Evening journal., 1904-10-27
BODY OF DEAD GIRL
TAKEN TO HER
HOME THIS MORN
ING-THE FU-
NERAL SERVICES
ON SATURDAY
WAITING FOR HER
BROTHER NOW IN
ST. LOUIS TO AR
RIVE II O NJ Il .
WOMEN FIRST TO
IDENTIFY BODY

The funeral of Miss Mabel Woodward
who was found dead at Riverside Park
on Tuesday afternoon, will probably
not take place until Saturday. Her
brother Leslie Woodward. who is at
st. Louis. is expected home on that
day and the funeral will be delayed un-
til his arrival.
The remains of the unfortunate
young woman were shipped by Deputy
Coroner J. r. Kilmer to Hockessin this
morning Undertaken Alexander Guth-
rie of that place will take charge Of
the body upon its arrival and remove it
TO the home of the parents of the dead
woman.
County Physician ]. w. Bastian and
II. w. Briggs performed an autopsy
yesterday afternoon, but I'D not ex-
anime the stomach, which was sent to
the state Laboratory at Newark for
chemical examination to find out if
poison was taken, as is believed.
If poison was taken, it was probably
laudanum. as there are no marks Of
any burnings from acid upon the lips,
nor were her features distorted.
Probable Cause of Death.
The deceased at one time suffered
with an attack of melancholia and it
IS believed that this sickness returned
and while in that condition she took
Z her life. Her relatives can assign no
other cause. They say she was not
involved in any love affair
clear the fact that there had been no
The handwriting on the note found
tucked in the corsage of the young
woman was identified yesterday after
noon by Joseph Woodward, a brother
of the deceased. He later comrf, ted
the identification and was almost over
come when his gaze fell upon the body
lying in the morgue.
He said that his sister had left home
on Monday to come to this city. He
went to the electric railway that even
ing to meet her. but when she did not
return he gave the matter little con-
sideration. thinking that perhaps she
had gone to visit relatives in this city
or New Castle.
Aged Father Receives News Calmly,
Because Frederick X. Woodward, the
father of the dead woman is a suf-
ferer from heart disease it was feared
that the news of his daughters un-
timely death. II broken to him would
result fatally. The startling news
remained calm.
No Poison in Vial Found.
It is generally believed that when an
examination is made of the stomach
at the state Laboratory, traces of poi
son will be found, for the autopsy made
clear the afct that there had been NJ
foul play, the brain and other organs
being in normal condition. One
took poison with the intention of hurl.
ing herself into the Delaware Rivei
from the end of the slip or pier, bu
was prevented by the quick action o
the drug. A careful search has beer
made for the vial, but it is held tina
If poison were taken the vial nigh
have been cast into the river.
The dead woman is a graduate o
the Friends School and it is said tha
about the time she was graduated shl
was i'll for a period of more than ;
year. At this time it was feared tina
her mind had become affected, but sh'
became better. Two years ago ther
was a recurrence of the trouble whel
she was very despondent. Since tha
time she had been cheerful but it Il
supposed that she felt the trouble com
ing on again and decided to end he
life.
Yesterday a statement was made b,
an attache of the coroners Office 4
the effect that the young woman ha
been a mother. The autopsy made b.
Drs. Bastian and Briggs disprove
this Everything found J Y the doctor
disproved that. Her condition Shove
that there was absolutely no basis 70
the story as she was a maideg.