The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-14
MURDERED
WOMAN ON
GOLF LINKS

Belmont Mass, July 1.-THE Massa-
chusetts district police and the police OF
Belmont last night devoted several hours
to the investigation of the death Of n
woman whose body was found yesterday
afternoon near the links OF the Arlington
= -Gelf eittby-eIer- Belmont town line.
The throat had been cut. a deep jagged
wound almost severing the head from tho
body. and as soon as the authorities saw
the toy they declared that mdrdcr had
ccn committed N identity o' the vic.
tim lad no, bccn learned up 10 last night.
although large number OF townspeople
have seen the remains. The body was
found behind n stone wall, anl from the
general appearance Of the spot ana the
ground i'm the vicinity IL was Jadgcd tlat
th2 oCdy had been draggtd son,c tirne last
night 10 tho place whe'a II VS. found
The description OF the remains as fur
nished by Medical Examiner William -.
Swan OF Cambridge is follows
Age. between 30 and 10 years: height. 5
feet inches; weight. i3o pounds hair
dark brown, and eyes blue There were no
identifying marks found on the body.
HEAD PRACTICALLY SEVERED.
Medical Examiner Swan held an autop-
s. last night and his conclusion was that
the woman had been murdered. Death. he
found. was due TO multiple cuts and
bruises on the head. face and neck The
skull was fractured In tho front part Of
the head The head itself had been prac-
tically severed from the body by sharp
knife or similar instrument
The authorities after an exhaustive in
vestigation yesterday afternoon and last
hight decided that the murder was com
mitted on uncutivnted land belonging to
the farm OF Walter Frost and within y
feet OF the stone wall under which the
body WAS found Tho wait divides Frost =
property from the golf links.
The crime was discovered AZ 80 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon by a farm hand
ramed Peter Igo. who was walking
through q lane which passes near the Ar
nngton Golf club house and runs over the
hill Igo's attention was first attracted by
n womans hat.
He looked az the hat second or two
and then observed marks along the
ground and among the shruhhery which
indicated that some heavy object had been
dragged for several feet
THROWN OVER WALL.
There were further marks as II q strue-
IDENTIFY attempted 10 get the body of the
~unt"n over n harbed wire fence which
sfirts a small pond
Fa!liLg L. get the body over tho fence
it Is Thought re murderer retrocsd h's
steps. as he evidently dragged the body
back a number Of feet and then took IL
90 q shaded depression alongside OF the
stone wall. about Is feet distant
The body was then thrown over the
wall and into a gully on the property OF
the golf club Here 10 was found hy Igo.
who, as soon as he recovered his COM
posture, notified Green Keeper Gordon or
tho club, and later notified the police.
They IN turn notified the state police.
and Deputy chief George G. Neel OF LINN
assumed charge OF the investigation.
pending tho arrival Of Cen J ~ whitney
OF Medford. the state officer I'm whose
district the crime occurred
The police in their examination 81 the
ground found numerous blood marks.
TWO NAMES ON SLIP.
The pockotbook found was turned over
Co the state police who decided 10 with
hold from the public for a time ths ma ture
Of SIS contents
From the clothing and IN, appearance
81 the hands the authorities decided that
ftIr wrur-r-h-ionged So tte-p-.4Fl.44,e class
Her waist and skirts were made NJ in.
cVpensir~ material Al those ph, -, ~
tho hodv aftsr - IN oval 20 an uuder-
taking estahltfhment IN Arlington failed
20 i6entlfy ~ up - late hour last night
prITirs N" evening Gen Whitnss End