The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-30


hinge Jeweiry aud Jet Buttons-Hsw
wainwright Passes his Time In Prison.
IRON N, London Daily Telegraph, sept Ii.
The result OF the post-mortem examine
ton OF the body has not transpired but IL Is tu-
that CHASTITY occupation have found two bullets
within the skull. and third lying nattenod
happy woman must have met her death from
shooting. and IL Il probable that her assassin
by cutting her throat, made assurance douoy
Immediately after wainwrights house WAS
destroyed 10y FIRE. now some nine months ago,
pioiousiy, and his pecuniarv difficulties. which
became known TO them from tho frequency
90 hts whereabouts, did not tend to restore
aheir confidence In him. On one OCCASION Just
prior to his bankruptcy. and when he was
scarcely ever AZ the shop person N eS,,s
debt Wainwright was to the extent OF tlOO IN
CURED for hif address, and this was ionow91 ,
iHs, under the authority OF the County Court,
entered the premises Tor the purpose Oh se ii
the furniture and stock. when they found Only
three empty chests and a dog. Wainwrights
bankruptcy was declared on TIE llth OF June
last soon afterward there was clearance OF
the effects. and then the shop aud warehouse
were closed aud steps taken for securing a new
Harriet Lane the soi-dis1nt Mira. King, was Tho
Youngest OF the twenty children, nineteen OF
whom were girls For a long time after her dis
appearance her mother. who IL very old and in
hrm, chung to the nope OF her daughter return
ing, and even went 40 far a. TO keep a kettle
constantly boiling In readiness to make tea for
her whenever she returned. At the time OF the
hro In Wanwrignt's house she conceived q
strong presoutmCnt that her daughter had
persisted in the flames.
Mrs. wilmore had an interview with VAIN
wright on the Friday night when the poor wo-
man impiured him to give her money for tho
support Of the children, As usual, he turned
deaf ear to her eutreaties but eventually no
gave her D.. with promise that hO would send
a Post Once order for 3Ds. on the following
afternoon tsaturdavl but that promise he never
kept, and al the time he told her she might ex-
pect II to arrive he was m the custody uf the po-
lice. As to the condition OF the children-twO
liitle girls he was totally indifferent, aud Mrs.
WiimOrc bgd many fiutiess journeys after him
for mOncy-scmetimcs three and four times a
week when he would give her sixpence or q
shilling. tut scarcely ever more. In prison
Wainwright hctriys no sort OF dependency. but
eats ana drinks wen. and pass most OF his
time IN reading tie newspapers. HIS wife Visits
hm daily. ANA avpears TO suffer acute anguish
at hts position. The greatest activity Is being
displayed bN the police.
During the greater part ~ Yesterday tho police
were engaged In making an Exhaustive cxamina-
ton OF the cellar beneath the empty shop IN tho
Borough, knoWnus the Hen and Chickens,"
covered. Ike search was at the same time
carried on at tne house IN the Whitechape road,
and there the quest was rewarded by several
discoveries ~ the highest interest and impor-
lance. Mrs. King on the day when she parted
from her friend, Mrs. wilmOre, ia said to have
had on a black silk bonnet, trimmed with pink
or red rose her dress was OF dark gray, a fabric
OF mixed color the pattern upon 1t consisting Of
alternate marrow stripes Of black ana white and
down the front Of this dress sho wore number
OF imitation jet buttons. Part of the trOi,rdaics
OF yesterday 2 examination of Inc rubbish aCCu-
mulated ~ the warenouse where tho grave
waa dug con sists OF two imitation let b ut
tons OF "a common pattern, which, OF course,
will have to be Identified II they are To be used
IA evidence. But discovery promising TO 10
of even greater service In the cause OF justice
Is that of n pair Of earrings found In the nre-
place of an upper room OF Wainwnghts late
place Of business. These earrings are Of very
slight value, though Of SNOWY design. The ma
tertal OF which they are made Is that known "a
Aby.sinian gold. Each pendant consists OF
number OF parts, the upper portion being form
cd In the shape OF Iozenge frame, the interior
OF which IL fitted with ornamental work ra-
dating from a ball bead-like point. Below
the lozenge hangs shield sha ped frame, within
which hang loosely number OF fringe-like
wiros which moved in accord with the wearer's
motions. Vpon drawing Of these earrings
being shown. w company.with several dissimilar
drawings, TO Mrs. Kings landlidv she unhesi-
tatinely picked out the aforementioned drawing
as representing earrings s'milir to those worn
by her unfortunate ledger. hut over aud above
another, made by Chief Inspector Nc
animation of wainwrights late premise.
IA being conducted. IL has been pointed
out that Mrs King had very little jewellery, and
TO give color to her assumption Of the name she
went by, sue was careful to display AS much ~
possible her wedding ring" and keeper. This
ring and Its keeper she had had to pawn some
time before the 18th Of September, 1874 A few
days before that date Wainwright "a said TO ave
given her seven pounds to enable her TO pay her
rent and to redeem certain articles which were
In pledge. Among the prope ~ redeemed
were her wedding ring and keeper. On re-
grave gold ring and keeper like those worn by
Mrs. King " ere Yesterday discovered and thus,
II they are proved to have been her property, a
direct testimony VIII have been established a.
u the Identity Of the body discovered with that
OF the lOng-misslng Mrs. King. The seafchers
have also unearthed portion OF "A black velvet
ribbon similar 10 one she commonly used IN
fastening w her back hair So FAR, M EortiOn
Of the dress belonging to the dismemberod
woman has been discovered. The two buttons
found amid the ashes and rubtisn Of the W re-
house had clearly been subjected to the action