Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-29
EXTRAORDINARY MURDER.

EXTRAORDINARY MURDER.
The London public has lately been profound
" excited by murder which has attracted an
unusual amount of attention on account of Its
strange aud revolving features, and the COM
plete mystery which surrounds its commission
and the preceding circumstances The story of
the discovery is thus told by the Daily News Of
Monday, the 18th instant:
An extraordinary case of mutilation was dis
covered by the police on Saturday evening un-
der very peculiar circumstances, aud although
the police authorities are strongly Of the opin-
lon that terrible murder has been committed,
the Identity OF the woman who is the supposed
victim is an open question. 1t seems that in
house 10 Commercial road, east, Mr.. Henry
Wainwright formerly resided with his wife and
family. tie carried on the business of brush
and haroess maker, and was a contractor to the
house In question to School house lane, Ching.
ford, Essex, but continued to have access to
his previous residence 10 the Commercial road,
which is now empty. Ga Saturday evening,
between aud o'clock, Wainwright, who was
walking IN the Commercial road, met boy,
whom he engaged to carry two parcels to cab.
he boy accordingly went with him to the
empty house 10 the Com road. 10 front
OF which fourwheeled cab was waiting. 10
this the boy placed the two parcels which he
brought from the house. Wainwright then
entered the cab, followed by woman, who it
has sluce been ascertained is Alice Day, a
dressmaker, residing at Queens court, Com
merclal road. An uapleasant smell from
the Larcels attracted the boys attention, and
ne fancled something was wrong. When the
nah yUa 1rIuo ha hou ne, - II
lowing it through Bishopsgate street, Grace
Church street, and over London bridge. On
his way be mentioned his suspicious to several
police constables, who, however, took no notice
of the matter. Persistcntly following the veh-
Gle into the Borough High street, he met Po-
lice Constables Cox, No. $780, and Turner, No.
48, and asked them to stop the cab; there is
something the matter" The lad further said
I'LL bave nothing to do with it for hundred
pounds, and then ran away at iull speed.
Such strange conduct induced the constables to
follow the cab, which stopped near the Town
Hall. The man Wainwright got out aud was
seen to enter an empty house, known as the
.,Hen and Chlckeus," No. 54 High street,
Borough, of which he had the key He car
rled with him one of the parcels, and having
left 1t 10 the house, returned to the cab, and
was IN toe act of taking out the second parcel
police insisting upon searching the parcels.
Wainwright appeared greatly confused, and of.
tered the officers GlOO each if they would let
him 90. Having secnred the nau aud womap,
the police proceeded to open the parcels and
10 them they found the body of full grown
wontan cut into pieces Neither the man nor
the woman with him offered any explanation.
They were removed to the policestation atStone's
End Is rough, as were also the two parcels The
pa-cels which were covered with American cloth
Iesemblad peddlers packs, and on examining
them Dr. Larkln found 90 portion Of the body
deficient. The pieces We're 10 a very deoom-
posed condition, and the medical man was of
the opinion that they bad been subject to the
Influence of quicklime, and that death had
taken place at least two months ago. The
GELS; the head, legs, feet arms and hands 10 the
other. Every limb bad been disjointed, and
the right thigh bore indications OF a severe
blow thereof. AT the police station the pris-
oners we're charged with murder. VAIN
wright did not betray the slightest emotion at
bis position, and said nothing explanatory of
the reason tor his possession of the remains.
The woman was also reserved 10 ber manner.
She, however, offered vague explanation to
the effect that she met the man 10 the Com
merclal road, and he asked her to accompany
him 10 ride, to which she conseated.
"Wanwrlght and the woman were examined
before Magistrate Benson, Monday morpnp
Meanwhile, 1t bad been discovered that Vain
wrights house adjolned the Pavilion Thea
tire. Alice Day, the woman arrested with
him, was ballet girl, and the common sus-
plcion Was that the murdered woman was also of
that vocation, though 20 light was thrown upon
the cause aud circumstances of her murder by
any discoveries IN court or out OF il"
A MIsNAMED CONGRESS. Good long names
are imposing things. National Agricultural
Congress sounds we'll. 1t brings before the
mind the picture of noble hall hld with scien-
thc farmers from every State of the Union, all
delIoerating most earnestly over the advance
ment OF that great art that dates back to Adam.
ln point of fact, the National Agricultural Con-
gress, which has just held toprth annual ses-
sion at Cincinnati was composed ofthirty or fortv
estinable gentlemen. real or amateur farmers.
from teW OF the Western States, and parIor
at the Grand Hotel was not too small for their
entire accommodation The object of these con-
Rfesses appears to be to listen 10 addresses, and
as 90 delegate fails to come without one. there
ore ore great many to be heard. 1t could not
therefore, be reasonably expected that much
.;u .;ue would m be left afterward for practical ac-
n ..ou' 1he addresses cover a range of subjects,
noIn noI -r strictly belonging to agriculture. The
oTS,, ivy wofk OF any consequence done by the
.sIu Ioostsss was the passage of a resolution
1Ssau 91SAus ioT settled and uniform policy in the
ruiernaI hevepue laws relating to tobacco, the
'uuseioo ] OF the tax on that article to ten cents
poGuu, ana the removal of all unnecessary re-
annrauos Uns rom p the trade. Another resolution
caf
60 oy the United States Senate comm;ttee e'a os
proper subjects for Government natrona,a 90
Wue ;nu member urged the necessity Of iuyestgat.
luk the mysteries of locusts and no,s,o hne.s
G".som't eou submitted memorial calling unon u, tbe
uO,l. OJlsioment to set the Agricultural Burean ~
r;Uh, in attending to this. This proposition came
asne home to the business and bpsomS of S"Io .ho