The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-25
A JACK-THE-RIPPER MURDER.
Work Of the Notorious London Criminal in
New York.
AN UNFORTUNATE WOMAN HIS VICTIM.
lie Leads Her in "A Hotel and Dlsombowels
Her-Inspector Byrnes' Detectives
at Work on the Case.

this city.
This morning in the East River Hotel the
body OF a wretched woman was found with
her abdomen horribly cut and her bowels
protrudng. Her name is not known. Tho
resort in which her body was found is one Of
the lowest in the city. II is located on the
southwest corner Of Catherine Slip and
Market street The woman was known
about the neighborhood as one Of
the half-drunken creatures who hang
about the low resorts of the water and the
river side. She came TO the hotel last night
in company with a man who registered as
Knickloi and wife. The couple were as
signed 70 aroom on the upper floor and went
! 10 II at once Nothing was seen or heard OF
! them during the night. No cry Or unusual
noise was heard. This morning an attendant
raped on the door Of the room occupied by
| the couple. There was no answer. lie raped
again with no better result, and finally broke
/ IN the door.
GREETED WITH A CHASTITY SPECTACLE.
A horrible sight met his gaze On the bed
| lay the woman IL b'g pool Of blood. She
had boen dead for hours. Her abdomen had
! been fairly ripped open with broken
! table knife that lay in the pool OF blood. Inc
viscera had been cut and from appearances
! part was missing The woman mead was
| bandaeed. A cloth had been tied about her
! neck and face but whether for base purposes
| or b. hide any other traces OF murder, the at-
| tendant did not wait 70 see. He gave thealarln
| at the office, and a messenger was hastily us
| patched 10 the police station. The police re-
! sponded at once. and after viewing the body
the captain Of the precinct in which the
murder was committed lost no time IN notify
| ing the police headquarters of the horrible
| tragedy, and in a short while Inspector
| Byrnes had three of his sharpest detectives
| on the case. No one has seen the man since
he went up stairs with the murdered woman
1HR MURDERER EscAPEs.
He had escaped under cover of night when
| the bloody deed was done very imperfect
description was given Of him 10 the poice,
! and they went TO work with much secrecy 70
| unearth the murderer. The little that could
| be learned about the man was that lie was
shabbily dressed and about thirty-two years
| old At noon a detective arrested an Old cruny
| ofthe dead woman. but she was too drunkto tell
what she knew She was locked up 10 sleep
off the effects Of her liquor, and the police
! hope that she will at least give them some
! further clue The house in which the ira
gedy was committed is guarded on all sides,
and no one is allowed to approach the upper
| floors.
| SIMILAR TO The RIPPHR's WORK.
The coroner found the woman's petticoat
was taken oil a sheet was found. and below
| this the woman's chemise was tied around her
| head with one of her stockings. The face
was indented by the force Of bandages. On
! the woman's back near the base OF the spine
| the mark Of a cross had been made with the
! knife. Similar marks were found on the
| bodies Of the London victims OF Jack the Kip
| per.
| The housekeeper, who waited on the couple
| when they entered the hotel last night, says
] that the murderer wore a white. turned-dOwn
! collar and a daTk-brown cutaway coat. lie
was decidedly German in appearance, but
she could not tell by his appearance how long
| he hal been in this country.
he REMAINED MUM.
She saidhe resembled q sea-faring man. lie
| did not speak word. merely nOddlng his
head and producing the ten-cent piece when
] his companion asked him for beer before pro-
| ceediug 10 their room. The housekeeper
said the murdered woman was we'll known
! character around the neghborhoOd, but no
! one seemed 10 know her or where she lived. She
| thought if a woman named Mary Healy could
| be found she might be able 10 tell who the
murdered woman was Mary Healy, who had
| been locked in the station-house during the
night for drunkenness. was brought IN, but
was too drunk to say more than that the
woman was known as Shakespeare"
In the meantime the police are securing the
city and the vessels at the dock for the muir
derer The barkeeper said the murdered wo-
man first came into the hotel alone early IN
the evening and in talking said that she was
widow: that her father was sea captain aud
her husband. Charles G. Brown, or Beau. the
witness was not sure which not having paid
close attention was killed on the Pacific
coast.
DETECTIVES HARD AT WORK
The police are straming every nerve 10 ap-
prehend the murderer. -Four central once
j Il. ff...lff 4ha t4fH Hs.fth ha
ward detectives IN the matter, and search Is
being made Of all the downtown lodging
houses 20 ascertain whether any stranger had
taken a room subsequent 10 the preparation
Of the awful butchery.
The murdered woman has been positively
identified as al all-nignt "rounder' ~ many
years standing IN the district where the crime
was committed. which Is similar IN many re-
spects 10 the Mhrtcchapel district at London.
The woman's real name could not be ascer-
tanned.
Shakespeare among her associates. Tbs
sobruuet was applied 10 her because Of the
fluent way in which che repeated the lines Of
the great poet
A HANDSOME WOMAN.
She was a handsome woman. with striking
features OF a Roman cast and q form Of re-
markable symetry for a woman of her age.
There are even traces Of refinement visible be-
meath the marks lett Dy NE OF dissipation
Tho place IN which the womans life was
ended is known tO the residents inthe locality
rs The Houss-uf-all drinks II has bad
reputation and is perhaps one Of the worst Of
its class IN the city. The police say numerous
crmos have been committed within its portals,
aud only recently the bartender was arrested
for cutting a man down with sabre.
YoUR HES ARRESTED.
The woman was identified tonight as Carrie
Brown. Az 10 o'clock tonight two detectives
arrested young Prenchman who is named
"Frenchy." 1t is claimed that "Frenchy"
was seen with the Brown woman On Thurs
day night at about 10 o'clock. This be siren
uously denied. lie was locked up.
Altogether the police up 20 midnight had
arrested four men and seven women who are
supposed TO he able to throw light upon the
affair.
At o'clock this morning man by the
name of Adolph Kaldenberg was arrested
His description answers to that of the mur-
derer.
Murdered ny Masked Men.
CoxyvnLr, Tenn. April 24.-The dwelling
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