The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-11

this indicates struggle DetWeen the woman
| and the person or persons who murdered her.
| II there was struggle. they believe II was
fierce one and must have been overheard.
| 6 The bruise on the breast. thoy think. was
caused by the pressure OF the murdsrer's knee
| while the victim was held down. The bruise
| on the lower portion OF the trunk. they think.
must have been caused by n blow for 1t 10
| much smaller than the other. The police
| claimed yesterday that they were still at sea so
| far as any solution OF the mystery was con
| csrnod.
| Detective Hamilton OF the West Twentieth
| street station. was on the case from early
morning until late last night. and tho fact that
| he arrested two mon as suspicious persons and
locke ed them up without taking them to court.
led to the belief that they had been taken in in
connection with the murder.
Nothing could be learned about the two
prisoners beyond the fact that they were John
Mentally and William Devine. hcNally was
| arrested at \ O'Clock In the morning and was
kept in u cell in the West Twentieth street
| station house all day. Devins was brought In
| in the afternoon. Capt Sehmittbergsr came
in while Devine was standing in front OF the
ssrgeant's desk with Detective Hamilton.
The detective inn sdiately took tho prisoner
into back room. while the Sergeant and Cap
tain had a WHISPERED conference. The latter
Capt hoClusky asked him to send q detective
up from Police Headquarters at once. Detsc-
tive Herman responded in about twenty mis-
utss. and after a short talk with the Captain
went away.
Capt Schm ttberk sr told q Sun reporter that
lie had come into possession OF Information OF
importance, but as 1t concerned things outside
OF his precinct. he had sent for Central ONCE
detective to work II up.
1T 10 certainly a very peculiar piece OF infor-
ration and may mean everything to us in tho
work OF solving the m ystery." he said. AT the
same time 1t may not pan out at all. But
can't say anything more. as Capt MeClusEy Is
in charge OF this case and | am not at liberty
to talk"
The police are very much e1asperatsd over
the observation-disclosures Of Janitress Billings in
leaving In the ash barrel the fragment of the
body which she found there on Friday. This
fragment. they say. might have borne some
marks which would have assisted them in es-
tablishing the identity OF the murdered wo-
man Their efforts so far to recover the fraE-
ment have been futile.
A score OF Street Cleaning Department men
were put at work on the ash and refuse heaps
at the dumps yesterday. and the piles were gone
over carefully. but no trace OF the fragment.
supposed TO be the right thigh could be found.
Late in the afternoon the police learned that a
portion ottbs refuse taken from West Fifteenth
street had been conveyed to Bayonne. and
word was sent to the police there to have the
refuse searched. Nothing had been heard
from Bayonne up to a late hour last night
The police learned all they wanted to
know about the bundle OF woman's clothing
found in tho rear OF the house at 21o West
Fifteenth street on Monday night during the
search which followed the Information i'm =
parted by Mrs. Billings The letters, j. J. NJ"
and the name. u. ]. Newman" were found on
| the garments. They had belonged to Miss
Josephine J. Newman. a trained nurse. who.
until two weeks ago. had lived with her aunt
Miss Clapp. on the top floor OF the house.
When she moved she gave them to Mrs. Ar
thur Nevns. another tenant. who decided she
didn't want them. and placed them where they
were found.
man. whose name the police refused to
tell. told Capt. schmittbsrGer a story about a
missing woman yesterday. He said he thought
| the woman had been murdered. He was sent
| to Police Headquarters with Detective Hamil-
| ton. whore he told his story to Capt. McClusky.
A detective was sent out to look up the Glue
There was constant stream OF visitors Ia
| tho morgus yesterday. two-thirds OF them
| women and all conf that they could idsn-
| tify the remains.
| This they were not permitted to do and I his
| course will be pursued from now on. as almost
all OF the callers are merely morbidly curious
| persons.
| A bicycle policeman brought man who said
he was John Z. Hunt. dealer in paper at u
| Duane street, to the West Thirtieth street
| station house last night Hunt told Capt Price
| that a man called at his store on Thursday
| afternoon and bought three heavy sheets o.
| manila wrapping paper. 30 by "a inches from
| him.
| The man WAS nervous and refused to take
| several sheets OF tho paper offered because
they were too light or had slight periorationi
! In them. He described tho man az tall. slender
| and clean shaven. He thought the manila
paper around the fragments OF the body might
be that he had sold on Thursday.
| Att ID O'Clock this morning q poorly dressed
man was taken into the West Thirtisth stree
station by a Central Office detective and q de
tective from the West Thirtisth street station
| He was about 20 years old and had a smooth
| face.
This Is one in the mystery" said the dstec
| tive to the Sergeant.
Keep quiet" said the Sergeant. looking a
the reporters in the room.
| Sergeant" said the prisoner. " had moth
ing to do with this case. and want
shut up" said tho detective: Il told 20,
that YOU would have to keep quiet until you
faced McNally in the morning" Thsn turnini
to the Sergeant the detective added: This II
the man whom McNally said furnished tn
trousers in the case
All this time the prisoner was trying to talk
but the officers hustled him into the back room
without stopping to take his pedigree. TIL
man shouted that his name was John Norman
His right hand was tied up in bandage.
o. y. EBERHARD KILLS HIMSELF