Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-17
THE TRUNK MYSTERY.
WHO MURDERED JENNIE P. CLARK 2
The Problem SoIyed-Anest Of All the
Parties Implicated in Causing
Her Death-0etaiIs Of
the Crime.

Bosrov, July 16.-The mystery that
has long shrouded the death OF Jennie
p. Clark, whose body was found in a
trunk at Lynn, is now said to he solved.
Late last night those implicated were ar
rested and lodged in the Tombs. The
parties arrested were Nine. G. G. Good
rich, female physician, No. 2l Lagrange
street, and who is the alleged abortionist
in the case; DIR. Kimball, who lived In
the same house with that woman and is
charged with being one of the principal
accessories; Mr.. Allen n. Adams, at the
Highlands, at whose house Jennie last
worked, and two women, a mother and
daughter, of SOmerville, at whose house
in the southern part OF that town Jen-
ME Clark is said TO have died. The two
ladies', however, whose names are Just
now suppressed for obvious reasons,
but who in this narrative will be refer
red TO as Smith, are held principally as
Witnesses in the case. They have al
ways borne good regulations in Somer-
vile, and are supposed TO have been
guiItless of any criminal interest in the
share they took in the transaction,
though their names are included in the
complaint against the parties arrested,
charging completely i'll procuring an
abortion upon the body OF Jennie Clark.
They, it appears, were nurses OF Jennie
at the house in SOmeryllle. The
facts of the case, as they are
related by them and corrobOrated
by other testimony, are, that on the 18th
OF February last. when the Clark girl
left her home in the Highlands, she went
direct TO the house OF Madame Good
rich. and there abortion was performed,
and she remained Tor few days, and on
the 10Th OF February left Boston Tor
Somerville, going TO the house OF the
Smiths. Shortly after her arrival, she
was delivered OF a fUtus, and for while
exhibited symptoms Of getting well.
Soon, however, her illness took an un.
favorable turn, and on the 25th inst. she
died. DIR. Kimball and the Madame
had previously baeu notified OF the turn
matters were taking, and the Doctor
went 10 SOmerville, arriving there short
ly after Jennie's death, and assisting in
packing up the body, first with 4 pair of
dentists forceps cutting off the nose OF
the dead girl.
The body Of Miss Clark was then put
into trunk, and on tine following even
ing kimball carried it in a buggy in the
direction Of Lynn. lie was unable to
sink it Us desired, as most of the steams
were frozen, but on reaching FOxhill
bridge, on Sangus river, he put it over
bord through the rails. This is the sub
stance Of the story OF the two nurses of
Jennie Clark, as told this morning to
the detectives. Many details are yet
unknown, and the principals refuse to
divulgc anything, claiming their entire
innocence, but their denial will be met
bv strong evidence in the hands OF the
officers. An Indictment OF all the par
ties by the grand jury at its next ses-
sion will probably follow. DIR. James
l.. Simonds, the so-called dentist, who
owns the building 2l Lagrange street,
where the abortion was performed, is
also arrested. He is notorious rs the
proprietor OF several other dens OF IA
similar character.