The New York herald., 1869-05-27
ANOTHER BARK TRAGEDY.
Tie Strangled BODY OF n Young Woman
Found on nm Island Near ChicagO--Evi-
dences of a Terrible Crime.

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From the Chicago Evening Post May 24]
On Saturday, about dusk, the evidences OF another
fearful and almost unparalleled deed OF violence, and
perhaps double e. na WAS a. t5
town OF Lake View. near Shows tavern, and about
half mile north OF the northern city limits.
Freeman, George Pfeiffer and John Lightbody, were
walking along the banks OF the North Branch, past
the islet when their attention was caught by what
As the form remained m0tionless they forded the
narrow strip Of water to investigate the matter, and
reaching the form 1t was found to be lifeless The
figure was on Its knees with It's face In Its hands
that Of a comely young Norwegian girl, apparently
about twenty years old. About her neck was tightly
buckled leather strap the buckle pressed into the
1esh The features were blackened as by strangu-
.ns, she wSss SF CON jacket
woolIen shawl striped red stockings pair Qf SHOES
fastened with straps and buttons: ON the straps
white straw hat with blue ribbons, covered her fair
head. In her pocket were found pair OF gold ear
a case on ner fingers were two gold rings with the
initials &c. M. W." and IN. WI Her undercloth-
ing, 1t Is stated. was also marked M W. Her wal
let, containing one dollar greenback and seventy.
nve cents in fractional currency, was wrapped In
piece OF paper and tied up In her clothes.
On Sunday the police conveyed the remains OF the
unfortunate girl to the dead house for identilca.
tion but up to Sunday night they had not been re.
cognized. The perpetrator or perpetrators are stil
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mystery though 1t Il not In nature that this Will
away be SO, sfor murder Will out.n That the crime
was not committed for money Is evident from the
fact that the girl's pockeIs were undsturbed. AS
to whether brutal outrage had been committed
on the deienceless form before the murder VIII
probably be determined at the post mortem exami-
nation.
The following additional news was this morning
obtained Coroner Cleayes states that the girl had
auburn hair, wore low slippers, with wide leather
strap buttoned over the instep, marked as before
stated. Her face and abdomen were bloated. she
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slight figure, judging by her limbs. Her face and
hands were In the sand, as II pressed down; the
who discovered the body first found the bushes
near where she lay trampled, as II In scufile Her
shoes we're not mudded, and she had evidently been
taken over In a boat TO the Island.
In connection with this AFFAIR detective Shuman
this morning exhibited TO the Coroner the following
letter, received last saturday BY him: There Is
girl referred to in the letter is identical with the
deceased, though the description OF the hair varies.
This is explained by the fact that the writers being
some time here and not knowing the girl, are mis-
taken IN that regard. All the rest OF the description
taes very nearly to the description OF the murdered
girl, who In the opinion OF ID. Gegor, who saw ber,
has been dead about three days.
LowDES, Iowa, May 81, 1859.
To the CHIEr oy PoIIor, Chicago
va. conveyed Ii. Wells S Depot
.n and IL S
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rived all right This girl "Lsst,e Hlger had ticket g
Lowden, Iowa; but about the time OF the departure
OF the train unknown two men came up and
said tha, she was Al the wrong depot, and under
false pretences took her away from that depot
saying they going TO convey her TO the right depot
belonged, which not true, she having legal
ticket had the depot where she belonged Her
chest which also marked for this place. take
Her family here much excited about
matter, and most respectfuy ask you TO inquire th
Affair." you find her, send her here without %
lay The girl 10 left without any money whatever mus
be IN helpless condition. Her is Lisee Hilgcr
from schusseburg Prussia sailed Bremen She ia OF
medium height has black hair and dark eyes, and We sup
had the appearance of other German Pleass
DO all your power bring The poor girl The rgh, tac
Your early attention and reply will greatly obllse