Evening journal., 1891-08-03
WHO KILLED THIS GIRL?
"A Very Mysterious Murder
Discovered Near Brooklyn.
THE VICTIM oHoKED TO DEATH.

Found Dead in Lonely Spot Near Glen.
dale with Finger MARKS Upon HeI
white Throat--A Ring She Wore Bears
che Inscription, "N. to III"
NEw YORK, Aug "a mysterious mur
der, surprisingly similar to that which Is
known only as the Railway case,n was
discovered yesterday in swampy field
near the village Of Glendale, Ridgewood
and Fresh Pond, L. l. The crime is sup
posed TO have been committed on Satur
day night It is like the Railway mystery
sn that it was committed in the country
Rhat the victim is woman unknown tc
any Of the residents OF the villages named
ehat there is very little clew to her dent
sty; that there is nothing which would
point 10 her murderer and that it is not
positively known when the crime was
committed
Cruelty Chokcd to Death.
This woman, however, was cruelty
choked TO death. A man who had gone
out to pick some blackberries for his Sun
days dinner in the fields found the body
of young woman lying under the shadow
of the walls Of a new building in the mid.
die Of the fields. The marks Of finger nails
on the throat left no doubt that the woman
had been choked TO death
The victim was Pretty.
The woman was about twenty years OF
age, OF petite figure, with a pretty face
dark hair and eyes. The body was clothed
In black Cashmere dress and Jersey
white underclothing, with the exception OF
red flannel petticoat embroidered with
white silk, black stockings. French kid
gaiter shoes with patent leather tips, a
black straw pancake hat trimmed with
blnck ribbon and yellow flowers
There was black kid glove on the right
hand. On the left hand were two gold
rings One had Rhine stone aud the
other a garnet. the latter was engraved
M. to II. An odd pair Of gold sleeve
buttons and black bog oak bar breastpin
were the only other articles found on the
person. Nothing which would give a
clew to the identity Of the murdered girl
could be found-no letters or papers of any
description, nor was any money found in
the pocket OF the dress
Finger Marks on Her Throat.
The skin OF the neck bore five abrasions
where, on the left side OF the throat. the
nails Of four fingers had cut into it and the
the nail Of a thumb had penetrated the
skin on the right side The vital organs
were In normal condition. The physi.
Clan said there was no doubt whatever that
she had been choked TO DEATH
The scene Of the murder, although al.
most within gunshot distance OF one OF
the most populous portions OF the city Of
Brooklyn and in full view Of passengers
on the Menhattan Beach trains, is other.
wise about as desolats and uninviting
spot as one would wish TO go to-
Was She Murdered There9
There are circumstances which clearly
Indicate that the body had not been laying
where found or in the open air before lC
O'Clock Saturday night The girls cloth.
Ing was perfectly dry. The garments had
not even been wet. As it rained very
heavily In the morning, up to nearly 10
O'Clock that night the clothing would un-
doubtedly have been soaked
Another mystery about the case Is wheth.
er the murdered GIRL WAS alive OF dead al
the time her body was placed whore it was
found. II is beyond all probability that
she would wander or deliberately 20 alone
90 the place, nor is it likely that her muir
derer was skulking around there awaiting
a victim.
No Signs Of a scuhie.
If the murder was committed on thes
where the body was found the murderer
and victim went there either by the blind
path from Myrtle avenue or the private
road from Fresh Pond road.
In that case the girl was probably lured
by her companion TO the spot because OF
its loneliness and for an evil purpose ANA
was choked in moment OF passion OF
from fear The absence, however, of any
disturbance Of the outer or undercothing
and the good order OF her attire aud hair,
together with the fact that there are no
signs OF a scuffie on the soft ground. havs
given rise to a theory that the crime wac
committed elsewhere aud the body was
carried to the place after death.
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