The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-01
HORRIBLE MURDER IN NEW YORK
The Mutilated Body of n Woman Found
in ~ bundle.

New York. March sl.-one Of the most
mysterious murders committed In this
city since the mutilated body OF old
Shakespeare was found In a low resort
near the East river front. for whose
butchery Algerian Frenchy" is now
serving a life sentence. was discovered
today shortly after o'clock a. m. The
victim in this case was a young colored
woman. whose dismemhered body.
wrapped In pieces of carpeting. was found
partially hidden from view In the rear
Of the building OF the New York Com
pany. on the southwest corner OF Sixth
avenue and Waverly place. How long
the remains had been lying there Is not
known. The police have no clue 10 the
person or persons who deposited the body
there. Immediately upon the discovery
of the crime the police officers were noti-
fed, and half a dozen Of the best detec-
tives were detailed TO fathom the mys-
terry The body was found almost at the
same time by two men, One of them was
Joseph Phillips. a young electrician. and
Patrolman Kasmire. of the Mercer street
station fE3t .MeH
The bundle In which the remains were
found was bound at each end with pieces
of cloth leaving the middle portion some
what loose Around the womans neck
was tied In double knot a long piece OF
cheese cloth. This had been tied so tight
ly that Il had caused strangulation and
had forced the tongue to protrude from
the mouth. This had been tied across
her breast with a strong piece of cord
by means of slip knot. Her legs had
been cut of Just below the knee and ono
OF than laid on the body, with the foot
toward the head, while the other was
found underneath the body. Both merr-
bers had been hacked of with sharp
AK or butchers cieaver. and pieces OF
ragged skin and flesh were hanging from
the dismernbercd legs. The only clothing
the woman had on was 81 chemiae ana
chenisette Of white material.
when these were removed gaping
wound nine inches long and which pene-
trated to the bone WIS disclosed, JUST
above the right thigh. In a bundle there
was found piece OF note paper on which
was clot Of blood. and written In pen
ell these words. so far as they could be
made out: March y. Ray waf1 James
Oanep T. Sursndeli. Raw Way. y. j..
Boneath was the word solomon" and
the word "brother.'' while the word dit
to- was written between them.
Deputy Coroner DonIin removed tho
piece of cheesecioth with which sie had
been xtrangled to death tie found that
this had been tied In double knot and
that n had been the direct cause OF
death The other mutilations. he sad,
had been done after death. probably with
"A sharp AK or butchers cleaVer. Ihere
was nowhere 10 be found any evidence or
a struggle on the part OF the woman. The
dsnaty coroner WAS positive that the
woman had been dead more than twenty
four hours lie said also that the woman
had been "A mother The woman wore on
the third finger Of her right hand plain
gold ring and on her left breast a porous
plaster II Is the opinion of the police
that the woman is nsmber OF that
class OF coiored women who live on tho
streets running out Of Sixth avenue and
gain their livelihood az women OF ths
,own They make no attempt TO explain
the motive for the crime.