The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-09-15
SLAIN AND NUTILATlD.
Woman's Head and Limbs
Bound In Oilcloth.
GREWsoMB FIND ON MUD FLAT
Low Tide Exposes BundIes-TruniS
Not Yet Observation-Disclosures That
Victim Had Been Killed Night Be-
fore--No CIew to Her identity.

Not Yet Discoyered-Esviden That
Victim H8d Been killed Might Be
fore--No CIew to Her Identity.
Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 14.-A MUIR
der, in many respects like the Gulden-
suppe case was brought to light last
Tuesday, when boys at play on che Sea-
view avenue bridge, across branch of
Yellow Mill pond, discovered two pack
ages, one containing a woman's head
wrapped in white rubber cloth and the
other portions of both legs neatly pack
ed in the same kind of covering. With
In few moments the police We're noti-
fed, and an unavailing search was In
stituted for the missing portions of the
body The entire case is yeiied in the
deepest mystery.
The place where the head and legs
were found is small arm, or inlet, Of
Yellow Mill pond which extends in an
easterly direction above SeavieW ave-
nue. The pond is located about three
quarters of a mile from the center Of
the city and is crossed east and west by
the Stratford avenue bridge. There Is
not house within 500 feet of the spot.
and travel In that portion is not large.
Judging from the position in which
the two bundles lay and the deep i'm
press they had made in the mud it was
evident they had been thrown off the
bridge when the water was high. A
heavy fiat stone tied to the package
containing the head had caused it to
sink The other package, the heavier
of the two, was anchored by two stones
weighing several pounds.
The head was that of woman ap-i
parently not more than 25 years old.
The medical examiner, after viewing it,
expressed his opinion that the murder
had been committed not more than "a
hours. The woman had a wealth of
light brown, almost auburn. hair. The
eyes are blue, nose aquilipe. cheeks
pinched. lips thin and jaw somewhat
prominent The dead woman's teeth
contained several gold filings.
The head had been severed at about
the third cervical vertebra, and the cut
was clean. as if done with a sharp
at the knee joint, and the murderer's
saw had penetrated the bone in the
wrong direction, as if a mistake had
been made in the first attempt to dis
member it. The right leg was sawed
off above the knee joint. The legs were
severed from the body about eight
inches above the knee. The flesh was
cleanly cut, as if carving knife had
been used and the bones were sawed.
The police believe from the nature of
the work that the murderer had
knowledge of butchery.
The Trunk Discovered.
The trunk was discovered by Neils
Larsen and Henry Reddy and was con-
tanned in two bundles. They were fas-
tened with an old clothes line. The
larger package which contained the
upper portion of the trunk with the
arms attached, had tied to it a rock
that weighed ten pounds. To the small
er parcel was attached a stone about
the same weight The upper portion of
the body was incased first in roll of
common unbleached muslin, such as is
used for sheeting. Next to this was alb
sorbent cotton, which in turn was wrap
ped in a covering of white rubber sheet
ing. the same as wrapped about the
portions found on Monday.
The outside covering was black rub
Der blanket, such as is used by physi-
clans and nurses as a covering for in
valids. About this was wound fully 35
feet of clothes lines, the ends of which
were fastened to a rock in the pond.
Dr. Downs, continuing his examina-
ton, found wrapped around the lower
part of the trunk a piece of a mans
undergarment--to be plain, part of
leg of pair OF drawers.
In one corner of this garment was
found the letter &C." with the figures
"51, !" the figures written in indelible ink
-
the initials, but without success.
DR. Downs calculated that the woman
in life was feet 8 inches high and
weighed 10s or 10 pounds. Her figure
was slight and graceful. She had ta-
pering waist, and, so far as could be
judged, her general conformation was
symmetrical.
Every vital organ below the dia-
phragm has >been cleverly taken out"
said DR. Downs, after ending his exam
ination. 1T is certainly the most re-
markable case 1 have ever heard of.
Here we have every vital organ that
would be affected by poison or would
show indications of maternity removed,
and skillfully, too, by the probable muir
derer of this young woman. They have
been artistically removed. We only can
surrnise as to the nature of death with
these organs missing. 1t must be that
the murderer placed them in another
package and threw them into the river
at the same time. but ! think not it ie-.
ing more likely that these he removed
so that in the event Of his apprehension
there would be no way to establish that
he had murdered the victim before dis
emboweling her.
Not Iess than half a dozen false iden-
tifications had been made up to 9 o'clock
last evening.
American Firemen Elect officers.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE twelfth an
nual convention of the New York state
councils of the Order Of American Fire
men was begun at Flushing yesterday.
President Daniel Bradley of Manhat-
tan was chairman. The following Off
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