New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
JACK THE RIPPER CRIME.
CLEW TO THE NURDERER.
DissoLute Woman Horribly Mutt
lated IN James Slip 'HoteI."

crime like the murder of "Old Shake
speare' IN Water-st- in April. 1891 was discov-
ered yesterday afternoon - the Raines law ho-
tel at James Slip and Water-st.. of which James
Kelly is the reputed proprietor. The body of
Sarah Martin mutilated in the same horrible
way as was that of the Shakespeare" woman
was found in room on the second floor of
Kely's hotel" to which she had been taken
by man late on Saturday night. Sarah Mar
tin woman of middle age. had been an inmate
OF more than one den Of vice in Cherry and
Water SITS. The murderer, whose appearance
was that of a Swede Of middle age, walked out
of the hotel" about $50 p. m. yesterday. about
half an hour before the crime was discovered.
When the couple went TO Kelly's place on
Saturday night the man wrote Carl Nelson and
Wife" on the register and ordered some drinks
The room to which the couple went has win
dow opening in Water-st The room is eight
feet long and six feet wide. and contains bed.
a chair and a washstand.
Jennie Stats. the housekeeper of Kellv's
place. went into the room just before 4 o. m
yesterday and found the murdered woman's
body on the bed The body was nearly nude
and the bed was covered with blood There was
a stab wound in the throat at the windpipe and
a deep cash across the breast. The body had
been completely disenboweIled.
The housekeeper called Kelly. who. after
look at the corpse ran to the police station in
Oak-st. and told Captain Lantry The police
quickly invaded the "hoteI' and took all the
regular inmates to the police station for cross
examination, while detectives made careful note
Of all they could discover. Inspectors Schrnitt-
berger and McClusky Assistant District At
torney Garvan and Coroner jackson were called
to assist in the investigation
The peaceful expression on the face of the
murdered woman indicated that she had been
killed when she was asleep or in a drunken
stupor Coroner Jackson, after an examination
Of the body said he believed she had been killed
by being disemboweIled and that the other cuts
had been made by the murderer after she was
dead. The clothing of the woman was OF poor
quality 1t was found neatly wrapped up or
hanging on hooks in the room. together with hec
purse, which contained 81 cents.
In the room were two other bundles In one
was shoe box containing pair Of old shoes.
which apparently had been worn by the rnur-
derer The other bundle was covered on the
wrapper with blood stains evidently finger
marks. II contained two soft striped shirts
They were covered with blood and had evidently
been used by the murderer to wine his hands
4 fold in one of the shirts showed where a knife
had been wiped it, In this bundle was a
rnerIno undershirt brand new. II had blood on
il from contact with the other shirts bur had
not been WON.
CIEw IN SHOE PURCHASE CHECKS.
Under the bed was found neatly wrapped up.
a white rag. covered with blood. The police
could not understand whyt this cloth was so
carefully wrapped up. It mAie package about
two by four inches
on the floor of the room were found two pur-