The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-09
PINS ARE MISSING.
1ace Being Dragged for Mrs.
Tuchton's Hair Pins.
| fanny silver Yin FOUND
a the Park at Rodney Street But
4 Stanley Tuchton Says 1t Was
Not His Wife's. Stanley
Talks efthe Mystery.

III
IS grow as one of these mysteries of tho
past, there are facts surrounding the del
Woman's whereabouts previous TO her
death, which are coming to light daily
Respite the utmost vigilance on the part
~ the police to keep the same from tho
public
q Tho latest Developments In the case are
that the police cannot discover any of the
bone hair pins Mrs Tuchton Wore when
1he left PHILADELPHIA on Saturday, Prob
4 ably amore startling revelation is the fact
that silver stick pin was picked up in
the Braudywine Park Sunday morning
which might have been worn by the dead
woman. This pin has not yet reached tho
Police Department nor has Stanley Tuch-
ton, the widower seen it, therefore, MIR.
Tuchton could not say whether or not 1t
was owned by his wife.
Tho second revelation has caused the
most comment and it Is probable that
when the authorities receive the pin 1t will
form valuable clue in their endeavor to
establish tho actual cause of the unfortu-
n nate woman's death.
Regarding the hair pins every one
knows that the hair pin is absolutely es.
Eential to the wearing of Il switch. 1t is
I known positively that Mrs. TouChton wore
. switch when she left the Bledleman
home in Philadelphia and it was found
h here after her death.
II she had intended to take her life
would she have removed her additional
hair aud destroyed the pins? To suppose
30 would be nonsensical Could it be
presumed that In case the girl had been
murdered the pins bore blood and were
destroyed to remove that evidence Of death
1t the hands Of others9 1t certainly could
be, and 1t Is just that presumption which
has caused the police to be entangled with
\ the greatest question.
While the pins have disappeared as com
pletely as though they had been swallow
cd by the earth, the police live in hope
that they will yet be brought to light and
to-day ordered that the race from Wash
fngton street to the spot where Mrs.
Tucbton's body was found, be dragged.
George Marrs is doing the work as
carefully as though he was searching for
the body itself, and why should he not?
The recovery of them would end the
mystery and forever establish the fact that
Fannie would have lost them and her
switch while in the water
This is already the opinion Of many peo.
pie but the police do not want the case to
60 down in the history OF crime, as one
| Of opinions, They are after the fact, and
II 1t requires years of labor and expense
| she department is determined that Fannie
Tuchton's untimely end shall be account
| cd for.
N As for the fancy silver pin it was picked
upat Rodney street, seven squares from
Washington street, where the body is sup
F posed to have entered tho water The pin
| Is about three inches long and bears n
Tower the petals OF which stand out
prominently.
Stanley Tuchton was spoken to this
morning about the matter, but he denied
that his wife had such an article. But
that does not, in the least, prove that Mrs,
| Tnchton did not own such II pin, for it was
one Of those articles which is part Of
every woman's belongings She could
have used 1t for various purposes but u is
presumed she wore it to fnsten Il handker-
chief about her neck, and the location of
Its tlndingis also to be considered
1t has been said that when Mrs TuchtOn
came to Wilmington on Saturday night,
or at whatever time she did, she came
over the Baltimore & OhiO Railroad and
walked down the railroad to the creek. II
she did she had to pass the spot where the
pin was found, Almost every one knows
what an excellent opportunity Is given a
criminal at this point, The high hill on
She south would prevent cry being heard
by the families who live not square
and half away, aud if Mrs. Tuchton was
first assaulted, it could have been done
under the brow Of the hill, as successfully
Then would have followed n struggle II
which the fancy pin could have been un
Intentionally removed and left on the
ground to tell that at that spot the begin
ming of the WOman's end came. The hair
pms might also have been removed at thu
l,olpt but AS none of them have been rouuI
that is yet to be established.
There is no one in the city perhaps, whit
IA more strongly convinced that Mrs
TucLton's death wns mt her own hand
than is Stanley Tuchtvn, This morning
when a REruBlICAN reporter found hin
IN his fathers place of business. he talkct
yyillingly conrerning thc pins
II was he who Sr",,,rloG that tho news
naner Gail tho attention of the uoIira tn iii,
missing articles II know She had then
when shr left Pbiladrlyhin. " said he Eve
since this affair has come on tn, news
pennrs hnyr hrnntied itn-nrasr of Inurdnr
but think time will settle that question
After the BrlndyWine Park Is again care
fnlly searched believe All trarGi of m,
Nife's murder viii be removed +"
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