The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-06
HER REMAINS FOUND.
Body of One Of the Victims OF
Alfred Knapp Recovered.
They Were Taken From the River al
NeW Albany, Ind, and Fully lden-
titled BY Three Men-ship-
ped to Hamilton, o.

f1Oater, denuded of all clothing with
the exception of stockings, was found
in the Ohio river at New Albany, Ind,
at noon Monday. She wore a gold
band ring on the middle finger of the
left hand and pair of gold earrings
in her ears. The body was feet
inches tall and bore evidence of hav.
ing been in the water several weeks.
The description TALES in every re-
spect with that of Hannah Goddard
Knapp, who was murdered in Hamil-
ton last December by her husband.
Hamilton, O., March 3.-"Not gull
ty." This was the plea of Alfred A.
Knapp, self-confessed stranger of
three women and two children, when
arraigned Monday in police court on
the charge of the murder of his third
wife, Hannah Goddard Knapp. Her
murder is the first to which he con-
fessed when arrested six days ago, and
he himself told of disposing of her
body by boxing it up and throwing it
into the Miami river on last December
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New Albany, Ind, March 4.-Trebly
identified by Charles Goddard, her
uncle, Edward King, the brother-in-
law of her husband, and Maj. George
Ruemmerling, chief of police of Ham
ilton, O., the body of Hannah Goddard
Knapp, the third wife and fifth vic
tim of Alfred Knapp, was Tuesday ia,
l. 4,
slightest doubt remained in the minds
of any one concerned as to the iden-
tity of the woman found floating in
the Ohio river opposite here Monday.
three men, in order to make assurance
dOubly sure, and to avoid any posi-
bility of a mistake, came to New AL
bany Monday.
Mr.. King was the first of the trio
to arrive. He visited Shrader Bros
undertaking establishment, where the
body lay, but was unable to recognize
the features of the dead woman, but
was certain the ring and earrings
were those of Hannah Goddard
Maj. Kuemmerling was even more
positive in his Identification than Mr.
King, and at once set about to secur-
ing possession of the body.
DIR. w L. Starr, the coroner. heard
the testimony Of the two men and re-
turned a finding at once that the body
was that of Hannah Goddard Knapp,
and that she came to her death by
strangulation. Shortly before
O'Clock Mr.. Goddard, who had been
delayed in leaving Hamilton, arrived
AS soon as he viewed the corpse he
declared without qualification that il
was that of his niece, Hannah Goddard.
Not only by the jewelry and the mark
on her ankle. but by a scar on the
forehead, and a disfgured finger nail
on her right hand was he convinced
that the body was that of mis- own
niece.
The three men, after short consul
tation, decided that the best thing to
be done was to take the body to Ham
ilton, where it will be buried in the
Goddard lot in the cemetery there.
Hamilton, O., March 4-The body
of Hannah Goddard Knapp arrived
here Tuesday night in charge of Chief
of Police Huemmerling at IL o'clock
from New Albany, Ind, where it was
found. There was a~large crowd of
people at the station to see the body
unlOaded and the more curious fol-
lowed it to Wagner's morgue
Prosecuting Attorney Gard said
Wednesday evening that he had de-
cided not to allow Knapp to see the
body of his last victim. Knapp was
shown the ring and other jewelry
found on the body and identified it as
having belonged to his wife The fu-
neral of Hannah Goddard Knapp was
held Thursday afternoon from Wag-
ner's morgue. Inc services were very
short and simple. The county buried
tho body.
The arrival of the body of Hannah
Knapp, the fifth and last victim of the
murderous fiend, Alfred Knapp, in
Hamilton, stirred up a great deal of
excitement and this excitement was
increased to an intense state when
wife No appeared on the scene An
ma Gamble Knapp came from Indianap-
oils, where she lived for about a
month with Knapp. Wednesday morn
ing she was at once admitted to the
Jail and to her notorious husband.
He called her by all the endearing
terms known and she in mechanical
way responded They declared their
love for each other and vowed eternal
fellowship. Mrs. Knapp No. 5 said:
II don't believe that Alfred is guilty,
regardless of all he says to the con-
trary. These people here are perse-
cutting him. And Mrs. King, his sister,
is the worst one of the bunch. 1 hate
her and wish she was dead. His whole
family are mean and hard to get along
with and this trouble is all their
fault"