The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-31
Waikiki MYSTERY SOLVED.
MURDERED WOMAN IDENTIFIED
BY HER BROTHER.

She was Mrs. Vim. FADE OF walden, Who
Separated From Her Husband on Jan.
B-Husband Says He Is Almost
Certain the Body IL That OF His wife.
GARDINER, N. Y, March So.-Develop-
ments to-day prove almost certainly that the
body Of the woman found floating In the
Waikiki River near this place on Sunday
last Is that Of Mrs. William FADE Of Wal
den, Orange county, a village four miles
above the spot whore the body was found
Mrs. FADE had separated from her husband
and had been living with her aged mother,
Ms. Jane Stuart, near Walden. The daugh-
ter. whose maiden name was Mamie Stuart,
left her home several weeks ago, leaving all
her clothing behind, and had not been seen
nor heard from since.
William Stuart, a brother Of the missing
woman, and George Buckner Of Walden
viewed the body this afternoon and said
they were sur il was that Of Mamie Stuart.
wife Of William Fade. Buckner is a farmer
who had known the girl from childhood.
Il am certain It is my sister, from her
features, teeth and nails, which recognized,
and from her build and height, said the
brother.
The husband OF Mrs. Fade viewed the
body last night an d said be was almost
certain it was that Of his wife.
FADE married the girl on Nov. S, 1904.
They separated on Jan. g. this year, when
Mrs. FADE left her home and went, il is said f.,
20 New York. She had lived in Walden
before her marriage and returned there
from time TO time after leaving her husband.
| She was last seen there, 1t is said, about
| three weeks ago, after returning from
! tTip 70 New York, where, her husband says,
/ abe bought a pair Of shoes at Sixth avenue
| department store.
FADE came TO this town late last night,
| looked at the body and, after saying that
| ne sRuessed il was his WIFE left for King
| ston He has not been seen since, and
! Constable George Quimby is now anuousTo
| locate him.
Ms. Jane Stuart, mother Of the missin g
! girl, 10 a widow living at Sloats Corners,
! three miles from Walden. Her son. william,
'she was a fine girl said Mrs, Stuart,
| and now some beast Of q man has killed
her. She married Billy FADE last December
and she was never happy. II was Jan.
! when she came 70 me with her trunk and
! said she never coulC, 60 back TO him. She
| stayed here on and on till three weeks ago,
| when she said she was going TO Walden
village one day She did not come back
! She left her trunk behind and all her clothes
| were in Il. She wore a black skirt and a
sage green waist. / know it's she. Her
shoes had high heels like the dead woman =,
| and didn't like them because they were
too stylish like, but then she wGs a stylish
girl and took pride in her appearance.
| / dare not look at the body, because
couldn't stand t. She never came back;
she never came back. But why should
any one XII her and throw her into the
river, too7'
Here Mrs. Stuart broke down and her son
| William took up the story. He said that
his missing sister had worked for several
! years az a domestic for Frank Stevens
! cashier Of the Walden Bank She had been
self-supporting before her marriage and
travelled frequently 10 visit friends
Among them was Rose McClhe, a girl
employed in the Office department Of a
New York department store. II was from
this store that the shoes came that were
found on the body. Her brother said that
Mamie had had many admirers. but he
could think Of none who might have been
impelled 10 kin her.
Miss Rose McCtme, who Ia EMPLOYED as a
stenographer in the Sixth avenue depart
ment store with whose name the shoes Of
the dead woman were marked, said she
had been an intimate friend OF Mrs. William
FADE She said that some time In Novem-
Der she had purchased for her friend a pair
OF shoes In the store where she works L..
The shoes, she said, had high laced tops
Cuban heels and patent leather tips. In
size they were Sd as were those found on
the dead woman'A feet.
Il had known Mamie for a long time,
che Eaid, 'Gnd abe was a good girl. No one
could breathe a word against her. She
had no enemies, though whether her home
life after her marriage was a happy one l
do not know"
Miss McCuns described Mrs. FADE a. IS
years old, but a. looking ten wears
| younger; feet inches In height, slight Of
build with light brown hair and gray eyes.
Her teeth were for the most part good
she said, but her mouth bad contained
four gold crowns and several Of her teeth
had gold hlhngs She wore a solitaire
diamond ring inside the band OF which
Miss McOune Think, was insoribed In mono
gram the initials Of Mrs. Eades's maiden