The New York herald., 1879-03-20
A MYSTERY SOLVED.
POSITIVE InENrIrIcATIoN OF THE REMAINS
FOUND IN THE sAUGuS RIVER AS THESE

OF JENNIE CLARKE RECOGNIZED BY HER
MOTHER
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
LYNN. Mass, March 10, 1879.
Last Monday, the day of the funeral of the woman
found in the trunk in the saugus River. three men
entered the City Hall and positively identified
the remains those OF young girl in
Boston Highlands whom they knew. One of them
was Mr. Adams. who resides in Dudley street, Boston,
and in whose house the girl whom they recog-
nized in the casket had lived a domestic
Her name was Jennie Clarke. and her appear
ance corresponded in every particular to
the features Of the poor victim. So many
positive identifcations had been made that people
GENERALLY and the detectives in particular paid little
attention to the matter. and story brought out
yesterday to the effect that the Clarke girl had been
found alive and well in Chelsea but such seems not
to have been the case. Jennie LETT Mr.. Adams
and arrived at the house of her uncle. William NJ.
Clarke about three miles from the centre of Milton.
the 4th OF February at four o'clock in the after
noon. She remained there until nine O'Clock in
the forenoon Of the 1lth of February. when
shc said she must go. Mrs. Adams
wanted her. In this she did not wholly tell
the truth. The Adams and Clarke families had CON-
pared notes. Before the 4th OF February. and for
some time. she had not been in very good health.
and Mrs. Adams anxious to have her take
change and rest on account OF her apparently poor
health and she did not expect to return for
weeks It is further stated that Mr.. Adams and Mr..
Clarke had talk previously to the effect With
this understanding the wife of Clarke surprised
when Jennie hastened her departure. During her
stay she had only been down to the village one even
ing She went to Mr. Adams house ON the lltn, the
day she left Milton.
THE LAST HEARD OF JENNIE.
The next day she was going to Cambridgcport to
her cousin. Mrs. Perkins. who Is also niece of
William NJ. Clarke and who then resided in the
OF Antrim street. Cambridgeport She left the house
of Mr. Adams. telling them she going to see her
cousin Perkins, and after that trace OF her could
be found. The three who identified her
remains told their story to others, and several
neshbors ;D eorroeorased their % Theory; ~ 1t IVA. was
dresses for herself during the visit to Milton. One
Of them wus made partly by machine and partly by
scrbcd which was found on tho body the uufortu-
nate girl The other she left at Mrs. Adams. When
she put it Grit had never h been washed or ronea Inc
scrption Of those found in the dead woman's
ears. Mr.. Adams was found at his home.
very much surprised that their work had
in any way been ferreted out. He was very non-
committal. but acknowledged that the party had
been In Lynn and that they reasonably sure in
their identification of the body.
IDENTIFIED By HER MOTHER.
The next move to find Mrs Clarke, mother Of
the missing girl, who lives IN Hyde Park. Thig
afternoon she visited the receiving tomb and viewed
the remains Of TO De naa s
little OF the case. She only learned last Tuesday
that her daughter missing After gazing steadily
for some moments at the face of the dead she said
the resemblance very striking. Pulling off the
glove from her lett hand she showed the officers
q mole on tho joint between tho forcfnger
and thumb. Turning around she said il this
girl has similar mole on the centre of
her hand she is my daughter. All held their
.brcaths while the cold hand Of the corpse barred
and there. enough. was the mole just she
described it. The poor woman completely broke
down on seeing this positive evidence Of her da6gh
ter's shame and terrible death. and went
away evidently in great agony. She was seen an
hour later by HERALD correspondent, when she
stated positively that the body lying in the tomb
was that of her daughter. The officers firmly
convinced that they have the right clew ut last and
an arrest will in all probability be made tomorrow
1t will make big sensation, AZ tho police may have