Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-01
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 Tho deputy coroner was positive that the woman had been dead not more than 24 hours before the body was found, and that she had been iCad not less than It hours. although the timo might have been less. Ho said also that tho woman had been n mother. In summing up the TO- suit of his examination Dr. Donlin said:
 II am satisfied that tho direct cause of death was that of strangulation. This ac- counts for the fact of tho practical absence of blood on tho body and material in which it wGs wrapped. and the swelling of tho face and protruding tongue. The instrument used in cutting up the remains was butchers CloaVer or an ax, although l think a knife was used on tho thigh. Tho scvering of the legs from the upper portion was done by main strength and not by any person skilled in the uso of tho knife in the dissecting room. I am sur priscd that thorc was no disfigurement of the face. and I can find no external evil dence of a struggle Perhaps she was chokcd to death in her sleep. There will be nothing moro to hc learned about the condition of tho woman until an autopsy has been performed. "
 Theories as to the Motive.
 Among the slight clews which may eventually lead to the identification of tho body are those furnished by plain gold ring the woman wore on the third finger of her right hand and by the fact that she wore a porous plaster on her left breast. Two other things found near tho body in front of the Bank Note company's build ing which may prove valuable were a bot tic of alcohol and a small bag of salt.
 Until the remains were removed to tho murguo during tho afternoon they were vi tod l,N-r h,,n of pie living in tho vicinity. but mono of thom could identify her, although Henry Allen, house cleaner living at 6 East Tenth street, thought he recognized her as a woman who had onco worked in his em- ploy, but he could not tell her name
 IL is the opinion of the police that the woman is a member of that class of color cd women who live on the streets running out of Sixth avenue and gain their livoli- hood as women of the town. They make no attempt to explain tho motive for the crime.
 It is pretty certain, however. that tho crime was not committed in the imnre- diatc vicinity in which tho mutilatCd body Was found. The bundle was of such bulk and weight that il would have been naxt to impossible for ono man la havo carried it unaidrd, and he surely would havo been noticed hy n policeman and questioned had he made his appearance on the street with Su noticeable a burden that.
 There Was one generally accepted theory to tho effect that tho body was brought to the little spot of green in front of the Bank Note Comlany's building in a wag- on and was dumped where il was diScov- Vrrd some hours later Perhaps the man ar men in whnSc keeping it was wcro hound for the river but found tho place suitable one in which to deposit their burden.
 The block is occupied only by the build ing of the bank note printers, LucrSson $ pharmacy and the building and parochial school of St, Joscph's church. and during the early hours of Sunday morning is quiet and obscure. for tho gas lamps in front of tho church do littlo toward light ing the block. No ono in the nCighbor- hood could he found who was up lato enough nr early enough tO seo tho murder or dcpoSit the hutchercd remains of his victim there ar heard tho sound of a wag- on passing that stopped in front of tho bank noto building
 \ man who manufactures candy in q basement opposite saw wagon rapidly driven down tho west side of the avenue shortly after , o'clock in tho morning, but il did not stop in front of the place wherc the hody was found four hours later.
 Tho police of this city sent to Railway \. d., to find out if any one by the name of Surindcl-the namo which appeared on the piece of notc paper found with the body-lived in Railway. No one by tho namc of Surindcl could be found in tho town,