The evening world., 1892-07-02
her BODY CUT IN TWO.
Horrible Discovery on the Long
Island Railroad at Maspeth.
Was Lizzie Beiler Murdered and
Laid on the Track 7
she Left Homo Smiling Last Night
to Go to Brooklyn.

The body of young woman. cut lengthWise
in twain, was found carly this morning on
the Long Island RDilroat at Mxspeth, about
one hundred yards over the city line In Queens
County. One half the bJdy was lytng ON
either side OF tho track.
At first the girl was thought to have CON-
mitted suicide, or to have been accidentally
killed, but circumstances have come TO light
which would seem to indicate that horrible
murder has been committed
1t may provo another mystery for Coroner
Brandon and the authorities OF Qussns
County to fail to unravel. Within the pase
two years half dozen women have bean q.
saulted in the same neighborhood and TIE
assailant never captured.
At Glendale, which is only two mileo nom
Maspeth, Hannah Robinson, young gtrLwas
assaulted and then choked to death last Fan.
but the guilty one was mover brought 70
justice.
This is the story Of this mornings horrible
discovery, as CLEANED by An EVENING WORLD
reporter:
how THE BODY WAS FOUND.
Adam krummicl, resident In the noign.
borhood, at aayoreak told Flasman Alonso
Kyle. OF the Flushing avenue crossing OF the
Bushwick Branch OF the Long Island Rail.
road, that the remains OF Q woman wero on
the track near his station.
Kyle could not leave his post, and the
heavy freight train from the Busnwick Depot
TO Jamaica was due every moment
A man was sent up the track, and thu On.
gineer WAS signa'led to stop, bringing ne
train to O standsti!l at . point whege the
severed body was Just in front OF the lo,omo.
tivS
1t lay half way between the Flushtlg
avenue and Fresh FOND crossinys In deep
cut where the single tarck from BusnWick
almost joins the main double tracks nom
Long Island CITY.
The crowd which had collected imme6i.
htely recognized the remains rs those OF Miss
Lizzie Bc.icr. nineteen years OF age, who
lived with her parents less than 900 yards
away from where her mangled body was
found.
My God, It's Lizzie Beiler r. said one, and
the words were no sooner out than another,
remarked:
Here's her poor father. Hide tho body r.
The old man, seeing the crowd on his WAY
20 work, was about TO stop, but was Rottsn
past the spot by his friends, who told him Q
calf had been run over
Coroner Brandon was notified and the body
was removed TO the side Of the railway and
covered
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or the name OF SNYDER, at 15o LAFAYETTE ave.
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10 the country soon, and went home yester.
day 10 visit her parents
She left home shortly after 10 O'Clock last
nigh, 10 return 10 brooklyn, and It Is SUP.
noseJ that IL was the train which left Bush.
wick at lo..3 that struck her.
So far the police arc at sea. The girl was q
general tayorite and never seemed to care
for one beau in preference TO another. She
had no trouble with any one, and her charsc.
fer was above reproach