Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-30

.,rpOSuD VIRGINIA END TO NEW
,oRI< MURDER MYSTERY.
1 MISSING JE W Ell L E R.
,.-,rorin Paper Found In n satchci-
Gotham Police. However, Not Dis
posed TO Connect the Find with
.be tragedy.

,oscd 10 CONNECT the iinu WIN
,he tragedy.
..r..IA. VA, June 9.-(special)-
.-..-.~s received here from New York
....s. ..t he satchel that it has been
..t,rr..- 10 connect in some way with
'ro Nrw York murder mystery con-
r,s. among other things. some wrap
r taper which. from the description.
'..t5 seem TO be The paper Of J. j. Tay-
..- a merchant here. but which is said
t. the kilograms 10 be the paper Of G.
-..1.s1n. another Of our merchants.
,....r Taylor nor Jacobson remembers
.r.re goods TO any person going TO
,..o York. but Mrs. Jacobson has lately
lion in Baltimore and had with her
..rc wrapping paper OF G.. Jacobson.
s. dime since Samuel Woinkrantz, a
.-.,her-.n-law Of G. Jacobson. and who
sort of ieweller. left here and would
,-.tably also have had wrapping paper
,r o.. Jacobson.
DESCRIPTION OF WEINKRANTZ.
Inquiry is being made for Weinkrantz,
who is m height feet inches. weighs
about la5 or Il0 pounds and wears No
shoe. His shoulders are rather droop-
rs. he has light complexion and dark
..ss. and curly hair His relatives are
.nable TO give more definite descrip-
ton. AS TO any marks, his sister is
under the impression that he had dark
brown mole upon his breast. lie left
mere about three months ago for Balu-
more.
The murder mystery referred TO in the
above special was told Of in the Dis
14tch's te'egraph,c columns yesterday
morning. and the facts are briefly these:
The upper part Of the headless body Of
. man was found I'm East river on Sat
urday II bore unmistakable marks of
.ssassination. on Sunday the lower part
~ the same body. but legleys was found
n ,he woods eight miles away. Both
n fments were wrapped in oil-cloth Of a
reuliar pattern. The head has not yet
been found. but diligent search is in
progress. -
THE SATCHEL
The connection Of the satchel with the
murder or rather its non-ccnnection with
h. is set forth i'm the following Associated
Press telegram received by the Dispatch
from New York last night:
"a large. black leather valise was found
c the woods north Of the Harlem river
yesterday. I'm the valise was found
black suit of clothes that would fit a man
Of ordinary size. The other contents Of
the vaise were two small states some
white paper. pad. barrel-shapped box,
that may have held candy, two shirts.
suit OF undercloth.ng. "a pair of stockings
q copy Of The Progressive Thinker"
Chicago publication dated June 18th.
piece Of hempen cord four and a half feet
..ae. ana a piece of wrapping paper
with "Emporia. Va" on it.
The yalse awaits an owner at police
l.alqlarters. 1t was found two and
l..f miles from the place where the lower
part Of the murdered mans body was
found ON sunday and it was at first
thought there might have been some con-
ne-u0n between the valise and the vic
tm However. the police said there
was 10 reason for believing the valise be-
oased to any participant in the tragedy.
-ley sdn think the valise is no clue,
4al VIII be glad to have the owner come
forward and claim his lost property"
a POSSIBLE BALTIMORE CLUE
An Associated Press telegram from
baltimore. received last night. says:
A statement made tonight to rep
r,sentative OF the Associated Press may
help 10 establish the identity Of the mu-
u.ated body found on Saturday last in
Ha East river New York.
A young German Hebrew called S. Vein
Nntz. and residing at 800 east Balti-
n.se street says that from information
a has received he believes the satchel
.. le that Of his uncle. who was also
sailed S. Weinkrantz. Weinkrantz says
.ha. since the finding Of the remains he
las made numerous attempts % com
lluI..fe hy telegraph and otherwise with
DIS uncle who resided at ll9 Park Row
NeW York. but has received no response
IA. supposed victim visited Baltimore
about sx weeks ago, and in a converse
ion with his nephew acquainted the
foung man with facts in relation 10 his
domestic and commercial reverses, say
rs Doc mad many enemies, and was rea-
aby afraid that they would resort 10 !
violence.
Young Weinkrantz says that his uncle
vas ~ years Old and a bookbinder by
.i..e. lie was recently divorced. and his
"t-.s relatives arc said TO feel bitterly
towards him. According to the nephew.
" nirantz was man Of exemplary
habits and handsome in appearance /
ai.ng about feet and weighing be- |
"oal lD and $50 pounds.
HDrkrartz also says that he has a
h..he-in-law. W. u. Jacobson. at En-
I,ra Va. This lends additional i'm
i.rance 10 the fact that the valise !
found n the Harlem woods contained q |
I..e Of wrapping paper marked "Empo- /
I4 ya."
IDENTITY STILL UNKNOWN.
lLW YORK, June 29.-The identity Of /.
a. murdered man. two portions Of whose |
t.g were found in the East river and /
H. Ogden woods. is stlll unknown. in |
a.,e o. score Of attempted identihca-
uoa The clues on which the police are
H.i1'ng are slender. There is no doubt |