New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-19
SLAIN WOMAN IN CANAL
Continued from first pnge-

| be learned what kind of a weight was given TO
Schuman.
The Identification of the woman made by
Joseph Pulitzer. the woman's husband. They
lived in furnished in "a boarding house
kept by Mrs Emma Fleming, and had been mar
ried five years. Last night Mrs. Fleming said
that Mr.. and Mrs. Pulitzer had engaged their
room about eight weeks ago. She said she had
seen the woman but a few times. and would not
know her if she saw her again. on Wednesday
afternoon Pulitzer went to Police Headquarters
and TO the Bureau OF Information. There he
made inquiry concerning his wife but did not
ask. the police say, that a general alarm be sent
out for her. After his visit to headquarters
Pulitzer went back TO his boarding house There
Mrs. Fleming gave him a copy of an evening
paper. He read the story of the finding of the
body and left the house without waiting for
his dinner or making any comment
About 10 so O'Clock last night Chief of Police
Murphy Of Jersey City notified detective head
quarters here that the body had been identified
hv Pulitzer as that of his wife. Chief Murphy
asked that the local police cooperate with the
police of Jersey City. the case looked very
suspicious, Captain Titus detailed Detectives
Barnett Becker. Carey and Oppenheimer on the
case. Becker sent to Jersey City, while
Carey and Barnett went once to the Forty
sixth-st. house. They questioned some of the
hOarderS and Mrs Fleming Shortly before MD
night Carey and Barnett went through the room
of the Pulitzers and made a thorough search Of
it, They did not tell the result Of their search.
Pulitzer il was learned. had once been
tailor but had not been in any business for five
wears In A statement made to Chief Murphy
al Jersey City last night Pulitzer, who was &C
companied by Mrs Waterman. Of No. LAG West
Forty sixth-st. by Miss Rhodes and by young
man named Shields. son OF Mrs Fleming, told
a story Of his wifes career previous to the time
he met her He was convinced that she was
murdered in New-York. He was held wit
ness pending an examination, was young
Shields The women said they knew nothing
about the case. Mrs Fleming said that on
Tuesday night Pulitzer had attended the pri-
mares in the XXVIIth Assembly District.
where he was a worker He returned home
about II o'clock, complained that he did not feel
we'll and left the house TO get 4 cup Of cocoa.
Shortly afterward Pulitzer went and got him
some fruit She did not return, and has not
been seen since by her husband.
Pulitzer on Tuesday night took no steps. ap-
parently. to locate his missing wife In the
morning he Informed the police at the West
Forty-seventh-st station Of his wife's disap-
pearance and then telephoned his wtfes rela-
tives at Perth Amboy. Before she was married
her name was Annie Nelson. and she was the
daughter Of Erasmus Nelson. Of that city They
had heard nothing Of the woman.
About ! o'clock this morning Detective Bar
nett returned Police Headquarters. He said =
that he and Carey had searched the Pulitzer
rooms but declared that the search had brought
to light nothing that would tend To throw light
on the murder mystery.