The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19

POLICE ARE
VERY ACTIVE
Looking Into Yellow Mill
Pond Mystery.
HAVE BECOME SECRETIvE
No InformasioH Was Given Out at
Lri geport Today.
HAVE BECOME sECRETIvE
NEW HAVEN is NOW THE CENTRE

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 19.-The fore
noon developments I'm the Yellow Mill
pond murder mystery were OF the most
meagre character. jurging from the at
titude of the various detectives and po-
lice officials who established this morn
ing a system of cautious secretiveness.
which instantly became prohibitive in
the matter OF information from these
official sources.
The sensational phases of the mys-
terry which have found their way TO
have rendered the situation altogether
chaotic, and official" statements, re-
markable for their paucity, render logi-
cal the conclusion that the mystery has
taken on an aspect which promises
poorly for its solution now. or at any
time.
The remains of the victim, now
frightfully distorted from the effects of
much exposure and the embalming
fluid, are still above ground, and this
morning the plans for an early inter
ment at the poor farm. Notwithstanding
the burial process, were held up by or
der of Medical Examiner Downe, who
has not yet reached n decision as TO the
wisdom of permitting the burial of the
head with the other dismembered por-
tions of the corpse. Today witnesses a
police activity which may be said to
be increased over that heretofore exer-
cised
Detectives Arnold and Cronan disap-
peared unusually. and their where
abouts are rigidly concealed. Much ex-
citement was caused during the morn
ing hours by the departure from his
uniform custom of Superintendent of
Police birmingham in leaving his Of
flee for quarters unknown. Those in
charge at police headquarters negative
ly admitted the Importance of the su-
perintendents absence. However, the
only tangible piece Of Information thus
far obtainable today causes New Haven
to once more loom up as a highly i'm
portant centre of activity in connection
with the tragedy. 1t has been discov-
cred that excessive. communication
has been had within the past few hours
between the Bridgeport authorities and
Detective Capt. Cowles Of New Haven.
Word comes from that city that de-
tective. activity is marked today. and
the meagre developments of the morn
ing all point to the probability that
serious work is being done on some
clue which may have been discovered
and which makes New Haven an in
teresting field just now.
THE SEARCH AT NEW HAVEN.
New Haven. Conn. Sept 19.-The de-
tectives of the New Haven police de-
partment are busy today in a search
for young woman who has been miss
ing for some time, and who may have
been the victim Of the notorious Bridge
port tragedy. To reporter of the As
ISOLATED Press this afternoon. Capt.
Cowles of the detective force said:
1T Is true that we are looking up a
New Haven girl as a possible victim OF
the yellow Mil Pond mystery. This
girl, whose name / cannot disclose just
now. has been missing between two and
three months. She was the daughter
of New Haven parents and we are told
that she was in trouble at the time OF
her disappearance. She was about 21
years of age.
I'VE hope to settle the question to,
day. and II may turn out that the girl
TO whom I refer may have been the vic
tim of the Bridgeport tragedy, but
probably not.