The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-13
POLICE AT A STANDSTILL.
NO MORE FRAGMENTS OF THE RUTCH-
Erred WOMAN FOUND.

Chief DeVery Ia Keeping Up the House to
| House Canvass for Missing Persons-TwU
| Bundles Found In the East River Turn
| Out to Have n o Connection with tho Case.
The police OF this city are apparently as far
away from a solution OF the mystery OF the
murder Of the woman. fragments Of whose
body have been picked up in this city recently.
as when they began their investigations. As
Tar as could be learned yesterday. there wasn't
DEVELOPMENT tending to clear up the matter.
There were two visitors at the Morgue during
the afternoon, who were sent there by Capt.
McClusky to see the remains in the hope that
they might be able to identify them. One OF
the men was looking for his sister. who disap-
peared six months ago
The absence Of a scar on ono OF the fragm ents
satisfied him that it was not part OF the body
oil his sister The other man gave one look Mt
the fragments and then went out. He said
that 1t wasn't the person he was looking for
capt. MoClusky had instructed the men not
to give their names out at the Morgue. not even
to the detectives on duty there. 80 nothing
could be learned about them. When seen later
in the day Capt McClusky said:
The case stands Just where it was yester day
The fragments are not familiar to any one who
has seen them. and. anyway an Identification
based on sight OF these remains would be OF
almost all Of the reported missing persons and
Will welcome news u any others. We want all
the material to work on that we can get. / will
not say that We are all at sea In the matter. be-
cause we are working hard to get lead. but
will confess that we are no nearer finding out
who the dead woman was. or how she came to
her death. than We were when We found that
hrat fragment"
Despite the futilty Of all OF their efforts up
to date. the police are still keeping up their
fnr rnIna nil
Chlef Devery 10 determ ned to cover the entire
Guy before ne gets through. He says that
something 10 bound to come OF a complete can
vass. II the crime was committed in this city
and the slightest clue he says. will amply re-
pay the department for the work 1t has put in
on the case, The search through coal yards
and West Side ceara was con thu ed est rday.
the theory Of the police being that the crime
was committed in coal yard or cellar. be-
ilet based on the presence VI coal dust on each
fragment found
River at the foot Of Dover steeet. the other In
the water at Astoria. were taken to the MorRue
Yesterday. but proved to have no conn ection
of bloody clothing found Mt Homes y. j.,
on Wednesday has also been shown to have no
connln1ection with the case
Willie am Robbins OF Elizabeth. N j.. father Of
Mrs. Gertrude Billings who lie missing has in :
form ed the police that while he 10 ignorant OF
ms daughter present whereabouts. he 10 sure
she is not the dead woman. He says that when
he last saw her on Sept II. she told him she
was going to leave her husband forever. He
believes she Is alive and well. but that she will
remain in hiding for some time
Mrs, Edith Raub OF 631 East 18th street. re-
ported to Cant Schmitt berger last night that
her sister. Ste la Lobb. had been missing from
VA Fast 18th street since Aug. s.. She said
the girl was ~ years old. fair. and OF such a
figure as the butchersd woman. She said her
SISTER was Keeping company with Joseph d..
At the latter address IL was said yesterday that
Hennessy had gone to Europe.