The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-21

body was found In Yellow Mil pond
week ago.
When shown the photograph OF the
dead girl Fankeuren studied IL carefuily
for nearly half an hour. and then told
the morgue keeper that while there re-
NAMED hardly doubt in his MIND OUT
that he knew the original. he would Ike
to make sure by viewing the head itsel.
His request was granted and he SAID al
once:
1T Is the young woman thought; do
not know her name and have not seen her
for a year. but | am certain or my i0en-
tihcation. During the summer or TWO
years ago, while living III DoarulhS-
house in New Haven. this young woman
became an occupant OF one OF ti-e rooms.
/ saw her often and reinembereh hef.
She was OF medium height slender htd
reddish brown hair, and had. ] think.
dark gray or dark brown eyes. i have
forgotten her name. She still lived In the
New Haven house when | moved away.
but saw her again last summer in West
Minister street. Providence, X. ]. / eX-
pect TO go to New Haven tomorrow. and
will then learn her name. and. II possible.
her last address
Mr. Vankeuren said that when he called
at the morgue he had not expected 10
find that the dead person was any one he
he had felt obliged IN spite OF possible
notoriety to tell what he knew in the in
ferests of justice. He went from the
morgue TO police headquarters and made
a fun statement 10 Captain Arnold. Mr.
Vankcuren is a man under middle age Is
a travelling salesman for a tobacco house.
and has the appearance Of a keen bust
ness man.
So far as This city IS concerned. the
Yellow mill pond mystery has resolved
itself into "A rapid series Of wild and base
less clews. No seems as III nearly every
inhabitant OF the city saw or heard some
thing mysterious in the hours az the dead
Of night a week ago, when the severed
portions Of the woman's body are sup
posed 10 have been cast into the water
and the telling Of these weird fancies
have sent the police on endless and prof.
itless chases. Rumor after rumor has
been run down as soon as heard. yet not
one has proven Of the least aid 10 the
authorities.
All but tho head OF the dismombered
woman's body Is now I'm the grave. The
body arrived from Mlddleboro' early this
morning, and lay in the express ofiice AT
the railroad station until O. clock. Then
the express company sent 1t 10 the
morgue Ii was I'm the zinc-lined hermeu-
caly sealed coffin in which IL had been
placed when believed % De Marion trace
Perkins. Coroner DOten decided TO pre-
serve the head so 1t could be Viewed for
Identification. and TO bury the remainder
OF the body The coffin was then opened
and the head taken out after which the
coffin was closed again and the remainder
of the body driven 10 the Door farm.
where at O'Clock it was placed in its
grave.
In an earthen jar. containing two and
quarter gallons OF alcohol. the head was
placed and held by a wooden frame IN
such a way that the face was uppermost.
A glass cover was fitted TO the jar which
was sealed with plaster OF paris. The
face can now be preserved an indefinite
time, but nobody will be permitted to see
II unless they can prove a reason FOR Il.
Policeman Peter Hill this afternoon up
set the Identification made last night by
Mr.. Bibbins who thought the woman had
spent a night at the institution Of which
his wife is matron. while on her way
from a New York convent to her home In
Norwalk. Policeman Hall saw the face
at the morgue to-day and was positive IT
was not that OF the stranger whom he
had taken 10 the home for a nights
shelter Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Bibbins
called at the mOrgue.