The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-06
NJ RIDER OR SUICIDE?
THE BODY or 4 YOUNG WOMiN FOUND
IN EAST CHESTER CREEK.
with IA Heavy stone Fastened mt Each
End-NOt STRONG Enough to Tie the Knots
l1crrclt-Is II Missing Elin NrwtOps

a Rope WINS Wound Twice About Her Bodv
with Heavy stone Fastened ut Each
End-NOt strong Enough to Tie the Knots
Icrself-1s II Missing Flu Newtons
William W. Howe ex-Chef Of the Mount
Vernon Fro Department, has a huberdnshcry
ut 30 Fourth avenue. Mount Vernon. Iester-
day was dull day. and Mr. Howe thought he
would take n drive out and SEQ his friend Joe
Weber, who keeps tho Hotel "Invermore. on
the-sound" at Enst Chester.
The hotel Is not on the Sound. but on a small
inlet which Is known as East Chester Creek.
and runs for about n milo inland As Mr..
Howe refined IN at the "Invermere' at 4
o'clock. he called for John. the stableman.
John came out and as no did so glanced out
over the creek. Something in the water
caught his eye and he stopped.
whats that floating there 2" lie asked.
Mr. Howe looked in the direction indicated
and said; at looks like q TO ly.''
Mr.. Howe sent John in for Mr.. Weber.
George Cough. his partner appeared. The
three men got n boat and rowcd out to the
stream. Slowly floating out toward tho
Sound. face downward. was the body OF n
woman. Mr. Howe secured it with the boat $
painter, ard 1t was towed ashore.
Leaving Mr.. ClouEh in charge Of II. Mr..
Howe Jumped into his buggy and drove TO
found tho Coroner and they hurried back to
East Chester Crock.
The body was TINT OF II young woman whose
age was vnriously conjecurci rs between Is
and 70 years. She was about feet . inches
tall and weighed probably 90 pounds.
A piece OF clothes limo was wound twice
tightly around her waist. About two feet of
each end was free and attached to these were
two stones. each weighing from twonty five TO
thirty pounds
Coroner Drcwes sal! that tho woman was
evidently not possessed Of strength enough to
tic tho knots which were fastened so aecuraly
that he had great difficulty in getting them
united.
S!i" had apparently not been in the water
for more titan ;wenty.iour hours. and. The
Coroner Thought. must have honted in from
the sound IN the flood tide
Tho body was removed TO Burr Dnris's
Vernon. and the. ,'oroner made a more minute
and dark brown hair and eyes. Her clothing
was cheap but OF GOOD quality she did not
Her waist and dress were Of dark brown
sateen. and she had "A, white nnderskirt. black
WOODEN stockings. aud laced shoes. In small
pocket in the waistband Of the dress was sewn
The only explanation Of which was that tho
weMrer was u believer in the negro super;
stition hat tho lett hind LEG of a rabbit killed
st midnight IN ErayeyaEd With no moon VII.
neck Hy r pee Of Whit. six Was noly si n
such as is commonly worn hyCatholirs.
~ There were no marks Of violence on the body.
from which she nah evidently been suffering.
II silk yell. a white linen pocket handkerchief
Ms the Di n al roo; m sD
Th,n tsething sp hl@ 1 PAD rr%kst
posEetbook cont airing IS cents and 4 portion
ars Soaf aesr5"s pe' Of S .,
Mott Hssse md Arr rorJs With the date
81 S"t the smrs s"a Hail. 0' Mlsr esr s snra
iacturers of silver nlated wares, 3j East Four
,ssph sys S,T york and an ssyel.s
and received In this city. corner Of the en-
Xslor" was torn OIL msk i, it reat Miss Lua
chant taller; l5sth street and Tenth avenue.
the case. Tie locality where tic body was
found is des ertsd during tn" winter. and there
nre not NOR" Than dozen houses within ra-
Coroner Drcwes thinks the woman was MUIR
dere,. and late last night gave it as his orin-
body had not !loated far from the scene OF the
crime.
Hn lnn1a inquiry all around the vicinity yes
ter,iay. hut could get no clue to the mystery.
A post .n;or'em examination and inquest will
be bel this morning.
Of George Newton. has been away from homo
sine sMp!Hy afternoon she drS;s.d W. then
Church u the Annunciation.
all that night Iu!l Of npS,K Nj for her , IT,,
! brothers Rouse, AZ seventh avenuc. lockin:
for her III HIS Lro'ne ars \! name m is Aired
Yes; that's ali right" his brother answered.
she be hone this afternoon,
Mr.. Newton was reassured. and a Though his
daughter aid not return he and Ms wife went
TO he'd and TO sleep last night, At midnight
they were reused hy Il Sun reporter.
Mr.. Newton was not surprised when he
learned that the TspGrters err1nd Vas Vas to in,
her going away and inquired anXiously for
news OF Ter;
e. a ns%r MI vs ssosd Tns Sew tSa
has lived in Carmansville for years and his
girl grew up there Since she loft school she
home hon "a She he; has never been away. except when
to ,"arn her liTin,g alone; and went to
Ksak a G Mount vsrno there Sat
about a week. but her history there may con-
tain the clue to her death. II the dead girl be
she.
so far ns her parents know she had no lover.
She was n little. slender girl; with dark hnr.
frzzlea In front ana %tth n nGrk eyes ana pretty
beaus among tho boys OF the neighborhood,
mons ol them was steady COMPANY.
some young man when she told mo she was
She" was always good and thought no harm
oft"
When she went away she wore n dark BROW.
dress, gray astrakhan cloth sacIue fur
trimmed: = fur hat trimmedwith brown. and
'M mr. newton started at once for his brothers
to max. sure as to whether his daughter had
been there at all. or whether She was still
there.