The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
Take Hoods
SarSaparilla.
DISCOVERY OF THE TRUNK
Shows, Probably n Criminal Oper
atiOn With Murder to Hide 1t


alton with Murder to Hide 1t.
Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 1.-THE mys-
terry surrounding the death of a woman
whose remains were found I'M Yellow Mill
pond yesterday deepens. All the supposed
identificauons SO far made have been err
roneous. Mrs. Warner, who DR.. Holmes
positively averred was the victim, re-
turned here today from Watertown. Conn,
to DR.. Holmes amazement.
The body was completed today by the
finding Of the trunk near where the head
had been picked up. The arms and hands
were attached to the trunk The hands
were soft and we'll kept, indicating that
the woman did not do any hard work
Mrs. Warner visited the morgue, where
she said the dead womans face resembled
that Of Miss Braughall, nurse Of whom
she was associated on a case several
weeks ago. This clue was soon shown to
be worthless, when it was learned at
noon today that Miss Braughall is alive
and well. and Is nursing soldiers at YER
ona nall.
A BRUISE OVER THE LEFT EYE
A close examination of the head of the
dead woman tonight disclosed a red mark
about the size of half dollar over the
left eye. Mr.. Cullinan says that he not
iced the bruise last night when it had
not fully developed. He believes that this
mark was inflicted before death. If it
was a bruise caused by the head being
thrown into the water and striking a
rock Cullinan insists that the mark would
be blue.
Early this afternoon middle-aged
woman asked to see the body. and before
looking she said to- the keeper: HAS
she long hair?"
Yes" the keeper replied.
The woman burst into tears, crying:
IT'S her; it's my niece
Did your niece wear earrings?' was
asked.
Yes"
Then the body Is not that of your
niece"
1t is universally agreed that the is
sector of the body had a knowledge Of
surgery and good idea of human anat-
omy. 1t IS believed. furthermore. that the
woman had been under treatment. Dr.
Down says that she was about to become
a mother and that the murderer had fol-
lowed an attempt 10 precipitate a seri-
tines are missing The trunk was in two
pieces and had been cut squareiy through
Each half Of the trunk was in separate
packages. enveloped in a rubber cloth,
similar 10 the one that contained the head
and legs
About the lower half Of the trunk was
found the leg of a mans cotton drawers.
companion 70 the piece found wrapped
about one OF the legs found yesterday.
The piece OF undergarment around the
lower half OF the trunk furnishes the only
existing clew 10 themurder. Il bears the
stamp Of a laundry. the mark being either
&c NJ" or 6. 81"
Dr.. Downs said tonight that the person
who cut up this body must have had lots
of time at his disposal, because Il would
take cons derable Of II to do a Job OF
this kind. He thinks that more than
one person is concerned in it.
While the doctor was speaking a by
stander said: 1T is odd that the trunk
should be found today in place tht was
examined last night. and could see no
trace Of it
The young woHaa's arms we're soft and
well kept. and il was evident that the
woman had done little, Il any work TIE
fingers. which we're long and slender were
we'll formed. and the nails were carefully
tais morning said that the woman was
between q and = years old. abou; feet
three inches in height and weighed 10
pounds She had blue eyes. titan hair
and a prspossessing face OF the slender
variety. tfer front teeth were gold flied.
4 woman who called a the police sta
ton today said thar she had seen the
head al me morgue and was certain that
sre mad met he dead woman II life on
Water street on last Thursday afternoon.
Another clew was discovered az mid
night This morning. Detectives Arnold and
Cro1an found two young men living n
East Bridgeport. who said that they had
seen a man in a carriage on The S%avieE
avenue bridge about % O'Clock on sun
day night
The horse snd carriage we're n ne MID
die OF ne structure when first sFssed
bur whea the man n the carriage heard
the approaching footsteps he whipped Up
the horse ard drove hastily away toward
the city.
LONDON. Sept 1.-THE Earl q I>osazs-
William Uisck o'Coanor Cuno. J. P o I. /
fourth Earl q LoSart, S dad