The evening world., 1892-05-02
FOUND MURDERED.
A Young Colored Woman's Throat
Cut from Ear to Ear.
Her Body Lay in the Edge Of a Pond
at Winfield, L. ].
James Hamilton, Her Husband,
Under Arrest for the Crime.
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ous murder was this morning added to the
list ot terrible crimes which have occurred
III this part Of Long Island In the last year
or two, ana the perpetrators OF which have
thus far CNadcd detection.
The victim In this case Is a Young ana at.
trnClive Colored woman. Her body was found
early mis- morning ny Michael Twiss, who
lives near, In an angle Of the high.
way al the crossing OF the Long Island Rail.
way, about four blocks away from the station.
at Winfield. four miles from here. The road
AZ this point runs along the edge Of small
pond Her body lay partly submerged In the
water.
Her threat had been cut from ear 10 err.
the Wiudpipc and arteries having been sew
cred
Near her BODY lay small blood-smesrcd
razor with amher-COlOred handle. This was
evidently The weapon with which the deed
had been committed.
The young womanS hand was ClutChing In
a death grip, a broken umbrella handle with
an ivory knob, tho top Of which had been
broken on. Her clothing was torn and dis
ordered, and there were several bruises on
her fiPSh
lh' bill was NIDhiculiy lNFuIN gtul Olu,
and well shaped. She wore a lavender-colorcd
cashmere suit, n silk lnce-embroidered cape,
dark straw hat, nicely trimmed. black stock
ings, new gaiter boots and black gloves. Her
garments were marked with the letter al"
on her fingers were twO rings, and she wore
gold earrings and neck chain.
There was nothing about her, however, be-
side the ii on her clothing, to give the
fNintest clue to her Identity.
The police were notified AT once OF the
ghastly md, and took charge Of the body.
Word was sent to Coroner Brandon ana q
rigid investigation was begun AZ once. A
COroner's jury has been lmpanelled ana the
inquest adjourned TO await the result OF the
police investigation.
The body was given in charge or Leonard
Ruon, undcrtakcr, at 100 BuShwirl; Avenue,
Brooklyn, and now lies in Ruon's Morsue, AT
Naspcth.
4 mans black Oyercoat was found IN the
road short di,tauc" from the woman's body.
pOOrkcPper Tlemans, Of the Winfield sta.
tiOn, SAYS he recognizes the woman a. one
who gOr orr the train rom Flushing at s.l1
O'Clock last night and passed Immediate
through the wating-room. lie believes she
was met outside by n young colored man
dressed in light clothes.
Coroner Brandon has sent o he Flushing
police TO learn II any one answering the de-
scriptlOn u the woman Is missing.
An examination around the pond shows no
traces Of blood, but the ground indicates that
the girl was murdered some distance from
the pond, aud that her D.uv was dragged
there 70 be thrown into the water to hide the
crime, but that the murderer was frightened
away before lie had succeeded In getting the
body clear into the pond.
Another witness says he saw woman In
company with two Colored men walking on
the track. From expressions overheard II
was thought that the girls home was IA
Flushing
II Is the theory Ot the police that the glrl
lud been drcUycd TO thlS spot Dl some man
or men, who assaulted her and then slllled
her cries with the razor. There Were ample
eyilences that she had been assaulted.
Notice OF the murder was sent TO the police
Of New York and Brooklyn, Dut there is 20
little TO work upon that II l. feared the as
sa ~in viii escape, as has been the case iu
other affairs Of TIE Kind.
There are those who believe that the mur.
derer Is the same man who kilIed Hannah
Robinson last August Lear Glendale, aud han
cNa!ed capture.
Al 1890 oC!uc; THIS afternoon Charles II.
Mitchell, q gardener employed III Winfield,
Visited Ruuns Morgue aud claimed 10 ideu.
rlN the body as that ul Mrs. HAMILTON, the
VIE VI cuIorcl cN-prrncher living Ia Flush.
Ing. Mitchell said he had EuOwn the woman
IA long time,
An autopsy performed on the body al noon
by Dr. JGdsOn, OF MasLr'h, ana pr. COlnU,, OF
hcwtOwu, showed that death wH~ due Ia
hemorrhage, Tho woman was IN "A delicate
condition, but there were no conclusive rNi.
denccs that an assault had been committed,
Coroner Brandon and two police officers
left Newtowu for Flushing At | o'clock, say.
ing mat they believed they would have The
murderer III custody |. tore sundowH. They
declined To say whom they suspected, but It
was rumurcd that tncy intended 10 arrest the
murdered womaEs husband.
Al @.45 this afternoon capt. ITance, Of the
Flushing police, arrested James Hamilton,
husband OF the murdered woman, at III,
home, between Great Neck and Little NccA
On the Long Island Railroad, ana cAarAci him
with killing his wife.
Hamilton Is hGAt.c1lCrcO Iuu'a,to aul IS
a gatc.tcuGCr on the railroad. lie was
brought here and led ,rd IN NcwlowU jail.
On the train Hamilton denied 10 an EVEN
iNu Womp reporter that he knew anything (
about the murder or even that his wife wa
dead.
lie admitted that he was on duty ycstcr.
day, but said that he had spent the entire
day Visiting, part u The time Win q Mrs.
Morris and the rest VITA Mrs. kctcham,
who liycl near nj, home,
lie gave his wife bad character ard said
that h. was forced to marry her about three
ycais ago 10 avoid a scandal In the church, OF
which he was at that time the pastor, and
from which he WAS Afterwards expelled uHdcr
charges.
He was ignorant, he said, OF his wlfes con-
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