The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-16
PqeteE HAVE A NEW CLUE.
WOMAN MISSING SINCE DRY BE-
FORE FIRST FRAGMENT WAS FOUND.

She IL Mrs. Feeloy, and She Went Away
with a Man who Had Hired Her as n
servnnt-Mrs. Carroll Tells of n Mid
night Row and Screams of Murder.
Mrs. Sarah Carroll. 10 years old who keeps
furnished rooming house at $50 West Elgh-
teenth street. went to the police yesterday
with the story OF the disappearance OF
one OF her dodgers. young woman named
Mrs. Kate Foeley. The story seemed to the
police to furnish a most promising explanation
OF the mystery OF the butchered woman. pieces
OF whose body were picked up In the city and
In the North River and bay about ten days ago.
The police went to work on the lines suggested
by Mrs. Carrolls story with great enthusiasm.
There was only one point in her statement
which was inconsistent with the knowledge Of
the case they had already gathered. Accord
ing to Mrs. Carroll. Mrs. Feeley disappeared
on Friday. Oct. o. Mrs. Billings. the janitress
OF the fiat at 22l West Eighteenth street. had
already told the police that she found on the
morning OF Oct q piece of flesh In her ash can
which she believed land the police believed too.
until yesterday. was part Of the murdered
woman's body. The police said last night that
they had for some time thought that Mrs. Bill
lings's story was the product Of an overdevel-
opei imagination that had been worked upon
by the notoriety given to the cut-up-body case
lney uO NOT dtlttnDJ W cApldiu. uoWoNois
how it was that Mrs. Billings was able to pro-
duce in proof OF her story blood stained copies
of the World. Journal and of an Italian paper
OF the same date as those which were found
wrapped around parts OF the body.
Mrs Carroll told the police that Mrs. Feeley
was 35 years old. that she was feet 3 inches
in height. that her hair was rather dark and
prematurely gray. On the day she dis
appeared she wore black waist and
skirt aud took along with her wrapper
the pattern In which consisted OF large
purple flowers. In Mrs. Carroll's opinion Mrs.
Feeley's proportions were the same as
those Of the pieces OF the body that are now at
the Morgue Mrs Feeey has had three chill
dren. two OF whom are dead. One them. boy
IA years old. is being cared for at Father
| Drumgoole's Mission at Lafayette place.
Mrs. Carroll sa i'd that on Oct, Mrs. Feeley
| put an advertisement In the World for situa-
ton as general housekeeper. In this adver-
tisement she requested that answers be
sent to Mrs. Johanna Clif9rd q 10! We oid
friend OF hers. BY strange coincidence, word
came to the police early In their work on the
lived e at ia IVES West Eighteenth street was miss:
INK: The Kelly woman. however. was found
The advertisement was printed in the World
| on Friday morning. Oct y. and ON the same
day Mrs Feeley went to Mrs C9Td to see fed
her that man had called and Mrs. Fssley
decided to wait to see II he would return,
street near Seventh avenue. She, went away
Mrs Carroll furthermore told the police that
she sleeps on lounge in the back room OF her
that is very close to Seventeenth street. In
fact. she declared that she could hear much
IF the odna i Of 6 fran on
street. At o'clock on Saturday morning.
could s y IN
in fiat fronting on Seventeenth street
81. said ss *. hesld fboMs sG sra sss
ma" voice. ISe' o sH1pf "a three
p s6s heard SD' another ser woman "S am
for Gods f nse don't sb kin tbo nsf
that 'i it was merely drunk en- feht ana raid no
more attention to it until she noticed that Mrs
% nns Sh to F a
N NsXt she Ismom bsred that the nrst portion
| OF the body had been found about Tour hours
street, She. also, remembered that the
eleven hours later. When Mrs. FeelOS
failed to show ~ by yesterday Mr. i6 Caro-.
that had been mHrderea and 50 tola the police
She is firm In the belief that the iight shr heard
prsenS and he and his
| Clifford's house is in Capt. Prices
precinct, and he and his detectives were
| equally prompt In getting to work. Then a
| DOZEN Central Office detectives appeared on
the scene and that portion Of the neighborhood
was pretty thoroughly ,canvassed
| The police have a description OF the man
with whom Mrs Feeley went away but they
| refused to give it to reporters last night.
| Mrs clifford was equally reticent under orders
from the police Al that is known OF the man
is that he was middle aged. The police also
| began reading them through last night in
search OF clues. They have key TO trunk Of
| hers that ia in storage warehouse and this
| viii be examined TO-DAY
| The Iact that Myra Welby. 80 years formerly
| old aIservant IN fiat at 273 West Hath street,
has disappe ,red. was reported T. the pol Ice yes
terday; The girl has been coneItwo weeks She
| left without warning. and Ind spoken OF q
| quarrel with her sweetheart before she left.