The evening world., 1891-06-10
CLUES ALL POINT TO MURDER
Mystery of the Death ofa Beauti-
full Dressmaker at Camden.
Screams Heard at Midnight, Then
Her Body Found in the River.
Tsrvc,,,, TO -rr EVENING" vou,o.,

lNrTCrAf TO TIVE INENhNO WOhyUsN
CAMDEN. n. j., June 10. -lu the horgue In
this city is lying the body OF beautiful young
woman, which was found yesterday morning
floating in the Delaware River opposite the
ship-yards at the foot OF Erie street,
Although the body has been Identified be-
yond q doubt as that Of Carrie Humphries. a
Philadelphia dressmaker's assistant, the cir
cumstances Of her death are stin yelled in
deepest mystery, aud the police authorities,
both OF Camden and Philadelphia, who are in-
vestiGatlng the matter, are as yet unable to
decide whether 1t Ia a case of suicide, or that q
brutal murder has been committed.
From the facts already ascertaiued It seems
probable that a shocking crimo has been per-
petrated, and the police are following up clues
which may lead to the speedy solution of the
mystery.
The body was found at low water yesterday
morning floating a few yards from Morris a
Mathis's wharf by some OF the men employed
in the shipyard.
Suspicion had nrst been aroused by the 1nd-
ing Of a womans black felt hat, trimmed with
ostrich plumes and parrot a pocketbook,
handkerchief, gloves, and small leather
satchel on some floating spars in Bairds ship
yard, q few rods above.
Thomas Holland, an lee cartman, who found
these articles turned them over to the authori-
ties, and II was at once suspected that sui
eide had been committed. The articles, when
found, were neatly arranged and looked as
though they had heen placed carefully upon
the HparA
ofncer Cable, who was sent to mako II search
for the body, discovered It shortly Afterwards
- t0y yvah hnH nd nh IN Nha AnF
when an examination was made by County
Physician Iszard and Prosecutor Ridgway.
Bruises were discovered on the lower limbs
above and below the knees, but there were no
other marks of violence. Ared streak around
the throat Is supposed to have been caused by
tightly ftiinR collar.
The body was that OF a very comely girl,
about twenty -one years Of age. She had long
silRsn blonde hair, blue eyes, ana her form
was exquisitely moulded. Her only blemish
was q mole on the under side OF her right wrist.
Her clothing was well made, though not ex-
pensive-a dark jersey, black cashmere dress,
blue silk stockings. buttoned CATERS and white
linen underclothing making up her attire.
Sns wore rhinestone earrings with gold set.
| tings aud o chain bracelet and q little golden
heart, attached to q black velvet ribbon, wal
worn around her neck. TNe bruises upon her
! limbs showed some resemblance to finger
marks
The nrst evidence discovered by the police
which gave color to the theory Of murder wsE
furnished By the story Of MrA Margaret Cole
mler, who lives near the foot OF Beach street,
directly opposite the place where the clothing
was found.
She says that while looking from her win.
dow, between 1a and O'Clock Monday night
her attentOn was attracted by the sound OF
voices In the direction OF the river.
She was able to distinguish two man and q
woman. standing on the spar shed wharf.
The woman seemed to be pleading with tn,
mon. All at onoe Mrs. Colemier heard th'
| woman scream out:
"For Gods sake, don'tW
| One of the men replied:
"Yes, we will, too"
Then there was splash, and the two mer
ran OF through the yard. Mrh Coemier'G
story is somewhat disjointed as to further de-
tails Of what she saw and heard, but she sticks
70 the cry and the splash.
She does not explain why she did not raise
an alarm at once, instead of waiting Till thC
next morning before telling her story.
From articles found In the sAtchel on the
spars, 1t was discovered that the girl lived IN
Philadelphia and had worked for several
weeks for Mrs. ]. Cyrus Edenborn. a dress
maker at 1879 North Eighth street, Philadei
phi9. where she went at nrst by the name o.
Blanche HumphrieA she Afterwards had told
her employer that her zeal name was Carrie
Burrows, and that she came from shamokin,
| Pa.
Carrie came to live with Mrf. Edenborn si1
weeks ago, and had previously lived at the res
idence OF MIRA Florence Butler. at 500 Woot
street, Philadelphia.
1t was also ascertalned by the police that tht