Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-30

,'sa7- Seauctisn and Murder. .s'-.t.r
fo1xG WOMAN SLAUGHTERED AND THROWN
INTO THE CHEEAN6o CANAL. sew
IErnrn ths Irtfca ae,.lA iteI


from the Utica Herald, August ~ re- 70.
On Saturday last, four boys who were fish.
ing In the Chenango canal discovered the body
OF afemale floating in the water They i'm.
imediately called assistance, when the bod y
was taken ont and brought to this city. After
lying in the watch-house for some hours Mrs.
Mary Ann McGinnis, Of No. % Blandma street,
appeared, and on seeing the body immediately
recognized 1t N her daughter Her agony
was piuful to behold, as she hurriedly ex-
amined the body for evidences of identity.
She knew her daughter by some little marks
on her hands and face, by her ear-rings, By her
.dress, fof which she produced q sample and
compared It with that on the body.) and by
her general appearance. The mother also
produced q likeness Of her daughter in the
same case with that of her betrothed-now
suspected rs her murderer. - t.
A jury was summoned by Corsner HI. III.
Roberts, snd an inquest held at the Central
Hotel. Mr., John d. Regan acting as foreman.
The facts derived therefrom are such as to
make most probable the following theory -
That deceased did not meet her death by
drowning; but that she was strangled and
then thrown into the water; that the hand
kerchief found about her neck was used ts
choke her; that the murderer clutched the
handkerchief With one hand from behind, and
with the other held her nose 80. 81 .t-'f -.
The name OF George White, iourneyman
coroner, but only few circu instances CONNECT
him with her decease. He was betrotfed to
her, and no quarrel had occurred, 30 far as Is
known, but on the contrary, there is evidence
that they were, when last seen together, on
amicable terms. The evidence Of the witness
Grace Is, however, calculated to throw suspi-
ciOn on White: for he boasted of seducipr the
deceased, and declared he was tired of her.
and wanted to get away from her" But if
White was the murderer, the crime must have
been committed between and a O'Clock Of
Thursday afternoon-that is in broad day-
light. ---I,-i ,.-... -. =
White vent to OsWego early Friday morn
ing, and did not return according to appoint
ment- Outside Of the coroner's evidence, we
hear that persons here saw the dispatch calling
him thither. and he actually went TO Oswego,
as he said he was going. If he had Just com
mltted murder, he seemed not to dread its
discovery, nor the consequences of the crime.
Owing, however, to the developments made,
dispatch was sent to Oswego directing the ar
rest Of White, and accordingly he was ar
rested, and will be brought to Utica to-day.
The deceased was said to be very pretty girl,
with blue eyes and dark brown hair. She
was only Is years old, but seemed as mature
as most girls at 20. Her mother saws she was
very retiring in her disposition, always prefer
ring to be alone. The deceased was engaged
to be married to George White this fall She
left the tailor shop, over Bailey jewelry store.
where she was at work, about o'clock on
Ihursday. About an hour afterward she called
on Mrs kielbel, corner Of Columbia and Wiley
streets, and left there, stating she was roing
home, adding that her mother did not kno1
where she was. This was the last seen of her.
90 far as is yet knoEn by her friends or the
authorities, till her body was found. The ply
slclans hardly leave room for doubt that the
girl was stranglcd and then thrown into the
water. " s-.s7 T'- t.ttt -r-F4