New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-25

IDENTITY OF THE GIRL FOUND DEAD ON
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.

EVIDENCES or ASSAULT Observation-Disclosures
ARRESTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE
cAsE-THE BODY IDENTIFIED BY THE
GIRLS FATHER JAMES LOW. JR.. OF
NO I4l WEST THIRTY FOURTH
! ST. WHO SAID TO BE
WELL. CONNECTED.
The body of the nineteen year-old girl who COM
mitted suicide on Washington Heights was iden-
tilted yesterday afternoon as Lille Low by her
! father James Low, jr.. Of No. 14i West Thirty
| fourth-st 4 pathetic scene occurred in the
! Morgue when the father accompanied by his
lawyer. Mr.. Van Amringe. viewed the body. The
father was completely overcome with grief when
he looked upon the lifeless form Of his daughter.
As he approached the icebox in which his daugh-
ter's body lay the father lost control OF himself
and gave way 10 his grief for. from the descrip-
ton Of the suicide which he had read in the morn
| ing newspapers he had sorrowfully concluded
that the girl was his own child
| There are some suspicious circumstances
| connected with the case The autopsy shows
evidence of a criminal assault. Last night
| three arrests were made The persons held by
the police are DR.. Thomas j. Biggs. who lives
at No "a West Thirty -second-st.. Miss II. *.
| Hansen of NO. 1913 West Fifty-eighth-st., with
whom the girl had lived. and Henry T. Champ
ney, an officer of the Bovinine Company. at
| No. 20 South Fifth-ave, who boards with Miss
| Hansen
THE GIRLS FATHERS STORY.
Mr. Low is ffty-seven years old. with cleanly
! shaven face and grayish hair. Late last night he
| told the story Of the girls misfortunes and said
| that she had left his home early in March last.
saying that she could not stand the cruel treat
menj which she alleged he had imposed upon her.
| The father denied that he had ever maltreated
| his daughter. and insisted that he had always
provided for her comfortable home and clothed
! her neatly and comfortably, though his resources
during the last few years have been somewhat
limited
Twenty five years ago. he said. he went 10
| France, where he fell in love with French
woman, who he thought was not married lie
lived with her a number Of years though ne
never married her because he soon learned
! that sh. had a husband living. She bore him
SIX children. five OF whom, Mr.. Low says she
! killed by various devices. one OF them. soon
after its birth. she threw into tub OF freezihg
water and another she sunocated with CO.
| logne Mr.. Low had never suspected any
| thing wrong until his wife left for Cannes.
where she spent long vacation She took
one of the children with her and repeatedly
sent to him for money TO support the child.
|
| after his arrival discovered that the child had
| been dead several weeks while he had been
| sending money for it's support. In the mean
time Lille. who committed suicide. was the
only survivor Of the family. which originally
consisted Of six children. ali OF whom were oil
| illegtimate birth
CAME TO LIVE HERE.
When Low discovered the wom6n's criminal
ity. he says he decided to leave her. and. taking
his daughter Lille with HIM reiurned To Amer
| ica Arriving In New-York. the father and
| daughter went to live with Miss A. n Hansen
at No "a West Thirty-sccond-st. Ihey Nea
there three years. Finally the father thought
he saws that Miss Hanscn's company was not
beneficial TO his child and he decided TO move
| and engaged board at No. lii West Thirty
| fourth-st where they lived happily together,
the father SAYS until March last. when the girl
| left him while he was suffering from severe
| attack Of Ia grippe. During the years they
| uved jr Miss Hansen's house. his daughter had
| formed close friendship with the boarding
| house mistress. Low says. They continued on
| intimat. terms even after tn. father had moved
| away from the place.
| He said last night that Miss Hansen had
| nred the girl TO leave his home and go to live
with her He tried to persuade her to remain
ui,b him and offered to provide everything for
|
clares he made arrangements to have her sup
ported independently for life in case his Illness
should prove fatal She left his home and went
| IN live with Miss Hansen. who moved recently
| 10 No lO3 West Fifty-eighth-st
! This happened on March i2. and since then Nj.
| Low SAYS he has made repeated overtures 10 'he
girl TO return and live with him. but these offers
she declined because she had always been bri-
tallv treated by him. Mr.. Low had not seen the
| Girl since March l2 last, when she deserted him.
| Dr Philip O'IIanlon. who represented the Cor
| oner's office made autopsy OF the girls body
| Yesterday morning He found marks OF violence
| unon her body which would indicate "A criminal
| are,,,l, II was learned last night that the girl
! had had a dispute with Miss Hansen on Monday
atternoon last She left the house In i'll humor
and returned the same might. The next morning
| she left the house without saying anything to
| Miss Hansen and never returned
| THE girls father is son OF James Low, for-
| ,,ariv connected with the United States Trust
| Company. j. T. Low, his brother Is prom,
inent drygoods merchant IN Worth-st. IT Is @ sann
| that he is also cOnneciei VIII" '"V "'"-N''"''
| Hartman family.
THREE ARRESTS MADE.
Police captain Pickett did not get to work on
| thc case until about 8 o'clock. when ne had
| long interview with the dead girls father. Just
| what happened at that interview he would not
| state and Mr.. Low was too excited 10 ta'K
CAPTAIN Pickett sent Detectives Day ana other
| policemen about the precinct, and he himseil re-
| turned to the station. -,
| About 10 O'Clock detectives brought In Dr:
| Thomas J. Bggs. thirty years ola, OF no. %
| West Thirty-second-st. lie and the captain
mad q talk DR. Biggs was not arrested at this
| time but at the request Of the captain ne
| waited In the station. About ii O'Clock Detec-
| tive Mc(;oyern arrived at the station, accom-
| panied by Miss Hansen, of No. lO3 West fltty-
| eighth-st with whom the dead girl had lived
and Henry r. Champney. OF the Bovinine Com
nanv nj No 10 South Fifth-ave.. who boards
with Miss Hansen They were also accom-
panied by George =. Dordcll an attorney, OF
| No 58 WilIiam-st. Captain Pickett then went
| hack TO Mr. Lows house. No l4l West Thirty
fourth-st. and Mr. Low went with him TO see
Coroner O'Mea gher. After listening to the father
| statement Coroner O O'Meagher issued warrants