The Portland daily press., 1898-09-14
A plsmEMB6RED BODY.
The Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mystery
DeepeDs.

| Deepens.
bridgeport, Conn, September l3.-The
mystery surrounding the discovery yester-
day afternoon near the Sea View avenue
bridge, of the trunkless head OF murdered
woman, was further complicated today
by the finding of the missing trunk in
almost the same spot which marked the
gruasome find of yesterday.
There is every reason to believe that the
trunk was placed in the water some time
between IL o'clock and foul this morn
ing.
They appear to be those of woman
about thirty years of age, i've feet, TWO
inches tall, weighing about l15 pounds,
with dark hair and dark greyish blue
eyes. The facial and general expression
appears rather rinched.
In the opinion of the doctors the dls-
| memberment of the body Is considered 20
[ be the work of an expert.
1t is also thought from the SUPERFICIAL
examination which has been made that
it is case of malpractice which resulted
fatally and which led the operator to get
rid of the body without the aid of an I'M
dertaker.
The body had been out open and cer-
tain portions of the contents of tho abdo-
menal cavity are missing. The heart
and lungs are there. The head was
cut in two just below the ribs, the thighs
| are cut off just below the body and the
| legs are severed just above the knee. All
| the cuts are clean and free from rough
marks, showing that very sharp knife
was used There is no bungling of any
kind about the job.
One part of the trunk was wrapped up
in a rubber cloth and in addition 1t was
enclosed in a piece of q carriage cover.
| The other part of the trunk was wrapped
ND in cotton cloth and around that more
of the rubber cloth. String and cord were
used to tie up the bundles and attach the
stones. The string is that commonly used
quality and is similar to that used for
pictures before the days of wire cord.
There are also few pieces of string
which it is thought we're taken from the
wonan's oorsets. The corset strings are
| the only parts of woman's wearing APP
parel found with the body. Perhaps the
most suspicious circumstances connected
with the case is the fact that piece of
cotton cloth was found stuffed in the
mouth.
| The cloth looks as though it was torn
off the corner of a'sheet. There were some
discolorations upon it, but their nature
could not be determined.
|
parts of the trunk, it is to be noted that
i a team was heard to drive furiously on to
the bridge about half past one this morn
ing and to return in few minutes later
driving just as fast.
When the remains were found yesterday
afternoon, many we're inclined to the be-
lief that the crime had been committed
in some other city and the remains
brought here for burial. But the police
are now generally satisfied that the affai
occurred here. 1t Is possible they say,
that the woman did not belong ere. she
may have come from some other city to
receive treatment and lost her life IN her
effort to hide an oftense which sne feared
society would never forgive. II sucn is
the case, the crime will probably prove a
hard one to unravel
If, on the other hand ,sthe remains are
those Of woman belonging IN this city,
or in some of the towns nearby. her
identity may be established and with 1t
may come the clew that will lead the
police to the right track in their effort to
run down the criminal. AT o. this
morning when Neil B. Larson, young
nswsdealer, who runs store at 10 east
Main street, started to cross the bridge
! from the south side on his way home, ne
was delivering his morning papers AND
his eye was attracted towards an object
ON the flats about twenty-five feet from
the bridge Mr.. Larsen did not stop then,
, but decided to continue delivering his
papers, It was little after six O'CLOCK
when he returned. He got off his wheel
and took good look and what ne saw
satisfied him that more of the missing re,
mains were before him. just as he arrived
, at this conclusion Henry r. Reddy OF ~
Holly street CAME upon the bridge and
spoke to MIR. Larsen.
, A boat was secured and the young men
rowed over to the bundle. Sure enough
, 1t was part of the missing trunk,
wrapped up in the rubber cloth and car
riage cover and weighted with stone. In
looking around again the young men
This second bundle was found right be-
meath the bridge, just as though some
person had stood near the rail and dropped
it off. The first bundle lay as though II
had been thrown of with some force.
After the bundles had been taken
ashore word was sent to the police. The
authorities took charge Of the bundles and
Cullinan, who had the rest of the body.
This afternoon the police have been
busy in running down several supposed
clews in the case. None of them turned
out to be worth much. superintendent
Birmingham refuses to talk about the
Iuatter, other than to say that he believes
| it case of malpractice which turned out
fatally.
This afternoon it appeared as though
tine young woman had been identified.
but the police are inclined to think that
It is a mistake.
Mrs. Bacigalupe of Hoboken, N. j., ar
rived here on the early Afternoon train
and went direct to Funeral Director Oul.
Imam parlors and asked about the dead
woman. She was inclined to think the
dead woman was her niece, Amelia
Anstey who left her home to come to this