Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-27
Being Made in Winthrop,
Mass, Murder Mystery.
Small Clues Which May Lead
To Big Developments.
Missing Doctor Not 50 Prominent Factor,
His Wife Being Located.

Boston, Sept. 2f.-I-ittle developed as
result Of todays investigation into
the Winthrop dress suit case mystery
which gave the police much encourage
nrnt Of :; speedy solution Of the baf-
fling tragedy. Late today. however
fresh information was CLEANED which
tends 10 strengthen tho belief that al
the members Of the body of the I'M
known woman were thrown into the
waters of winthrop bay, probably
within Il mile and a half from the place
If tho finding Of the dress suit case
containing the toHSO.
a resident If Winthrop Highlands
Mrs. Elizabeth Greene, has told the po-
ice of having seen TWO or three OBJ
1ccts in the WItcr about three hours
prior 10 the finding Of the dress suit
case and about a mile west of the spot.
Shc is quite positive in the belief that
the objects she saw were two dress SUIT
eases ana a wOman'S hat.
The latest information comedies with
the theory of the police that the head.
arms ana legs Of the woman We're
placed in another dress suit ease ANA
cast into the Water not far from the
place where the case containing the
trunk was THROWN
The police also consider of the great
1St Importance the finding Of 4 blonde
hair among the clothes taken from the
bundle found on the Winthrop shore
Yesterday. 1t corresponds to the Dlondt
hair found in the dress suit case and is
said 10 resi- mblr that of the dead
woman. Important also is the presence
of piece Of surgeons SauZe in this
bundle, as Il piece was found on the
torso of the victim.
The surgeons gauze is likely to play
prominent part in the police lnV'stl-
CATION particularly as Miss Annie r..
Uarnett, clerk. employed by Mrs. re
beCca .. Durham. admits having Soio
surgeons gauZc To Il blonde woman
some two weeks ago. The paper III
which tie bundle of clothes found at
Winthrop WAS wrapped, cam" from
Mrs. Burnham's stores 1T 2 Dalton
street. in the Back Bay district. All
thaen bit.; of evidence lead the police to
II, li,.1t that the bundle and the dress
emit east. have close relationship iii the
crime ANA thcy are now endeavor1n@ I"
Iu,.,t,. tn. blonde who purchased the
surgeons gauze.
som" satisfactory progress has been
,,od,, ~ tracing the Dirt IS suit case ana
,b,. t,,Iicp are of the opinion that the
I,.t ,y-npr will soon he known TO them
To-day. they learned that the dress
suit c;la. had been purchased from a
,awnirokcr about six months ago Al
,h.tgh the dress suit case appeared 10
have been positively identified by Two
witnesses Yesterday. rs the propcrt!
al q, Hhvsician known 10 the police, th''
authorities seen Ia b. dissatisfied with
t;,is identification. as they ar" prose-
,.rtiu:, the search for the last owner.
TN. missing physician. whose VII"
,i1d also disnpnt ared. does not liEui''
"a urumiul.ntIy in til" case. today. aS
IN. polic,. claim to have located his
wife. who. for time. they were IN
..iinri Ia b"licvr. might have beer IN
.irtim Of III" crime.
Al ogy divers hay" been al work
.p:rrching Tia, waters near the place
,ynrr.. the suit ease WAS found IN the
Eu,.. If discovering some trace Of the
.ru.r members Of tn" body. Thus far
THEN Efforts have not been :'u"c"SSiui.
this line of effort will he continued
rutiI tn. entire portion Of the harb"r
las been explored.
Several other pie, rsi of cloth We're
found. today. 1T Cottage Park. within
10 feet Of the place where tn" bundle
~ ,lotning wus found. yesterday. II
is SURPASSED this cloth had originally
been lart 81 the bundle.