New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-18
MURDERED GIRL KNOW N.
ARREST EXPECTED SOON.
Body FOND Near Pelham Road
Tint of Lace Trimmer.

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Although living within few hundred yards
OF the place where she was murdered 1t was
rot until yesterday that the body of the young
woman which was found in Pelham ROAD near
! Edison-ave Saturday, was identified as that OF
Miss Augusta Pfeiffer twenty-five years Old or
Pelham Road near the Eastern Boulevard
About $50 o'clock last evening Coroner
O'Gorman and Captain Burfeind, with several
detectives left the Westchester station IN
patrol wagon. surrounding their movements
with great secrecy.
On their return, some time later they brought
five boys. one man and a woman. whose names
they refuse to reveal The captain stated that
these were the most important witnesses OBJ
tained in the case, but that the man whom they
suspected Of the murder and whom they ex-
pected to apprehend last night had left town
The police expect to capture him to-day
At ITO o'clock this CMonday) morning Coroner
O'Gorman issued the following statement: L
have issued a warrant for the arrest of Joseph
Girard, a driver. of Eastern Boulevard, on a
charge of homicide We have traced the move
ments of the man up to the time of the murder
and to within 200 feet of the place. We have
also traced the movements of the girl UP to $50
o'clock on Wednesday night. when she boarded
a Throg's Neck car. The two undoubtedly met
The mans clothing has been found in the home
of Mrs. Julia B. Mcmahon. of Pelham Road
near Eastern Boulevard, and consists of overalls
and Jumper These are smeared with blood.
The last seen of Girard was when he left home
on Thursday morning at o'clock"
Edward Harmed, a hack driver. and the Nc
Mahon woman were the couple arrested last
night and have been committed to the House
of Detention. Captain Burfend is on the trail
of Girard. and says that he will have him within
twelve hours.
The Identification came about through Frances
Breiner the twelve-year-old daughter OF Mrs.
Louise Breiner, of No. 844 East 136th-st.. who
read the account of the tragedy in the Sunday
papers After talking over the description given
in the papers with her parents Frances went
to the home of Hugo Falkenstein jeweer at
No. S37 East 139th-st., who was a friend of the
Pfeffer girl, and called his attention to the de-
scription.
Falkenstein so impressed that he hunted
UP Coroner O'Gorman. and in his company paid
a visit to the Fordhasn Morgue where he iden-
titled the body at once Both the coroner and
Captain Burfend, of the Westminster station.
were rather skeptical over the Identification. as
The Bronx detective force had secured the
neighborhood. and no one answering to the de-
scription of the murdered girl was found to be
missing
Further Investigation however, proved that
the identification was correct II is peculiar
that on Saturday night Detectives Dillon. Rap
pold and Wind held a consultation concerning
the case in the road directly in front of the
Pfeiffer house, while members of the family
stood by and listened.
Augusta lived with her stepfather who was
also her uncle. her mothers first husband hav-
ing been Pfeiffer's brother. Her mothers
younger brother, Emil and by stepsister
were the other members of the family who
lived at home. Two other sisters live away from
home, does older brother Paul. who is
employed as a driver for bakery in Man
haitian, and VINO lives at No 1903 3d-ave.
Augusta employed a lace trimmer at
131th-st. and Wlow-ave. In the winter she
had been in the Ia bit of boarding with the
Breiner family, to be nearer her work. This
year she left home earlier. on account of a
trivial quarrel with her mother, three weeks
ago.
Two weeks ago the girl returned to her home
to take away some of her clothing, but not being
able to take it all at that time, she made ap
pointment with her brother Paul to meet him,
and return, last Wednesday night, for the re
mainder. Her brother waited for her at the
place appointed, which the house until
o'clock, but, as she failed to appear. he de-
eided that she had been detained and returned
his home.
Augusta left the Breiners about o'clock on
Wednesday night, carrying a small dress suit
case III which she intended 10 pIace her cloth
ing. That the last time she was seen alive
by any one who knew her The walk from the
car to her home on the Pelham Road is lonely
one, and it undoubtedly while on this road
that she was attacked.
The autopsy showed that when found the
young woman had not been dead over twelve
hours. She must then have died about l o'clock
Saturday morning. If this the case, she
must have lain unconscious in the thicket where
her body was found since Wednesday evening.
Even had she regained consciousness in that
time she was too badly injured and too weak to
summon assistance.
With the Identification of the body by Falken-
stein and the subsequent veriffcation by others
who were called, the girls immediate fam
hacs,
and Captain Burfend for examination. Mrs.
Pfet.vac was overcome by sorrow and remo1se.
and tainted when she was appraised of her
daughters death. She accused herself OF being
the cause of her daughter leaving horna ana
thus indirectly of the murder Beyond the facts
already stated nothing further was learned re-
garding the girl movements before the crime.
After listening to the statements of members
of the family. Captain Buriend and Detective
Sergeant Price, of the Bronx Detective Bureau,
came to the conclusion that the crime was the
work Of some member of rough element which
frequents that neighborhood. With this as a
basis, the detective force sent out to round
up all suspicious characters. Before 8 o'clock
last night the police had half dozen young
in their clutches. and all of these were sub
jected to the sweating process.
AS a result OF his questioning and investiga-
tion Captain Burfiend announced confidently
that he would have the perpetrator Of the deed
under arrest before midnight.
NEGROES FORM POLITICAL SOCIETY.