Evening journal., 1898-09-14
BRIDGEPORT MURDER
Still No Clew to the Mystic
rious Crime.
THE VICTIM NOT YET IDENTIFIED.
Mrs. Warner Turns Up safe and the
HObOken Womnn's Niece Proves
nm Alibi--What the Police
Think About IL.
BRIDGEPORT. conn. sent. hi.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Sept. IA
There is no truth in the report pub
lished in New York papers that the dis
membered body of a woman found near
Seaview avenue bridge is that Of Rachel
Warner.
The latter Is a professional nurse and
lives at 243 Myrtle avenue with her two
nieces. They went to the morgue this
afternoon and viewed the head Of the
unfortunate woman. They said at once
it was not their aunt. They knew posi-
lively, because Mrs. Warner had false
teeth, while those Of the dead woman
were natural. They said Mrs. Warner
was in Waterbury.
When the remains were found many
were inclined to the belief that the
crime had been committed in some other
city and the remains brought here for
burial. But the police are now gener-
ally satisfied that the affair occurred
here. 1t is possible, they say that the
woman did not belong here She may
have come from some other city to re-
ceive treatment and lost her life in her
effort to hide an offense which she fear
ed society would never forgive.
II such is the case, the crime will
probably prove hard one TO unravel.
If. on the other hand, the remains are
those Of a woman belonging in this city
or In some of the towns near by, then
her identity may be established and
with il may come the clew that will
lead the police to the right track in their
efforts TO run down the criminal.
The police have been busy in running
down several supposed clews in the
murder case. None Of them turned out
TO be worth much.
Superintendent Birmingham refuses
to talk about the matter other than to
say that he believes it a case of mall
practice which turned out fatally.
Yesterday afternoon it appeared as if
the young woman had been identified
but the police are inclined to think that
it is a mistake.
Mrs. Bairgalupe of Hoboken, N. j.,
arrived in the city on the early after
noon train. She went direct to Funeral
Director Cullinans parlors and asked
about the dead woman. She said she
had read about the case in the papers
and she was inclined to think the dead
woman was her niece.
When the photograph Of the head was
NtN "a ~ A+tAAt 3 tAAIlitf sue EOuAQ AADl
make a positive Identification She re-
marked that it resembled her niece
Amelia Anstey, who had left her home
to come to this city about a month ago
Mrs Bairgalupe said that she had
heard from her niece once or twice
since then. The woman had obtained
employment in the plush works. but had
not been able to make living and haC
left the factory. Mrs. Bairgalupe haC
not heard from Miss Anstey since.
But Mrs. Bairgalupe says that hei
niece's ears We're pierced, while those Of
the dead woman were not. She alsC
says that her niece had no gold filling IL
her teeth. She, however, insists that
there is a very striking resemblance
otherwise both in form and features.
Superintendent Birmingham had q
talk with Mrs. Bairgalupe. and she
showed him a photograph Of her niece
The superintendent states there is a lit
tie resemblance, but he is satisfied the
dead woman is not Miss Anstey