The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
THE LEITu or JENNIE CRAMEH.

Next In this series OF mysterious MURDERS
whore yours girls wore tho victims. with lust
or its conscIutn noes as tho motive. Is tho tra-
gody OF which Jennie Cramor Is tho central
figure. And hero We !lnd evcn more mystery
and moro cause for amalemopt than in tho
Stannard case. For tho events which led up
to this crimo happened in a town Of consider
able ,izo the persons Interested were notable
figures in that town, and tho chances for mys-
terry wore fer less than n \ country place.
whore u mind bending itself to crime, may
calculate uron woods and secluded spots and
plenty Of leisure for doing tho work and cover
ing the tracks.
In tho gray oi tho morning OF Saturday, Aug
G. 1881. soyural men. lounGinG on o long pler
that runs far out into the Sound at Snvln Ro *.
near New Haven saw the body Of woman in
gully OF tho shore under the water lust at
The eni of tho pier. boat WAS got and the
body was brought 10 the shore. Tho mon rec
oGn2ed it rs young and beautiful woman
they had seen strolting along tho shore with
somo frends only the day before The pretty
white summon gown. cut low arounl the swell
ing mock 81 tho s.rl. was now dragsed aud
c!iugng close to the fine lines Of her form
There was noithor rent nor disarrang omeat.
Tho becoming hat with its bright ostrich
feathers was still upon her head, wet, but
had Leen lying face down. and 30 coruponed.
econ in Tho arrangement Of the clothing, that
1t Hoamed as il the sd Ind lain down thuro
and Lad net jumped from the pior 70 land in
thc flooded saDd with a shock. TIL, men nj 80
rnticed strong hmcll Of chioroior.n or aula.
peaa eSR"k o ,r0 tho ' Msa So'y now that it lad
=, Md 1t was soon told about tho stra.ts Of
M Nf% n n tsGt n mnG GG"
Win IN vain. whom the young fellows OF tho
Town had c9urtei and admired. had jumped
are 'na 1T tho t%ns pier At s1vn Ko;
ana lanshinS from W"rntine III light eSS'"ii
tie hat w" w VI '%s'' sa %' Tf
killed herself. that there was foul play that lat
there were those who could furnish ground
tho Coroner found that before she die sh.
had been outraged in mos, brutal manner.
hogan to, coltnnt tie materials from whieS
IN, could soisct tho clues to the murderer
ANNIE Sr@er WAS the dSuGntor Of cgar
time Of her death she was 10 wears old, dirk
haired. VIII dark eYos. with q skin so fine and
70 iook aftnr hers inns excanding beauty
had brought with it stronx Competitions hi.
nn iant Was I16 G th was searched n9te
she had yielded 10 Temptation iurthor than to
DO very gay, ana ut times q little imprudont
IL was found that iaw days before tho
pprdor certain young woman. Of consider
nors, had come TO New Haven and had regis.
t air Ut tho Elicit House under tho name Of
blahche Douglass. she was from New York.
and she was friond OF young Wal,er Malay
the SON Of Il rich dry goods merchant OF Now
Haven who had run several bargain shops in
various Connecticut TOWNS THIS Inerchant
had nephew, James Mriloy. Jr. a young
tei!0 Dn q X So near the age Of MS cousin aud
90 lnuch IKE him 10 apnearnnea that they wore
sometimes taken for twin brothers.
1t was found that during tho week befora
the murder these cousins la gone out several
t!urs with Blanche Douglass AMI Jernio
SSrhner, Jennie, going with James MAlcy aud
t tbn ,e, VIII III 's cousin, O. Wednesday. Aug
evening tossther On ThursIaHnsy" m aSS me
Aus, Blanche Douglass and Jennie had
breaEfastcd together Mt RodclifIo's restaurant,
1eaales MOTHER had ssprQSGhsa hsl for stay;