The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-06
KILLED BY A STRANGLER.
ALICE brown FOUND MURDERED
IN HER ROOM IN BOSTON.
checked to Death By n Man who Rsoaped-The
Woman Killed in Less Than Two Minutes
Three Mes In the Lodging IHouso Heid as
WItnesses-Conxernntion ono OF Them Hoard

Choked TO Death BY n Mas VIII Rsonped-The
woman Killed in Less Than Two Minutes
Three Mes In the LedEinE Hsuss Hcid an
Wtnesses-ConVersatien One OF Thom Heard
BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 5.-Alico Brown, better
known as Little Brown Alice" was stranRled
to death In her room at IS Corning street some
time In the carly hours of Thursday morning.
The body was found yesterday, but It was not
known that a murder had boon committed un.
til the medical examiner made his report to-
day. Seven finger marks wero found on the
throat Of the dead woman, and the impress OF
finger nails was plainly seen, scratches being
made In two places.
Tho murderer must have used both hands in
committing the crime and must have choked
the woman so suddenly that outcry was i'm.
possible. Tho strangers work was probably
accomplished inside Of two minutes and as
soon as life had left tho body IL was thrown on
tho bed, where 1t was found a few hours later.
There were no signs of q struggle In the room.
A peculiar circumstance that may have q bear
ing on the case was the fact that the bed spread
was twisted and at tho foot tied in q hard knot
to the frame Of the bed.
Three men are hold as witnesses but none Of
them is suspected Of completely in the
crime. These are Edward Hurd, proprietor Of
the house; Thomas Hughes and John 7. Sto-
"ClI, iOuRtTS. bnnu Dllly, dnOlucE lOuBcit
gives information that may DO of help in un.
ravelling the mystery. The police are look
ing for two men known to have been friendly
with tho girl in tho past and frequent callers
upon her. The blind man occupied a room near
that of the dead woman and he says that at
| about 3 o'clock on Thursday. morning he heard
her talking with a man. He could not dis
| tinguish the mans words. but he heard the wo-
man say mo- several times and at last. she said:
II tell you l would not marry tho best man
''E Then +biilyys Sq hs sSlGF the man say:
81 suppose I'll have to-"
The blind man says the woman's visitor then
Billy says that the front door bell rang a little
later, but that the man who rang didnt get in.
Hurd went to the door. So far as the blind
man knows the house was quiet for the rost of
At 8 o'clock tho girls body was found.
fully dressed, lying partially crosswise Of the
bed with the feet on the floor. The three men
arrested profess entire ignorance as to the girl
Billy" says that she had two lovers. one of
whom was an old man. He does not know
either Of their names but but TIL thinks he Y would v aa,I rec;
him. He does not think this was the
night. This man Is known to the police and
may DO arrested. The younger man Is I'M
During the evening and up to 1880 p. NJ.
Alice Brown was sitting, on tho steps Of the
house with n man whose identity has not been
police are working. Ono is that the caller
overheard by the blind man did not leave the
house when the listener thought, but returned
to the room and committed the murder, after
which he made his escape, either by the front
door or by a window. The other theory is that
the deed was committed by some lodger in the
house who was jealous of other mon. She
was never friendly with the male dodgers and
repulsed their overtures of friendship.
The medical examiner places the hour OF
death at about the time the blind man thought
he heard the girls caller go out. Two young
colored men. who lodge in a house directly
across the alley from Is Corning street say they
heard half-stifed screams coming from Alice
Browns room at about 3 A. NJ.
The dead woman was % years old. She had
an injury to her head some years ago, and in
consequence was in the Worcester insane asy
lum for "A time.
A woman has hcen found who knew the muir
dered woman we'll, but SO far she has refused &c
tell very much. She knows who the y Jung mar
in tho case is, but will not tell. Late tonight
however, the officers learned that Alice Brown
was n New Hampshire farmers daughter: thai
she was born near Concord; that her parents
two sisters, and a brother are living, and that
they are respectable and wellto-do people; Hcl
name, the officers say. begins with b. but Il
not Brown. She ran away from home when II
years old. The older Of the mysterious men In
the case is quite q well.known man in Boston
and has promised to give the police all the rs
~sistance in his power. He Is OF suspected o.
having had anything to do with the murder.