The Washington times., 1895-06-29

The blood stained garments of a woman
winch We're found in the shrubbery i'm the
Schuiter Hil suburb of Alexandria on
Thursday morning, and the only story of the
grewsome find as told yesterday in The
Times were fertile sources of talk and
speculation yesterday in Alexandria. There
is very little doubt that a crime of some kind
was committed there.
Additional reason for believing this was
obtained last evening from four residents
OF The vicinity IN which the bloody bundle
OF Clothing was found
A call was made at police headuuarters
IN Alexandria yesterday where the clothing
was taken 10y the police. hegamentsc CON
sist Of under ard over clothing, badly torn
and spotted with blood. Some of them
have been torn into strips and the corset
looks as If il had been stripped off vio.
lentiy and hastily. They are not the kind
OF clothes that would be worn hy a woman
used To fine raimcnt. There are no marks
on them.
Lieut.. Smith said that he had a s vet Moth
liig on which TO base conclusion, and that
1he case might be one easily explained
alter some further inveStig alton, or if
might Toe one of the nature referred TO i'm
The Times. He said that no new Ifgbt
bad yet been thrown on the mystery which
was undergoing thorough investigation.
RUMORS ABOUT AN INFANT.
There was story in circulation yester-
day that the presence aud condition of the
bundle were explained by the finding OF
an infant under a mulberry tree near the
roadside, an extension OF King street, ard
near the spot where the clothes were found
investigation OF this rumor showed
that it was without Foundation. Two
little girls, one OF whom is Ecrt!e Page
Went out early on Thursday morning and
the latter climbed into the mulberry tree
Her companion found the bundle of clothes
ana called up TO Bertie PAGE that she had
louhd babl-in fact, had heard il CRYING
btrtle Page scrambled down and took n
look nj the bundle, bat she said last night
mat There was no baby or anytEin. like
1t. she sent for her companion, who adj
mltied that she had said SO. but that
1t was only as joke. The joke got abroad
ana i the foundation of This infant theory.
Two gentlemen who saw the clothes
before they were removed by the police
are {. NJ. Adams, q dry goods merchant
on King street, and Mr. William Padgett. a
clerk Tor Pollard & Co, grain dealers. Mr..
Fadgett was coming by the spot whore the
find was made and he heard the children
along the roadside talking to the effect
that some one had been murdered out in
the bushes
TOOK A LOOK.
Just then Mr.. Adams came along. Mr.
Padgett hailed him and they went over and
took look at the discovery.
Mr.. Adams described The condition OF
he clothes very much as they are He
Apressed 10 opinion as 10 the presence
1i the clothes there, but considered it a
case that ought 10 he investigated Mr
-adg@t described the clothes as being
'ery bloody and not in one bundle, but
cparate from each other.
IL was reported in The Times vcster-
lay that color of crime was given to
he incident by reason or cries having
jaen heard In this Ecighborhood on
y Wednesday night. This phase OF the case
: as looked into yesterday and was found
o be correct. Those who heard the cries |
or assistance are Eliza jackson, Richard
\ Washington, Henrietta Washington. Mar |
;arct Gibson, and Emma Davis.
achiS.c Egiiaicae or twogGXiy SI;i0nSatU tlse !
POT where the clothes Were CouDd
u Margaret Gibson said hat she aud Emma i
1avis were about 40 30 to b,d on V-etlnes- !
lay night. she was "a the tindOw ard ,
lard screams in the direction OF Scaulter's .
tlil. She called EMm Davis attcn- .
ION 20 d. She heard very distinctly
~ oi "nIur rder, murder. " ana So Gid Emma |
'avis. Eliza Jackson Martin washing |
On, and Richard washington. who live in
house nd dining thaf 0i Mrs. Gibson. were
lso attracted Sy .ha cries.
THEY HEARD HER CRIES
Eliza Jackson said that II was late.
robaIly after IL O'Clock Her first i'm
ression was that il was a cry Of fire ard
D direction not that where the clothes
we're found. Afterward the three dis
OVercd that IL was III that direction.
The sounds were that OF a wen an in
light or disturbance, and they raid 40
tteniion To it, as ileTe is 4 euCd deal OF {
owdylsm in that EeiEhborAoCd Eliza |
ackson said that IL was Henrietta Wash /
1ton who first made lie statement that |
he had heard a disturbance on the spot re-
erred to on Wednesday night.
Unless these witness es ale mistaken they
ave little room for doubt that there was
dark deed committed under or near the
lulberry tree. The evidence of Margaret
ibson, Emma Davis, and Henrietta Wash
lgton are irreconcileable with any other
opposition. Ii ought to be a very easy
natter for the police TO determine if the
crime was committed Oh any of
ne residents OF Alexandria and doubtless
his win te done.
ALL SORTS OF STORIES.
Rumors as to finds in the reservoir were
thick as juneberries last evening. A
Oliceman said to The Times that a man
the Alexandria railway station had
tated that the bodies of q man and a
oman had been taken out OF the reser-
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