The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-30
STRUCK DOWN AND ROBBED.
A YOUNG WOMaN FOUND DYING
UNDER AN ELEC7RIC LIGHT.

Robbery Appears to Have Been the Sole
Object OF n Singular Crime In Red Bank
800 Missing from the Eirrs Dress.
In tho glare of an electric light. on a fire.
quented street in tho residence part OF Red
Bank. n woman was struck down on Thursday
night. little after ~ o'clock in the evening.
with murderous blow on the head. Her
name is Lizzie Farrell. and for the past five
years she has been employed by Willard +.
|, Cornwall. a man OF leisure. who lives in Bridge
street in Fed Bank. She originally came from
Mount Vernon. N Y. where Mr. Cornwall used
to live.
During the past winter Mr. Cornwall lost
three Of his children by diphtheria. and was
obliged to take Mrs. Cornwall South for her
health. she was so much broken down by tho
triple blow Lizzie. whom they trusted i'm
plicitly. was loft in care Of the house, Dislik-
ing to spend tho night alone in the house. she
engaged board at John McNeill's. who lives
across the railroad track from the main part
Of the town in West Red Bank. Every day she
worked about the Cornwalls' house and at
night she went bnck to Mc'NeilIs.
+ On Thursday night about o'clock she called
on Kate Kane. a servant OF Dr. Field. who
lives in Front street. She left there little be-
fore 81 to go home. Shc carried her pocket
book in her hand. On Front street she met
Mary Leydon. who works for James Cooper.
jr.. in Irving street. and together tho two girls
walked to the corner Of Maple and Monmouth
streets. AS they separated to 60 home. Mary
Legion said to Miss Farrell:
Aren't you afraid to go home alone?"
"Oh! no." was tho response. I'm go down
by the railroad track. whore it's safe enough"
No one has boon found who saw her after
that until she was found bleeding and uncon-
scious in front Of William r. Frey's house.
IN Bridge street. between ., Oakland and
At tint 5ss hSST M aT4 lsy Nis x,s Frey %sss
by hearing faint groans from the street. lie
got up in hi5 night clothes. and, .opening the
light hs saw a woman lying in tho ,o roadway.
her feet toward the sidewalk. A short thick
ss' W k Is pT F1sv thS
woman, lie supposed sl,e was drunk. As he
next he out Of his soSsS
hob s s Pe sh S had VENTED %P1 t. I'd
her settle back he noticed that his arm was all
NJ God" he shouted to Mr.. Frey and his
wife who by this time were dressed and out.
There has been n murder. This woman's
4 terrific blow on the back OF. the head had
forced ~ part OF the skull into the BRAIN. Two
other blows had been struck, one oyer the left
two long marks in the sand as though the body
had been drawn away, from, the sidewalk with
ne he'll draEsE Near by lay bar
weighing nine pounds. One end was covered
house near by. and Drs Field. Whitmore. and
Trafrord were sent for Until Pr. Field arrived
er S w1S e girl in sPew$
t%re Of tho skull t was the opinion Of the
five. She was taken, to, the Long Branch
Hospital at $3.50 yesterday morning; The
latest reports t., from there aver that she was
Ing at the Globe Hotel in Red Bank for few
summer. has Guarnntesd ali expenses. and
everything possible is being done to save the
Eirl and to capture the miscreant who at
Tho iron bar. which it was hoped would
prove clue. turned out to have been taken
Thomas Leddy. which stood on the track a few
The bar Is nfea on sh There II
car il supposed 81 from y" this his I'll HAT th the
murder was was not long long. premeditat.d; The
F pSss f. p as the Of "s carried
With her s9 SMary Leydon With whom she
had with her That THIGH hight Sic always Carried f
Wsn shS Tas found the cdSnE s
snsnSd tie PiSsss # g ~ Sssppifs
is hardly probabIe that the person NV Who Struck
her would open the dress. take the money. re-
place the wraPAinG and then button h Up tho
jmrcd girls, things does not reveal the 800:
The pocketbook which she carried in her hand
has not been found. In her pocket there was
Three men have been arrested. Two were
and tbs there wa"
Mats B$rnes It Eatoptown. lie used to wort
the nitas j. T. to S'i L. state N'f De S'.
tive Frank Patterson brought Delaney up to
or four witnesses swore that Delaney was in
bed in Eatontown on Thursday night It 3
10y of French's Hotel says that q short. thick
set stranger wearing light slouch Int and
light ovorcoat. came into the barroom Thurs,
also u Lottle of whiskey. Although the room
was full no one recognized him. He seemed
murdered and that it had upset him.
ns ey All s 81 ta h ce ns
police watched ali the outgoing trains yester.
c"to ,3 Of ths Pleas Of Monmouth county Charles
II. WINS. and Chief OF Police Walsh have the
in hsnd hut they Eot, not
been in America fifteen years. Her reputation
In Rod Bank was extremely good. She was
dressed modestly on the night OF the assault.
and unless the, person who struck her knew
hat she usually carried money with her he
would not have been led to choose her as
victim, She was not injured except as de-
scrbed above.
. Yesterday afternoon. in company with Mrs.
yothren. the wife OF the local Justice OF the
Peace. Miss Legion went to Long Branch to
see the dying woman.
The D.ath Rate In the state for March.
ALBANY. April 2a-The monthly bulletin OF
he State Board of Health shows that lO.97S