The Washington times., 1905-09-17
ANOTHER MURDER
MYSTERY IN GOTHAM
Woman Found Dead Near
Pelham Park.
DRAGGED THROUGH BRUSH
Authorities Have Not Yet Identified
Victim, Who Was Young and
Pretty.
DRAGGED THROUGH BRUSH

: NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE body Of
young woman, who it is thought may
have been murdered. was discovered late
this afternoon near Pelham avenue. a
quarter of a mile south of Pelham Park.
and about fifty feet from a big tree
known as 1.-The Haunted Oak"
The body lay partly under small
shed.
Captain Burfeind. who Is in charge OF
the case. believes that the woman was
killed and the body brought to the place
In an express wagon. He has his de-
tectives at work on the case
Coroner Berry has ordered an autopsy
with a view to ascertaining the cause
of death The body has been taken to
the Fordham morgue-
Late tonight the coroners Office stated
| that, as a result of an autopsy, IL had
been learned that the mysterious young
woman had not only been murdered but
| that she had been outraged.
The remains were found by Mrs. A.
/ II Black, of 1S6 East Seventy-sixth
street, who had been visiting friends
/ IN the vicinity. AS she passed along
| the road on her way home and neared
! the shed under which the body lay, she
was attracted by the red ribbon on a
yellow straw hat lying on the grass
She went over to the spot and was
Mortified TO find the woman lying there.
| with her clothing disheveled and torn
Told Policeman Her Story.
Mrs Black did not wait to make fur
ther examination. She ran screaming
along until she met bicycle policeman
and told him her story He Immediately
notified Chief Buried.
1t developed that the girl was beauti
ful, and was about five feet tall. hei
hair light brown, and her eyes were
open.
She was dressed IN black jacket
white shirt waist. brown skirt, cream
colored underskirt, white underwear
black stockings. with white feet. ant
patent-leather oxford ties
Body Had Been Dragged.
One OF her shoes was found abou
twelve feet from the body. The whit,
sole Of the uncovered foot was soileC
by mud showing the body had beer
dragged for some distance before being
abandoned BY the murderers-
Near the body was found new sui
case. unmarked and empty. There were
no marks upon the clothing to estab
lIsh the identity OF the young woman
The police are entirely at as L
her identity.
The physicians, after thorough ex
lamiaation of the body. said the young
, woman had been dead about twelve
hours.
The wounds on the body We're de
clared. after examination. 10 be no
sufficiently serious In themselves e
have caused death
There was deep cash near the nos'
on the left 81 lie OF the face. Two teeti
were missing. Her limbs are scratched
= and bruised.
I The police say these abrasions wer
= caused after death by dragging tn
body through the bushes.
The oxford ties worn by the woman
were new and bore the mark of Blini
8 Brothers, 122d street land Third avenue
: The clothing was Il good material
Though torn and soiled IL appeared L
: be comparatively new.
0 Puzzled by Suit Case.
? In the hat. found near the body. ant
e evidently removed from her head by tn
| person who carried 1t TO the shed. wer
found two hat pins. One was topped b
a large rhinestone. while the other wa
ornamented with sea shell.
The suit case found near the bod
!. puzzles the police. who cannot imagin
the reason for its presence.