New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-03
sHE WAS CHOKED TO DEATH.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF A YOUNG WOMAN.
e,r-R BODY FOUND IN NEW Bu1LDING-sHE WAS
wELLrpREsSED AND GooD-LooKING.


wEIJ-pRESSED AND GooDLooKING.
mysterious murder was revealed yesterday
-.orniue near Glendale, J.. l.. the victim being a
-.,oa- a-looking woman, about twenty years DID,
80 body was discovered by Michael Serachi,
.orn laborer The body was found in a new
su,eIing in course of construction at the end of
Movers Lane, lonely spot. fully quarter of a
nile from any other house and about eight blocks
from Myers's cigarette factory. The marks of
finger and thumb nails on the throat of the girl
left no doubt that she had been choked to death.
She was well dressed in black cashmere suit,
wore kid boots and black kid gloves. had dark
eyes and Jet black hair, and was feet inches in
height On the third finger of the left hand was
a gold ring set with rubies on the inside of which
wrre the initials, IN. to H. There was also
gold ring on the third finger OF the right hand.
Sereachi FASTENED to Ridgewood, several miles
away and informed Coroner Homeyer, who
started Immediately for the scene, taking jury
with him. composed of John H. Kreuscher fore
man: William Condroy, John Doscher, B. ii.
Geflen. ST.. Peter Klein. ST., Louis D01hng, Her.
man Sontsg and John Hoedes.
Upon arrival at the scene the Coroner assisted
BY the jury, made careful examination of the
surroundings. and il did not take long TO estab-
lkh the fact that the young woman had been
srangled to death. The Coroner had the body
removed TO Leonard Ruoff's morgue, at Ridge
wood, and, in order to have time to investigate
the MURDER adjourned the inquest until Friday
night next. at Dohling's Hotel, at Glendale. Dr.
Vincent L. Judson, of Maspeth. made autopsy
later in the day and found that death had been
caused by asphyXiation resulting from strangula-
tor
lie skin OF the neck bore five abrasiOns, and on
the left side of the throat the nails of four fingers
had cut into it, and the thumb-nail had penetrated
the skin on the right side The vital organs were
in a normal condition. The doctor said that the
woman had unquestionably been choked TO death
Not cont was found in the pockets of the muir
Gered girls clothing Several hundred persons
viewed the body in the day, but none could iden-
tify the remains Who the girl was and for what
purpose she was so brutally strangled remains
a deep mystery. The authorities have no clew
whatever, and if the county officers do not show
more activity in this case than in other murders
recently committed in Queens County this murder
mystery will never be cleared up.
The scene of the crime is only about five
miles from New-York City, and is not more
than half mile from the Brooklyn City line, but
notwithstanding the close proximity Of the scene
of the tragedy to the metropolis the place is a
lonely one, especially the spot where toe girl
was killed.
The two-story frame house the farm,
alongside of which the body was found, iS being
erected by Mr.. Meyers q dwelling for the
foreman aud asSstant-foreman of his cigar factory.
The clothing of the girl was in perfect order
when the body first discovered, and there
was nothing to indicate that any struggle had
taken place.
Her clothing was perfectly dry except under
meath the body where she lay on the damp ground,
1s-l. L H.. IL
not fallen or been placed where found until after
10 o'clock on Saturday night 1t raned heavily
before o o'clock John Grunfelder who is build
ing the house. says that the body did not lie where
il was found at o'clock, as he walked past the
spot when fastening the doors and windows of the
building before leaving it. Richard Carney,
resident Of this village, who was present at the
autopsy, said that while lie was standing near
the place where the body found in the morn
ing, he overheard pedler say TO another;
We'll, I'll be damned if that amt the same
woman l saw yesterday having tllt with the
fagman at the Myrtie-aye. crossing.
Carney did not know the name of the pedler,
but says that he frequently enters the village
selling vegetables and fruit in a red wagon drawn
by a gray horse.
John Leist The fagman, denied positively that
be had seen or had spoken 10 any one answering
the description of the dead woman.
Alexander Steibert, a boy living near the village
told William Conrady that he had often seen the
girl before and had given her ride in his wagon.
lie thought that the girl worked III the cigar
factory and lived near the Lutheran Cemetery.
The foreman of Meyers's cigar factory, where
100 girls are employed was sent for by Coroner
Homeyer TO see il he could identify the girl.
After looking at the body the foreman said he had
never seen her before and that she had never
worked in the factory.
There is some doubt as to whether the crime
was actually committed where the body was
found, because of tie condition Of the body and
clothing BY some il is thought that the girl
was killed somewhere else. and that the body was
falxn thO mis- n ha
done without exciting any suspicion, especially
after dark Us there few people i'll the neigh
bOrhOOd
Coroner Homeyer and District-AttOrney Flem-
ing will make a thorough investigation of the
case.