New-York tribune., 1883-10-27
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PERTH AMBoY. N j., Oct. 20.-The mystery
which surrounds the death of the young woman
whose headless and badly decOmposed body was
found week ago to-day in lonely patch OF "OUu-
land near this place remains unsolved' lno
authorities seem to be doing absolutely no'hlns III
the matter and they are not even making an c"oi'
10 find ont the friends or relatives OF tio uVi"
woman. No inquest has been heIu, ~ JuiJ IN
been summoned for that purpose ana tno ooNy
lies in rough pine box in the recelNnS N"
Alpine Cemetery, uncared for ana unci"lnl0u -
the mean time few private cltlzens Vi 'n0
are ouetlv investigating the case while uhlaVoI"olo
comments upon the course oil the au'ioii'''0 "i0
growing frequent and loud IN the toWh
The hodv was found last Friday morning Uy t"o
,.o,,,c, non who were out hunting with dog.
irl ,oro in a rough deserted lot between the
- of the PENNSYLVANIA and the New-Jersey
Co,,,rol railroads near their junction, when they
,ofcod the dog acting strangely. HuTryhs
4oyyord him they found the wOmans body han
1ried in the dead leaves with slender rope IN the
for,n of a moose hanging from young saphng
ohove if. Ten feet from the bOdyklay the head with
oplv the scalp remaining upon it. The young men
burred to the town and told the undertaken, FRED
erick +. Fox what they had found IN the Woous'
Mr. Fox went at once to Coroner SG.Galretson WIN
The story and the two men fastened to the lonely
spot where the body lay. After careful eXaniia-
ton of what they found the county physician, Dr.
Williamson of New-Brunswick, was informed OF
4be ease. He came TO Perth Amboy on Saturday
afternoon and made AthOTOugh examination OF
the body with Mr.. Fox. He was Of the opinion
that the woman was between eighteen and twenty
three years old that she had committed suicide ana
that the body had been there several months. lie
directed the Coroner TO take the body to the ceme
terry and hold it for identification. Then he de
parted saving that he would soon send further III
structions about the case. The week has gone by
and still the Coroner has received no instructions
from the county physician, withoutiwmch he can do
nothing in the matter. And this Is as lar as the
authorities have gone in the case.
SUSPICIOUS OF FOUL PLAY GAINING GROUND.
The conviction that the woman was the victim of
foul play is gazing ground here rapidly. The body
was found lying face downward with the arms ont
spread aud the legs perfectly straight, without
sign of contortion being visible. The saping to
which the rope was tied was an inch and half
thick al the base. The rope, little heavier than
packing cord, was fastened four feet above the
ground, the sapling leaning slightly toward the
body. The moose hung about foot
above the ground. If the woman had attempted to
hang herself her weight would probably have bent
the slender Sapling down so that her head would
have touched the ground. If in spite OF tins, she
had stranalcd her limbs would without doubt have
been drawn up IN Commissions ana NOulu udNc IT,
manned so after death. The absence Of any signs of
cOntoTtiOn and the fact that the knots with when
the cord was tied to the tree were loose
and not drawn down tightly seem TO in
dicate that the woman did not commit
suicide An old sea captain, who visited
tbe spot and examined the knots of the moose and
of the fastening 10 the sapling exclaimed; , No
woman eyer tied those knots; they are the work OF
a hand skilled in tying sailors knot
The clothing found on the body was coarse out
was neatly made and arranged. The skirt was OF
eeersuckeT in blue and white stripes OF different
sizes Tuffed at the bottom. The oYerskrt was
trimmed with cheap lace about an inch VIDE.
ichu of broad lace of the same cheap nature was
oTound the wOman's neck. Her dark brown hair
was ticd up in O single braid with a narrow
velvet ribbon. The cloth-tOpped shoes were new
and of small size. The undeTclothng was neat,
and carefully hemmed. The young woman had
plainly made an effort at display IN her dress cheap
as it was. Yet no hat nor shawl nor outside gar
1nent of any kind could be found near the body
The young woman was certainly stranger
and did not live near the place where the
body was found. The question is asked, therefore,
by those who have examined the case; How
could strange young woman, dressed IN the strlk-
ing manner III which this one was, without hat or
wrap of any kind and carrying rope, get To the
place where she was found without attracting at
tentiOn?D Large numbers of canal-boats loaded
with coal land at the docks at this place, or are
flowed up Woodbridge Creek, which Is a short dls-
tance from the fatal spot Those who are ae-
ouainted with the loose morals OF canal bOatnen
are of the opinion that the woman was killed by one
of them that she was brought to this lonely place.
and that the moose with the sailor knots was ar
ranged TO suggest suicide.