New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-16
SAY SHE WAS MURDERED.
HEMPSTEAD CASE VIEW.
Detectives Point to Bodys Position
Search for Poison Traces.

r.. 49,. unknown, Young woman whose body was
found near Greenfield Cemetery. In the vicinity OF
Freeport. Long Island, was muroereo mere no"
seems no reason to doubt. in the opinion OF Justice
Archer r Wallace, acting as coroner county
Ipetective Frlrman thinks the same thlhG' III
Denton who performed the autopsy, evidently De
ueyes a crime has been committed. NlIiah ~
Clemers a crfmlnologist, employed to STUDY the
- o,-r-ossea the unqualified opinion that the
woman had been murdered and moved to the place
where the hcdy was found
Tacts hear out this theory. Some Of the facts
bay, already been made known; some have Just
come 10 Light. They now present sola Ioh1
against the theory OF suicide II is asserted Inc
woman would have been mother Or. DentOh
says. within two days This was made known at
the autopsy. 49,,
Reports 10 the contrary Notwithstanding 'he
ho6v was not leaning back asainst tree, out was
sitting The head was bowed forward and res1eo
against the eft heel it lay on the ground NO
living person could assume such a pose eNcepe
contortonist the detectives say. and he could hot
retain II after death unless by outside aid Inc
theory in connection with this IS that the young
woman after being murdered, may have been
doubled up and placed in a sack, her heoo AIu
feet so being made meet. II required the
strength OF Justice Wallace and 2notheF man 10
unbend the rigid body and straighten It,
]; is now thought shat the woman was carried
TO the spot where the body found. and there
propped no. That done, it is believed AFTER
she had been dead FOR two days at least she was
last alive on Wednesday, April o, ny a COH-
6uctor q the Hempstead-Freeport trolley line
The murder. ;hen took place between April and
2. IL is declared since The physicians agree that
the woman was not alive after the latter data
t-n1listahaby similar the writings Of the two
letters one Of which was found beside the body.
in which ihe writer asks foE forgiveness, ana the
other 81 which contained 500 TO be used by Or.
Denton for expenses in buryins the dead The
wishes IN this latter letter TO be carried out
She VIII be buried to-day in Greenfield Cemetery,
rg1s,f1 hing 10
10 Se saved.
The letter to DR.. Denton follows:
Dear Sir: In the name Of charity and in the name
tives who shun public disgrace, l beg OF you 70
spare the poor woman suicide from psppeT
Slel-bil incosed. Purchase grave and coffin and
put an advertisement in Friday mornings New
York Herald" in Personal column, saving:
Bury her under the name Of Martha LaImbeer
Body viii be claimed IN the future. Please DON'T
The poor woman had often threatened TO Kill
God viii reward YOU for your kindness.
The letter was not signed.
The writing is believed to be that OF aged
German.
Justice Wallace said about the case yesterday;
The decomposition may account am informed
stomach Of poison. Ever so active poison as
carbolic might become neutraltted In the SvldenGes
believe the suicide theory 10 have been completely
disproved by the facts viewed from the present
and back 10 the finding Of the body IN an lnpossI-
be position for any one save contoruonSL 20 "a
sumo, and for any person to remain in unless hsld
while mOrtis riEOT set in.
Dr. Denton will not say so. but the impression
was impossible to avoid that he expects 70 ma
some subtle poison in the stomach.
The latest theory which close questioning OF the
detectives shows they are working on, e that the
woman murdered somewhere in Nassau Coun-
~ not far from the wood in which her body was
discovered last Monday. The crime was committed
by no bunglers, the detectives believe.