New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-02
TELLTALE CHEESECLOTH.
POSSIBLY A CLEW TO THE MYSTERIOUS
MURDER IN wAVERLEY PLACE.

BANkNOTE PRINTERS FOR WlPlNG
STEEL. PLATEs-A STORY AS TO
WHERE SHE CAME FROM
Tho nol,ce have noted a circumstance in connection
with the murder of the unknown coored woman
whose body found hacked to pieces ana
wrapped IN a bundle at Sixth-aVe anu NdNeiie!
plare AT an carly hour Sunday morning which they
heeve will ala in the solution or the mystery
According 10 this theory. the murder was not COM
United in Railway some other place, ana theh the
body brought 10 the place where 1t was iouhd' out
the crime was accomplished in the immediate heish-
borhood of where the mutlated podF was
abandoned.
The body was found lying in little grass plot
nc,osed bv an iron railing in front of the building
occupied by the New-YOrk Bank Note company
A piece Of cheesecloth had been drawn uShuE
around the neck. which had Choked the woman 80
badly that her tongue protruded' ana caused h'i
death. Upon this piece of cheesecloth hinges the
police cleW. ~
II has been asc4rtaned that in all probability
the cloth came from the building occupied by the
hanknote company. In every place "her' odhN-
notes bonds and other paper certificates such as
hankno.e company manufactures, are maze the
material used in cleaning of the steel plates Is
cbeesecoth The reason for this IS that 1t is porous
and a good absorbent When the cloth becomes
dirty il is sent away and washed In strong soiu-
t,on which changes to the peculiar reddsh-YeioW
color Of the piece which was found tied around the
dad
mirable article for the use to which II was put
s Will. II tears readily way of the CLOTH 1t Is
unyielding used as it was
This ciav was later narrowed down TO the point
that the cloth came out of the room in which the
mates we're cleaned and the police theory is that
whoever committed the crime must have had access
n that room There is no other place in the neigh
borhood where such a piece OF cloth could be Sc
cured The police have also noted the fact mat
the cloth might have been secured from 'he pla'e
where these cheesecloth rags are washed They
think this is hardly probable. however ana are
working on the other superstition
Cantain Delaney was closeted with Acting In
spector McClusky at the Charles-st station yester-
DAY. When asked about this clew he admitted
that the police working on 1t, hut declined 10
talk about the matter Acting Inspector McClusky
refused 10 talk about the case. simply saying 'nd'
there nothing new.
The first really substantial cew 70 the wolnans
identity came UNEXPECTEDLY about 10 O'Clock yes
terday forenoon. telephone message from the
Offices OF the Delaware 1ackawanna and Western
Railroad NJ Hoboken caused the police TO LOOK
cheerful and believe that they were possibly Oh
the right trail at last The message was from an
official Of the company. saying there was woman
employee OF the company who believed that she could
identify the dead The police ;eiephoned
back send her over in charge OF an oihcer anu
confer with Captain Delaney.
The woman arrived about 8 O'Clock n charge OF G
Hanson. and was usAered into Captain Delaney
room at the police station She talked with 'he
police for half an hour. and then she was taken 10
the Morgue
she was led into the room where the body was
living IN a plain deal box The lii removed ana
the woman exclaimed Immediately. That's she!
She looked the body more ;nteAtiy anu 'heh eA-
amined the flannel piano cover Afterward she was
taken into n sideroom with Defective Nugent the
Morgue keeper and several policemen ana made
a statement. Detective Nugent afterward Informed
the reporters that the woman was Madeira Room
son. of No. Il York-st. Hoboken. ladies' maid IN
the station at Hoboken OF the Delaware LacKa-
wanna and Western Railroad. Madeira IS co.orel
woman.
She said that last Tuesday forenoon the woman
came into the station on the 1917 o'clock train from
Newark. She got into conversation with her. anu
learned that the woman had come from Heaths-
Vile Va near Fredericksburg. She had a letter
Of recommendation. but MADEIRA the detective SAID
forgot the name Of the person recommended The Nr-
ginia with ten eleven others. had been sent
North by white man. an employment agent She
had gone into service Il cook IN some small town
not far from Hoboken bu:. not liking the work.
started for New-York 10 seek employment.
Such was the information given by the detective.
That which he did not give was that the dead
woman told Madeira that she was going to visit ac-
quainta1ces on ThoInpson-si; his city The num-
This was the first real Information leading to fig
oonsidered at a conference Of police officials at
HsadauarseTs se n n he wod be
made by detectives last night % all OF Thomson,
St and that every house ana every room would
Undergo careful scrutiny for evidences of murder.
Madeira said she could not tell the dead woman :
"Just telegraph to the Squire of Heathsville. Va.
In sending your telegram make !, go through
Hesthsyille The Squire viii tell you her name and
probably the name of those friends on Thompson
when she was asked # she might not be , mis- nil.
That she mad a very strong memory, for faces was
shown by her work in the station. She also rernel-
woman had wrapped about a bundle.
An old man, dressed In a blaze sack coat, clerical
visited the Morsue yesterday afternoon He in,
t tbe Zion hm esod ss Eps s crch He said
he seventy-hve years old and YVES born IN
us, come fob to see da aead cnlud woman y an,
He was led into the room ana shown the dead
sSmre dome seem SH' her Thursday in
an conversed with her"
What did you say to her. uncle some one
Il knowed the gal wah from the souf and said
The old man said he addressed her because he
believed In speaking to all The brethren ana siT
the woman, and could give no information about
At Police Headquarters last night Detective-Scr
geant MGCluskey was in charge. bnt at o'clock
errand which they were careful not to disclose IT
was supposed that they went out business con
through Thompson-st.
Up 10 midnight last n'ght no arrests In cOnnec-
ton with the murder had been made by the police
OF the Charles-st station. At the Macdougal and
Mercer ST. stations II was said that prisoner
had been brought IN charge Of being implicated
IN the murder. nor had airy such prisoner been
taken Police Headquarters up to that time
The coored people OF Railway continue to he in
tensey interested in the mystery. The finding 0!
the slip OF paper together with The fact thai Matte
Ivory is missing the points OF interest John
Edgar, son OF Mahon Edgar. OF Bridge-s'., Rah-
way. says that March a the girl came to his
fathers house. and while there asked to a
shs put 'i on Then she LEFT the house before h.
thought OF II again. She left Railway early Mon
day morning buying a ticket for NeTY York VIII
lam Finnie tho young Newarker. who called on the
girl often while she IN Railway, called yester-
dav in search Of Ter lie he Is a cousin OF the
girl. He thought she stu in Rahway. he saws.
He was shown the published pictures OF the girl.
and said none looked like Matte. even allowing for
Inaccuracies lie said he satisfied the murdered