The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-07
ELLEN NEWTON'S DEATH.
TIE STORY OF IT TOLD BY THE
EAST CHESTER SNOW.


There was great excitement In Mount Yer
non yesterday over the mysterious death OF
1o.year.old Ellen Newton. who was found
drowned In East Chester Creek on Saturday
afternoon.
Tho officials having to do with the case are
divided In opinion between the theories OF
suicide and murder and this entire community
seems to hnvo taken sides in the discussion.
There arc some essential links missing In the
chain of circumstances which ended in
the giris BODY being ionnd IN INC
crock within stones throw OF the
,hosn ,nns .r. sunn,inS tho murasr ,heorv
may be borne out: but the facts disclosed by
,ts s'sr n.t m,u, "rn.,n. ,.n al mn
,he unfortunate GIRL suffering from an uh-
employment. and possibly saddened by shame
md ron,ossa taoi, hor an, Iito
"nu re"orse' 'ooN her own ilie'
Captain named Roth. who wns drowned. and
when her mother married tho tailor. George
Newton. the girl took his name. She was
pretty, slight, but beautifully formed girl. and
rebeliei when her stepfather insisted upon
her helping him during the day with MS
.sn o WORK and doing h0useh0'o Work III
She was of a lively disposition. and wanted
h.r ,ri.rsa TIT. $1,000 ~, N.Y. $50 Ia. :,
,ro
emn,oyment with James Kearns. Mount Yer.
nn, toi,nr ,r,o ,.,s ,r;ond -, No. own ,o,hor
non tailor. VINO was iriend OF nor own ,a'her'
sumcd her work with him at her home. 1.7S7
Amsterdam avenue. ' " ' '''
Last Sunday afternoon abe had some trouble
at home over her household work. and asked
to he allowed to go out to yespers. Her step
iatnsr eohsnnteaj ana FAYE ner zen eents iot
Of 400 seventh avenue; She remained there
t ~ n,Gn1 WeerimS ahn eonnlaininE o. nes
In ths -, morning her stentasker +, called to
NJ right. but NJ girl k!d under PED While
M Nowop %as eneas he zen hSfaSnt t1a nrr
would Gr . aa hame and 70 rms s Tho rr Se
I'VE cents '1r ,ne anessnge. Inc sirl H'' inc
Mouse Mss. ana never ie,Irnru, q o,,,oo,. T., .,.
morning. and she must have crossed TIE city
az once TO tNe mraRo ,eM,ra. S1a.,on ana raEen
"s Gu that nca ABOUT s"S 1 Sa
ocioeE, VI ner bmoVsments mere ei notning
kk.arns,s. as she was too fragile forit A. Mrs.
Meyerss emr'oymrnt Office she got the ad-
There. too. tho ;smplov,nsnt was refused be-
caus. she looked 700 lisht tor me dniy TO Ne
i'tt iic" NV "cie INV
bought some small cakes. which she re carried
from the BAKE shnI n PAPER bag. Ihat was
about ] o'clocS IN the afternoon. Her body
was found Two ann nall hours later c,
ter: about three miles frHm Mount Vernon: A
horse car line runs out there. but IN the WIN.
ter makes Only thrcG afternoon trirs; me
arTen OF ne rr ID 10, nr ..ae tne gir.
ibis ma H year and they are neSy ali
barses, unload: He is sure he would l, haze
cars
! skirts of Mount Vernon are passcd. and the
rouGh road Is mike ueeh 10 mud ON, shr Ell Ell
must nave taSen NJ nt9o hns no one OF h inc
team Goa! and lumber oyer the 1oad remsm;
yards short Of the hH;s: which is tie only in
hnhitea nuilu!hs Wi'nin 1anr,eer OF maIe.
in its winter carD beyond, the hotel is q
waste OF nat country. ,cHSe1sn now WIN seG-
eLa ihcnss 81 nu"w - 1i,as suu" 'a d 'eI is
when she reached ths point where she d. de-:
to END he th ne ana After WAKING along
to her LEFT toward II, the cree creek broad Sound md
the tho" "t her Course could Pc distinctly traesa
yesterday IN inc snow. waxing d, toward We i
a at 6 as s ss af
creek ana waIkeo some u isa &c W.
PrrhapS her courago iaiieu' LOT she rstraceo
her stens 70 tne snow ahd tnen WaIk"a along
the edge OF the areek uacS !, 70 roint Wne r..
near the shore enc o. u wharf neiohGihG 10 tne
hotei;a blg willow tree was uproo'eu py iase
nnnth 5 storm
Inc hollow .eI. Dy nc up,rot.sd Tree was
between me Tree ana me wafer where she
could MAKE hsr prsnarat ION i1r aSmtn ma, |,
den r0m me t me Eny oE nv OF
traEeiier niohG 'ne loheiy fp hri,,o hot ,a
MThhappeu ;t - tt o ho onn,ain 800
lnese VIII VIZ pipel ouE "a X sUino
crumbs OF heE iuntI' were ioup. ~. ~ tne ho!ioM
YESTERDAY near me elss OF tns creek and
Sy wit two stonas Rad 70 ts End
n1at Ialhier WIN IVY sso1es ISL 10 Nv T Tnh'
Ihnt Is the slnu or anchors useo ny sAih hsh-
er Tna ~ t one Welrho1 about twentv.fve
nounus ,Ho Hasseri ,no rara.o a,, aooIa hel
Wais' ana tieu J, H. ~, rs innat,op Doo0y
kn2t. EeT, iIni "s .on ,tu Il 80 anu
t"ni' ION o' ~. ~ INV s,m I've eat mil th
iIt'e cove tiat 's III .au '.o t Hn nv. .n
wafer WIS ~ !" ~, WIN, az LeM uet
iite q n ~, ~ NJ ,tw w., al6,r Sar 1890 =.
tol' ~ nncno' nvt n"'' ''h' "'o" He' sAi'e
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