The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-17
Five Persons Under Arrest in Boston
for the Murder.
FIVE MONTHS OF DILIGENCE REWARDED.
Sketches Of the Prisoners and Their
Parts in the Crime.
A HOR RIBLE tai E

BOSTON, July 16. 1879.
After nearly Eve months of earnest. persistent
detective and newspaper work the mystery OF the
Lynn trunk tragedy Is solved. People had begun to
regard il another addition to the long list OF I'M
explained crimes with which the police have in
efectually struggled; but to-day the whole matter
is cleared up. and from present appearances
the murderers and mutilators Of the unfortunate
GIRL Jennie p Clarke, have been securely lodged IN
the City Prison. They are FIVE in number. as fol-
lows:-
Nine. c. G. Goodrich, who advertises as a female
physician at No. 81 Lagrange street.
Dr. Daniel F. Kimbau who lived with Nine. Good
rich and who is reported to have cut of the girls
after her death.
Allen N. Adams. At whose house the murdered girl
worked and with whom she is said to have been
criminally intimate.
Two women. mother and daughter whose names
the detectives have refused to disclose.
They reside in Somerville and keep lying-in hos
pital. baby farming establishment &c. Their name,
given out is "smith." They will be the chief wit
against the two principals. the girl
brought to their house after the malpractice was
performed and nursed until she died. Here she
mutiated and packed in the trunk. and from
there brought to the Saugus River. whore her re-
mains were dropped into the icy stream and discov-
cred. as often related on February q. 1879.
WHAT THE PRISONERS TELL.
The statements made by these women. so far as
be learned. show that ON the 18th Of February
last when the Clarke girl left her house in the High
lands. having been short time later at the
of Kneeland and Washington streets. she went
direct to the house of Nine. Goodrich. La
grange street. and that there the malpractice
performed. She remained there for few
days. and on the 18th of February left Boston for
tn fha of he ha
Shortly after her arrival she delivered of o
child and for o while exhibited symptoms Of getting
we'll. Soon. however. her illness took unfavora-
BILE turn, and on the 25th inst. died. DR.. KIM
ball and the madame" had previously been notified
of the turn matters were taking. and the Doctor
went to Somervie arriving there shortly after Jen
MES death. and assisted in packing up the body.
first with pair of dentists forceps, cutting off the
nose of the dead girl The body was put in old
trunk belonging to Mrs. 'Smith, with lot
of brick. bottles and the other articles after,
ward found therein, and the trunk wrapped
securely about with a piece of stout clothes
line lying about the premises. On the following
putting his burden therein drove with it in the di
rection Of Lynn. The bays and creeks which
frozen over. pa and he found no ' convenient
locality for his purpose (Which was to sink the
trunk in some deep pool OF waterl until he reached
pulled up his team and threw the trunk the
rails Of the bridge into the dark dismal water be-
night ride is not at present known. but so far
can be ascertained he had no companion Salts
was hidden beneath the ice cakes of the
Saugus River. Kimball drove back the
marshes to someryilIe. where he put up the buggy
VILE. however. he is presumed to have made such
ARRANGEMENTS as would help in covering up the foul
deed 1t is further learned that Jennie at the time
Of her arrival at the house of Mrs. smith in
Sonerville suffering from q severe cold. which
settled on her chest and stomach and caused her
death.
SKETCHES OF THE PERPETRATORS.
word about the principals in the case Allen N:
Adams. who appears to have been the OF
the girls ruin and the principal in making the ar
rangements for the malpractice. is hardware dealer
Jennie p. Clarke lived at his house o
domestic up to the time of her disappearance.
The history Of his connection with the is here
told After the death of Jennie's father which
Cured about two years ago, she went to live with
Mr. Adams. who at that time resided on Clarence
street. She amiable and attractive, aud
made host Of friends. and was induced to attend
church. About ore year ago Jennie had occasion to
go to New York as she said to see her uncle. James
Clarke Mr.. Adams Immediately discovered that
he also had business IN New York. and offered to
accompany Jennie. find her uncle for her and to
go ia admitted by Adams What happened on that
trip will probably never be known for II there
anything criminal between them Adams would
bejworse than idiot to tell Of it. The girl can
never speak. and not until the whole hui
of grace and the great book in which is
recorded everything Is opened will the secret be
known. On her return from New IOrk Jennie COD
tnued to work in the Adams family and socn
visited her aunt Mrs. Annie Truesdell, Of Manches-
ter, N. II. While there she asked IL she had
showing picture. said. .'fhat is he" She fur
ther said that he was clerk in u store. Sho
Mr. Adams; told what nice man he was. what q
kind husband, &C.. and said that she had loaned
him $75 and had taken his note for the same.
After stopping with her aunt week she seemed
much surprised ut not receiving letter
She said that Mr.. Adams promised to send her one.
she was finally forced to borrow money enough
from her aunt. About week after her return her
aunt received letter from her containing IS. the
amount loaned. and thanking her for the kindness
to her. Some time after Jennie's return from her
visit to her aunt's at Manchester. Mr.. and Mrs.
Adams went away ON visit to tho country and left
WHERE rHKY LIVED.
They were then living on Clarence street in a
double tenement house, the other tenement being
occupied by Mr.. Allster and his family. which con-
sisted Of himself and wife, his wife's sister and
Adams went away Alister and his wife went
also. and left Mrs. Anistcrs sister to keep
returned some timo before his wife. and
Mrs. Allisters sister says that the
not what they should have been. The house was
arranged somewhat follows ON the ground floor
was q store, and back OF this were two oc-
:upied by Mr. Adams as parlor and dining room
On ascending flight of stairs one finds himself in
large entry. On the left are two rooms. directly
over the store, which were occupied by Mr. Allister.
Opposite these doors, on the right, two rooms.
one of which was occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Adams and the other by Jennie. About two feet
from the door leading to Jennie's room
the door to the bathroom. while room between the
Two rooms formed q means OF communication be-
tween Jennies room and Adamss room. The lady
further says that while Mrs. Adams was away Mr..
Adams went to the bathroom without going
from his room through Jennies room. Jennie
herself confessed to her mother that Adams took
improper liberties with her during his wifos
absence.
Nine. Goodrich lives at No. II Lagrange street, the
house being owned by DIR. Simonds who. by tho
way. has been suspected OF completely in tho
tragedy. She has for long timo been engaged in
peculiar business ut the place indicated. and has. IL
is said. boon intimately connected with Sin.onds in
a business way; hence his supposed completely in
the when. the officers state no had no connec-
ton whatever with ii 30 TAR they have been able
to learn
On. KfMBALr.
DIR. Kimball has been inmate of the house for
iome time, and but little In known of his history.
dc Is thought to be the OF u North End clergy
nan. How no got into the Is not known,