The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-15
THEIR BODIES IN The HUDSON.
THE FiTE or. THE MISSING
POI HkEEPSIE COtPLE.
The Horse ami wagon In which Jawcs
Waters and Kitty Mclaughlin Drove
Ava! on Oct. 20. Found In the River
Near Hyde Park-BOdies Not Found.

Near Hyde Park-BOdies Not Found.
PouGHKEEPsIE, Nov. 1.-THE relatives
and friends Of James Waters and his sweet
heart, Miss Kitty Mclaughlin, have come
To the sad conclusion that their bodies are
resting on the bottom of the Hudson River
near Hyde Park The party organized
this morning TO graphic for the bodies of
the young couple brought to the surface.
shortly after / o'clock to-day. the horse and
wagon they took when hey drove away
on the afternoon Of Sunday, Oct. 20. the
horse was covered with mud. The harness
was not broken, except the girths, which
had parted with the swelling of the animals
body. DR.. c. p. Scarborough. the owner of
the rig, was present when the wagon was
brought to the surface.
II was decided by Chief of Police Met abe,
when il was discovered, hat Miss McLaugh-
lin had left a large sum of money in her
dress suit case AZ her boarding house, that
something had happened to hsr. or she
would have sent to Mrs. kessler, her land
lady, and asked her TO forward it to her.
Up to that time 1t was thought that the
couple had planned TO elope and had left
the valuable trotter and runabout hired
from DR.. Scarborough with some person
who had been tempted TO dispose Of it.
Yesterday Chief Nc Cahe Went TO New York
and ascerta aimed that +. g. Gilmore, street
car conductor, who said that he had seen
Waters and Miss Mclaughlin in New York
on election day. was mist aiken. On the
same day DR.. Scarborough identified AZ his
property the blanket found in the river
near shore, about mile north of Hyde
| Park, by towerman Joseph Terpenning
several days after the disappearance of he
young couple. This made ii plain that in
the river was the solution of the mystery.
| At q O'Clock this moring Chief Of Police
| McCahe, with Sergt. Shcedy, Roundsman
| Leroy and Dick" Wood. Il profession al ia
river work of his character. vert 10 Hyde
Park. and with lines and grapples began
| the search for the bodies. The morning
passed without result. There was a strong
tide running and the work was very ex-
| hausting
After dinner the men started in with re-
| newed determination and the very first
| cast brought up halter The grapple was
| thrown out several times and came up COW
cred with red paint Finally il struck and
| held and with a strong pull the wagon was
| brought to the surface. II was pulled up
| from a point fifty feet out in the river and
| sevent y-five feet north Of the freight house
on the Hyde Park dock. The whip was
| still in the socket.
The graphing party was Disappointed
| that the bodies did not come mp with
must be caught on a sunken Spite or held
bv brush Inquiry was made for dyna-
mite and Supt Wells Of Fred W. Wander
bits place offered to supply it. Half a
dozen sticks were discharged without
apparent result, but it il expected that
the bodies will come up during the night.
The scarchers returned 10 Poughkeepse at
dark
Tomorrow the shores near HYDE Park
| and the fate near Esopn, island will be
searched with the hope that the bodies
will be found
Waters was about rs years Of age. He
was a member of several clubs and an
officer of tine PhpniX Hose Company.
| the crack volunteer hose company Of the
city. Miss Mclaughlin was 81, of petite
| figure and vvacious in manner. She
dressed stylishly. When she was last seen
she wore a black skirt, white waist light
colored automobile coat and picture hat,
and several who noticed her driving up
the HYDE Park road with waters remarked
what handsome couple they made. Waters
was the youngest Of several brothers who
| are prominent in the business world here
and he was idolized by his aged mother,
who j. Frustrated by the recent develop
ment-. and her life l. despaired Of
Miss Mclaughlin nIi planned To- g. 10
| Chicago to make her home with relatives
! there, and on the day she was last soon.
! Waters, who had been paving attention
! To her, walked down to her boarding house
! and asked her to 60 ont riding Il will
| give YOU n treat before yol leave, he said
| Miss Mclaughlin laughingy accepted the
/ invitation Waters went to McCurdy'-
| livery stable All Of the livarymar's
teams we're ont, tu' Dr.. Scarborough offered
| TO lot him have his PAGER.
II was then 3 p. NJ and Waters promised
| TO return at p. NJ He drove to Mis-
| McIaughlm's house and the two started
mp the Hyde Park road. They went 'o
! StaatshurCh. twelve miles north of here,
AID returned five mics 10 Francis RUSSELL
| roadhouse al Union corners, where they
remained until 40 =. NJ.
Then they started "A in the direc, ion
| of HYDE Park; One of the rubber tires
on the wheels came of and was found
in the road the next day.
AS far a. can he { : crtained nobody saw
them after they left the road house. |, is
| believed that Waters drove west through
Hyde Park village and took the road TO The
river. intending to stop a. Frank Longs
| hotel npar he railroad station. II j. con
iecturni that something startled the horse
AVID that Waters was unable to swcrvo him
~ the junction of Nv" roads, one of which
loads to LO"g's, aad that he continued
down The straight road through the Wander
hill place. over TIA" railroad crossing ard
| under the freight house shed into the river
Tn" distance from the railroad crossing
20 the edge Of tho dock Is not over fifty foot
Thu dock i unprotected 10y a string piece
and IN" gates ~ the railroad crossing we're
open. The locality il lonely and not fro
ullcltad after dark. Probably 'rhCn the
horse plunged into IN" river H,s- Mclaiich-
lin throw her anus around Waters ard the
two died together Tho GcvolOpm"Nl~ Of
tomorrow arc apNiouslv avail ed hero.