clair; that they #ere living together, and th J alive nnd can be produced at any time. Hi the aetecsive that some reporiors had called thore during the day, and also, Mr, Hummel, tho father of ‘the was mar: dered at Staten is!and. rf gentioman Mr. Walince gave t photograph o} WAS HOt iho likeness Of the young wo alinaed Me conciuded by ig thal further turned up he would bring Mr. st. Chai Wile to see Captain MoCullagh (his morning. DOCTRESS AMELIA MEYER, A HEKALD reporier succeeded in fh Amelia Meyer, Sf., the midwito, at Second street, yesterday afternoon, membered that (his person's naine was mentioned al the Coroner's inquest In connection with that of th J, White-beurued unknown individual who w. 8 by — Onsip ‘er, working witn aslo! Hl diug Doctross or ofliee, No, 74 It will be ro. who answered to the name of 18 & remarkably well-preserved matron, rooly fifty yours vid, not ot ali unpreponsessing in appearance, of a fuddy complexion, and having regular leatures, rather wild in expression, As (he writer did not deem it expediont to disctose bis identity of tho purpose of bis visit—more en pecially as neither one nor the other was inquired aftor—ne allowed Mrs. Meyer to remain u Pression sho had o vielwor in some wi Dopariment, Av first emoarragsed on fin din, two sitangers (Doves somewhat the presenes of ho Seventeenth the writer) who, for the beaters of Unpleasant news to ber; OUL Kho Was Koon Made LO tee! at ease aod Madiiested a dosire to answor fully anu frosty any qQtertions that might bo asked her, The foliowing Conversation thea tovk piace :— kL Mire, Meyer, you liv aren Isiand, f bolieret’’, } ¢, the proprietor, would Fevog-’ a and have lived there for about two years ir Tottenviile ?’? “Ob, no; s0n’s siation, between that and Clifton; I occupy what is called ‘Pickies’ place, that located near Tottenvilie ?”? “1 really can’t toll you that, a8 1 don’t know where Totten ville is and have pever been to the piace in my hfe.” “You are a midwife and keep a place on Staten Isla: treating women during their confine. some of whom have known “Then you do not receive any wom: ment unless the case has been recommended by a physician ?"” ‘ometimes I do, but very seldom, and then only when I know it ig a porfectiy sato cas@ jor me to UDs take. ?? “Aro you a graduate ta medicine?” “Lam; I got my regular diploma in Germany, ere 1 studied medicine f Ihave been rs,and no ope can SHE NSVEK USES INSTRUMENTS, Do you have occasion to use instraments in the Practice of your protessiont’? “Ob, Do, Sir; when ao ¢ase is so bad to require such treatment as that Ialwayscalladocior. Ithink in such @ Case ds that it is nota wagnan’s business te have anything to do with it, er that stage is arrived at it 14a man’s piace, and not a woman’s, to treat the case.” ‘ou are, of course, aware that the body of a you: womao was found boried in a barrel on Staten Island?’? “Lam, but I never heard of it until! my daughter when I came here last Monday that in the You know 1 only to my of bere days the week. When my daoghter told me what was in the paper I was surprisea and shocked tnat the poor creature sboulé bave been killed in that way. That was not doctoring; it was butchering. And thea J saw since in the papers that some came to my house to match a piece of carpet, and 1 pelieve some ot the newspapers bad it that 1 was arrested.’’ Here Mrs. Meyer burst into tears, and, while sobbing with ao intensity which shook her whole frame, contiaued-—‘“‘It is all over now. My business in New York is ruined and my business im Staten Island 1s ruined. I am an honest woman, and have brought up a femily of tweive children myself. Many doctors ap otbor reputable people in yw York know me, an they can say whether 1 am a good woman or not. have had to work hard for some years back and young ladies Lave been to my house ia Staten island since last Ju My husband bas been sick with con- sumption for a long time and it was to take him oub where he could be in tbe cot that 1, the advice of a doctor, rented the piace on Staten Island, My busbana ts down there pow very ill, and that te why | buve to werk hard. At one time we owned little property bere in the city, bat we've Jost 1 all.’* THAT “WINTE BEARDED OLD MaN.’? “Is there among your acquaintances on Staten Is and an old maa with a white beard, who oan speaky only German ?”? “I don’t know of any such a man; there Is 0 of that Tiption that l ever sa “You say there is no truth in. the story that some men brought a piece of carpet to your house tor tl purpose of soetng whether the pattern corresponded any of the carpets on your floors ?’” ‘0, Sif; Such a thing never happened any more than that police officers came to arrest me.”” “Knewing the circumstances of the finding of the body, as published in the newspapers, have you any idea as to who the young woman wast”? “I pave mot’? At this point the woman’s tearg broke out afresh, and clevating her clasped hand she continued:—“I swoar before God that I kano nothing Whatever about it, n, if you have come for that purpose. " lock ap if you like. Iam ready to go,’” RIOT AT A MEETING, £ DISGRACEFUL DOINGS OF OFFICERS OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS IN BROOK~ LYN—THE POLICE QUELL THE DISTURBANCE. ‘rhe offloers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of tho State of Now York wore recently notified to at- tend a meoting ef the Stato Board to be beld ia Broekiyn yesterday afternoon. Tho call was signed by Major Jobn Hart, of New Jersey, national dele. gate; Toomas Kerrigan, national secretary, ana Ede ward L. ey, national treasurer, Shortly after three o'clock about one hundred officers of Hibernian lodges assembled in the rooms of tho Domocratic General Committee, Court street, corner of Remsen, Tho meeting was secret, reporters being excluded. The chair was vceupied by Major Hart, who endeavored to obtain order among the angry doiegates, The Kings county men appa« rently tent bim thelr support, but Dis vpponeats were Bumerous and nowy. ‘TUE VON GROWS VAST AND YURIOUS. Invain did the chairman rap bis desk with the gavel and ory fer order in ateriaa tones. Then ex< Alderman MoGivney, who ins ghert™ im this city, btood on a bench, and, meting bimselt MeGuiro, aBrooktya Hibernian, then caught hold of MeGivaey and iifed er fluag bim yf the railing to take tbe.chairmua’s place, “MoGivney, take tha was then the cry, and the witdest d and confusion ensued. The partisans of tho rival 4 to the frent to join in the contest, with Ireedom upen the heads of ti s chairman's desk. ht each other by the id beat madly sbout them. The ds of Hart, gathering around him, fought atod- aod succeeded in throwing cot MoGiyney, fav bo was again thrust back by bis partisang, THK POLICK IN DEMAND. “Zend the pouice here for God's sake! There wi be murder!’’ exciaimed a delegate, as be thrust big bead through a window on the Court streo dressing « crowd of about one hundrea persons as sembled thers, Another man cried out ‘Mur I’m stabbed !’’ Word was carr: immedsately to tn Wasbington streot station house and to Police Heads that a ‘bloody Nght’ was in progres: Bi it Dyer and ten wen, t Camp! way to the acene. Th le mittance, which was at first retased by Philip Cla who was acting as doorkeeper; but seeing that tha poltco were aboat 1 force au entrance, all reastance was abandoned, In the meantime MoGivoey had been pinced in the chair and nad i turn given way, to one one Parrice Farreli. Tho wounded men were about ten in number, but, their injuries consisted for the greater part of black e d contusions about the bead and face. Thomas. a liquor light cut over the as tho police entered. aio siigntly Injured, not wishing to prefer any ges, likewise mado their eacape. The only per- 00 arrested was Vairick Cassidy, residing at No. 340 ‘West Sixteenth streot, in this city, WhO was taken be- tore Jadge Walsh, charged with felonious assaalt’ and battery on Patmck Quinn, of No, 272 Frone street, Brookiyn. Quiet bad been restored = fow minutes when a. member of the Democratie General Committee, ne~ sof Police, requested General Committee a thereupon deeiored the delegates departe the turbulent assearbingo jeeting adjourned, and RLECTION OF STATE OFFICERS. Delegates to the state Board from eight counties in this State reassembied at (he same plage in the even- jog aod quietly eiecied the following officers for the coming your:—state Delegate, Patrick Farrell, of Kings county; Stato Secretary, Thomas Kagan, of county; State Treasurer, Patrick Ma gs county. THAT MUCH MARRIED MAN, ADOLPM HOFFMANN PEEADS GUILTY TO A CHARGE OF BIGAMY—OTHER CHARGES. Adolph Hoffmann, alias Eckstein, alias Hausmanm and alias mauy other things, but whose real name tq Wilhelm Motte, who, it ts alloged, rejoices in the pos session of soveral wives, two of whom, it Is claimed, have already identified bim, was arraigned yesterday nm Part 1 of the Coort of Get Sesstona, befere Recorder Hackett, While making bis way to the bar, ho had to pase the euelosure set apart for females, Just as be appeared one of his infuriated wives sprang frow ber seat and with open hand grabbed at bis hair,, Tuo timely Interlereaco of an officer, howover, lett him in posses: { bis locks wnt, perhipe, the tonsorial artist at sing Sing sball clipthem off. When, Assistant District Attorney Rollins called apon the prisoner he promptly pleaded guilty to an indioumens charging him with bigamy, found oa the compiatotsof Mrs, Antonia Geiger, of No. 146 Bast Thirty Ly , anny Bexsteiu, of No, 1,296 Toird Ja motion of the District Attorney the prisoner was r Jurther Charge of haviog married Mra, Mary Bergmann, of No. 432 Woat Lhiriy-ninth street, the mdiotment lor whieh will be handed in day, The full poauity for cach eience is ive yoars im State Prisou, There have Leen some misrepresen tal ry regard to (he prisoner, matoly as to the number of hig iy (bree baving #0 jar pat im affasvitg 4d inaoy of Lbo witnesses present bave a to his identity, Tho petitioners are appareatly in bumble cirowme hat Mol bar of the Ge raay. eatied on Mr. Ly Attorne during the da: ae Hote recently Visited one of b posal ol marriage. During beravecnce irom the room Mr. Hoffwann went away. A pocketbook nod « silk umbroiia had also ng oD r ture, Tho prisoner wil be arrauened again om Mon. a er