New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-02
LIGHT on THE HARRISON MURDER.
STRANGERS SEEN AROUND THE HOUSE.
WHAT THE CORONER FOUND IN MRS. GARRI1Ys
nnnMs-APAruY OLE LIE OEEICIALs.

WHAT THE CORONER FOUND IN MRS. GARRIlYs
RooMs-APATHY OF TIE OFFICIALS.
Crowds yesterday visited the humble little
house in Harrison, n. j., where Mrs. Bridget Clarity
was murdered ON Wednesday. TAs house was In charge
Of constables and nothing disturbed inside. The
pools of blood in the hail ana the front room remained
but the body had been taken to the mOrguc. Today II
will be removed to Starts undertaking establishment In
Newark to be prepared for burial Mrs. Garritys two
sisters Will make the arrangements tor the funeral
County Physician Converse or Jersey City, with DIS
Rothc aud Reed made autopsy yesterday and es-
tablishcd the fact that the woman was strangIed to
death. There were three wounds the head all small
and the skull had not been injured by the blows from
the cobblesone used by one OF the murdcrcrs The rcd
handkerchief which used In srangulaton was such
and probably belonged to one OF the assal'
In the afternoon Coroner Burke. of Jersey City,
arrived In Harrison and with TRIBUNE reporter made
examination of the second floor OF the house, which
the occupied. \ pot OF soup was on n stove in
the front room where things scattered Loosely
around In the bedroom in the rear large box wac
resting on pile or rags anu ciotmhg
behind the bed The opened and beneath alot
OF scraps he found old documents deeds receipts ana
pamphlets In there concealed various sums
ranging from $50 to 500 and aegregating about $lZo
There was also live dollars IN silver. -.
Kitty Mildred and Mary Rogers, two small girls, were
by the reporter Their parents live III the neigh
boroOd. They said that Wednesday afternoon they
two tall and stout aud the other short IN
stature. lettering In the neghborhood one OF the men
Mrs Garritys house and tried the door About
o'clock the children the men sitting on renee
the house. and thinking they were waiting TO see
Mr. Garry about renting tho first floor or her house,
they crossed the and Of them asked the men
II they wanted to rent the two rooms The tan man
gave "A surly reply and thu children went away abashed
little boy Mrs. Clarity near her house between
and o'clock. II then quite dark she drove her
nOck geese under the sOop OF the house ana then
passed around TO the The coroner found yester
day that the key Of the rear door was sticking IN tne
lock outside This corresponds with the statement OF
the BOY showing that entered that way The burg
lars mot her in the front hall they descended the
stairs and truck her the first blow there and then
dragged her into the room.
Tie scarf.pin found sticking in Mrs. Garritys shawl
and evidently dragged from the scarf OF one or her
murderers is possession of the aud Is an I'M
portaut clew IL IL little cut ont OF gold and set up
on "a pin IA yot nothing has been done for the De
lection OF the murderers and the Inquiry has been cur
sory made, The belief Is held that the guilty parties
belong either I'm Harrison Newark "a they seemed TO
know the habits OF the woman and the fact mat sue was
heir TO a considerable OF money. Two Jersey CITY
detectives Will be put the case the coroner SAID Dut
no effort appears 10 have been made as yetto get De
scrpton OF the strangers, VINO were seen by several
people.