Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-06

Late Tuesday night young farmer,
returning home from the. city, met o
horse and buggy driYerlcss, travelling at
rapid pace toward town on the lonely
road which runs through a swamp just
west of Lake Calhoun, in the outskirts
Of this city. Being unable to stop the
maddened animal, he began search
for the missing occupant Of the vehicle.
A short distance further up the road he
came upon horrible sight, Face up
wards in the road lay the dead body of
Miss Cling, her head literally beaten to
jelly. The ground was soaked with
blood and dirt and clotted blood be-
smearel her hair and clothing.
When the woman's body was taken
to the morgue it was found that the
cause of death had been a pistol bullet,
which entered her head back of the
right car, passing 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
all over her head, face and neck, and
under her chin were plainly visible the
deep imprints of fingernails, where the
murderer had clutched his victim while
beating her senseless form.
An investigation was begun at once.
1t is known that early in the evening
Miss Cling hired the horse and buggy
and drove away alone. This is the last
| time she was seen alive by any one SO
| far as yet known. Late in the evening
the horse walked back to the stable,
drawing the empty buggy, which was
found to contain 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 buggy and bloody
marks ON one of the traces all go ia
show that the woman was murdered by
some person who had been sitting
beside her in the buggy and that this
person had then thrown the body into
the road.
A young man named Harry T. Hay.
ward, who was said to have had bust.
ness dealings with the murdered woman
was examined by the police in most
vigorous manner for several hours last
night. He admitted having had dealings
with Miss Cling and said he had loaned
her at various times large sums OF
money. He held her personal notes fol
$4,000, which was assigned TO him
Beyond this no information of note was
secured from Hayward, who strongly
protested his innocence OF any knowl
edge Of the crime.
Miss Cling, who had had connections
in Auburn, N. Y, had been in this city
some time and had work up lucrative
business as dressmaker. She had beer
known to carry large sums of money
on her person on several occasions o.
late.
HAD A LARGE SUM OF MONEY.
One of the most important facts We
learned is that Miss Cling drew $7,00l
from safe deposit vault Monday, anc
no trace of this money can be found
This strengthens the theory that sh,
was killed for money.
Others think il to be love affair ant
that the murderer was prompted b.
jealousy. No arrests have yet beef
made, but the theory that it was the ter
mina.ion of lovers quarrel is based oil
the fact that it is known TO number o
persons familiar with her movements o
late that she had been in the habit o
driving out alone and picked up he
companion at some point in the outskirt
Of the city, and for this reason the polio
are bending every energy toward loca
ting this person.
One OF Miss Ging's numerous ad
mirers was Fred. 1. Reid, at presen
manager Of department store in 81
Paul. Mr.. Reid was engaged to her a
one time, but broke his engagement
with her without giving her any expla
nation, and even sent an officer to secur
his diamond engagement ring, whic
she refused TO surrender.