New-York tribune., 1893-12-31
BEATEN ALMOST DEAD.
A YOUNG MUSIC TEACHER OF JERSEY CITY
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
IER CLOTHING Torn. FINGER PRINTS ON HER
THROAT. AND JAGsED WOUND On HER

mER CLOTHING TORN. FINGER PRINTS on nE':
THROAT. AND JAGGED WOUND On HER
uEAp-uorr:, Of HER EE ovi.HY.
The people OF Jersey City were yesterday
shocked by the brutal assault on Miss May
RarrowcliY young music teacher. whose
parents are dead and who lived with her
guardian. John Vernon. at No. - Grand-st Miss
Barrowciirs father. who died two years ago.
was a merchant. and left her small amount
OF money. She left her home on Thursday at
2 o'clock. intending TO take tea with Miss
Roland. a friend living at No. q Wilcy-st ami
also to give lessons to some OF her pupils She
did not reach there: neither cid she return
home. When her friends becoming alarmed at
her prolonged absence. sent to Mr.. Roland's and
learned that she had not been there they re-
ported the matter TO the police.
In the mean time several lads belonging To
the Childrens Home. who had been scnt by
the matron On an errand. In passing through
Corbin-ave saw what they thought was a
bundle OF clothes at the foot of an erbankment
near Sip-ave They down To examin" It,
and found that II was n woman. who seemed
10 he dead Her clcthing was badly torn. then"
were finger prints on her throat and a Jaeger
wound on her head. II had been inflicted win
n thrce-c cornered stone which was subsequently,
found near Wn re the woman IHy lH' n''~ az
once summoned the police. and Captain lnnE'.
finding that the woman was still alive. did not
wait for an ambulance. but hailed passing
bread. d.wagon and had the woman carried Z" IN"
CITY Hospital. There the surgeons said that IN
addition to the wounds inflicted upon her sh"
had been crtminally assaulted. AT noon. wh"n
Miss BarrowciifY's friends reported her ahsenc"
they were sent to the City Hospital. and at
recognized the woman M their missing
fri, nd.
The police have few clews to work on. They
In vhcro IN
medi ltely after leaving home at O'Clock on
Thursday. but they found that at i:3o she
arrived at the house OF Herman Mahiennrock XII, va
drcn until 5:l5. Mrs Mahlcnbrock paying her
two silver dollars. At 625 she arrived at the
home Of Mrs. Smith. In West Side-ave.. where she
gave lessons until e:cO. and also received two
silver dollars there. Mrs. Smith says she dis
played a large roll Of bills and Mr Smith. who
IL accustomed to handling money, says nc
should Judge that the roll. which was Of Ave
500. 500 " ''
When Miss BarrowcMr left Mrs. Smiths {, Is
supposed that she started TO go to Mr.. Ro!an
house and was assaulted in Sip-ave. and was
dragged into the vacant lot. or else she under
followed and knocked down with the stone ana
choked until she became insensible. There 10 20
sign OF any struggle beyond the fact that the
woman's dress was badly torn As to the TIM
when the outrage happened there is sligh;
ciew furnished by a Mrs. Chrystc. who nVes IN
Corbn-avc. Che thinks she heard w"man's
night She spoke to her husband ahou' II hut
ne thought Il was only locomotive whistle ana
so dismissed the matter.
The place where the crime was committed ~
known as the Marion District" II Is near me
Hackensack River. ard Is th!nly settle! and IL
in the direct route of all tranps coming into or
leaving the city. The police believe that the
crime in the work OF one of these tramps They
do not believe that Miss Barrowcf? had as much
money as Mr.. and Mrs. Smith think. ana even
n she had a tramp could not well have known
H. Warden Osborne. who has charg" "f the
City Hospital. was greatly surprised when the
victim was recognized as Miss Barrowc!in. He
knows the young woman. but he SAYS
that when she was brought to the hos,
pital her face was badly d.sngured and
covered with blood. II was also pinchcd
and drawn from exposure. and even when
washed he did not recognize her. A. Miss Bar
rowclinrs home II was said yesterday that IN"
report that she wore diamond brooch worth
$500 was untrue. She has an onyx and diamond
brooch valued at $500. but she left II At home
on Thursday.
Miss BarrowcY's condition was considerably
improved last night. and the physic'ans say
that there is now possibility tina; sh" may