The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-05
The Crime Similar to Emily
Chambers Case.
Suspected Man Arrested But no Evil
dence OF Importance Produced.
IL is Question Whether Robbery or
Jealousy was the Cause.

age, and OF striking beauty. Her
| bruised remains lie cold in death upon
marble slab at the morgue in this city, "a
victim either to the rapacity OF highway
robber or the vengeful vindictiveness OF a
| jealous and irenzied lover.
Beaten and mangled out OF all semblance
! TO their former perfect outlines the fea-
! lures of the dead woman seem mutely ap-
! pealing for the pity denied her by the
cruel one who, seeing the bullets
had failed entirely to snuff out
| the spark OF life, completed his
| fearful work with the butt end of a
pistol. Late Monday night young far
mer, returning home from the city, met q
horse and carriage driyerless, travelling at
a rapid pace toward town on the lonely
road which runs through a
swamp just west of Lake
Catheun in the outskirts ofthis city. Being
unable to stop the maddened animal, he
began a search for the missing occupant
OF the vehicle. A short distance further
| up the road he came upon a horrible sight.
Face upward in the road lay the dead
body of Miss Cling, her head literally
l
soaked with blood and dirt and
clotted blood besmearlng her hair and
clothing. Horrifed, the young man
| hastened to the nearest police STALLION and
detail OF officers were quickly dispatched
to bring in, the remains. When the wo-
mans body was taken TO the morgue, ii
was found that the cause Of death had been
pistol bullet which entered her head
back OF the right ear, pasoing through
the brain and lodging in her left eye.
Numerous cuts, bruises and torn places,
evidently made with the butt OF the pistol
were found oil over her head, face and
neck, and under her chin were plainly
visible the deep imprints OF finger nails
where the bastard had clutched his VIC
tim while beating her senseless form.
An investigation was begun at once
| and the police are still actively engaged
on the case; but 30 far no light has been
thrown upon the mystery. II is known
that early in the evening Miss Cling
hired the horse and carriage and drove
away alone. This is the last time she
vas seen alive by any one so far as is yet
known. Late in the evening the
horse walked back 10 the sVEurU, draw
ing the empty carriage which was
found to contain g pool of blood,
the seat cushions being, also saturated.
The position OF the body when
found in the road, the location OF the
wounds, the blood in the carriage and
bloody marks on one OF the traces, all 60
to show that the woman was murdered
by some person who had been sitting be-
side her in the carriage, snd that this per-
son had then thrown the body into the
road.
A young man named Harry L. Hayward,
who was said TO have had business deal
ings with the murdered woman, was ex-
amined by the police in most vigorous
manner for several hours last night, He
admitted having had dealing with Miss
Cling, and said he had loaned her at vari-
Gus times large sums of money. He held her
personal notes for $1,000 and stated that
she had not long ago taken out an acci-
dent policy OF 5000 which was assigned
TO him. Beyond this no Information OF
note was secured from Hayward who
strongly protested bis innocence of any
knowledge of the crime.
Miss Cling, who had relatives In
Auburn, N, ", had been in this city some
time, and had worked up lucrative bus
mess as dressmaker. she had been
known to carry large sums of money on
her person on several occasions OF late.
One Of the most important facts yet
learned is that Miss Cling drew $1,000 from
a safe deposit vault Monday and no trace
of this money can be found. This
strengthens the theory that she was killed
for money.
Others think it Co be love affair and
that he murder was prompted by ioal-
Quay. No arrests have yet boen made, but
the theory that il was the termination
OF lovers quarrel IS based on
the fact that It was known to
number OF persons familiar with
her movements OF late that she had been
in the habit OF driving out alone and
picking up her companion ut some point
in tho outskirts Of the city, and for this
reason the police are bending every
energy toward locating this person.
Mayor Eustice is heading the invest lga-
ton and large rewards nave been offered
for the apprehension OF the murderer. One
OF Miss Ging's numerous admirers was
Fred ]. Reid, at present n'snazer OF de-
partment store in St. Paul. Mr.. Raid was
/ engaged u her at one time, but broke his
engagement with her without giving hOr
/ any explanation, and even sent an oiIicer
/ TO secure his diamond engagement ring,
| wn1ch sf1-- refused "a sar1ender.- One Of
the fIst things the police learned was that
lately several notes had been sent TO Miss
/ cling hy man who alway summoned a
1 mcseugc- from Che Nic3Att House, aud
| that she received one ol tho no.cs Monday.
The messenger was located and upon
vS'tioS Mss Gipg's rooms, pointed out