Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-29
Little Progress In the
Winthrop Murder.
Police Follow Every Tangible
CIeW With Little Results.
Two Sources Still Open Recovery Of Dress
Suit Case and Finding Purchaser.

Boston, Sept. 2S.-The situation. to-
night. in tie Winthrop dress suit case
mystery, the police admit, is snbstan-
tally the same as it was Il week ago
tonight, VIXEN the Sruesomc find waS
made near the Goat of the Winthrop
YACHT Club. All the police have that
appears tangible and of value is the
fact of the purchase of two dress SUIT
eases at pawn shops of Pleasant street
and tie Identification Of one Of them
bv the pawnbrokcr. With the single
exception of the pnwnbrokcr's story
every clue has been run down and sat
iefact pry accUInt made of all the 1uS-
Itiriou1 Giro umStanc"S.
Tho lunttIc of clothing fnund ut Coz
ta.c Park. the macintosh picked up
near Saratoga bridge and the quit re-
covered near Shirley Point, all OF
which the police for a time connected
with tie crime. have been eliminated
from tie zone Of inquiry as worthless.
The blonde hairs. which BY som"
Irculia. coincidence were found on
three If tie articles, have been sub
1cctcd 10 the krcnost microscopic OK
AN "
ward y no found no similarity in eth
ar texture. or color. 50 decided that thfy
lad not come from tie head Of the
same person
The bundle Of clothes which WAS
wrapped in the pip"" marked T. =
j;urnham. = Dalton street had he"l2
thrown into the water after tbs death
Of Mra. BIrnhaIu's sister III winthrop.
tiI.,
bed Of the woman Mrs. ii';rnham re-
Trained from telling the police to AVOID
possible embarrassment To her sister.
The quilt was claimed by Il South POS
ton yachtsman whose boat had been
sunk in the harbor.
The appearance, today. Of Charles r.
,, ckuith. the Marlboro cobbler. WI"
camc here and claimed to identity 'iic
c:su, only added, for the time. 10 the
confusion. He told the state police
that II" had meuded the case, Aug II, |
fui. Il man who said he WAS a Winthrop
physician. Th" police. E"WeNef, are
of the opinion that Mr.. Beckwlth rs
1niStaksu in tho dress suit case. for Ii
the stn,y of the pawnbrokcr is to be
brlIcyc;. Tic cases had not been sold,
Aug. II.
Tho policr ar. nov directing their
..tt.ntinu aionc two lines of invcStiga-
tIon-tlc recovery of the second SUIT
crsn ara the identity OF the purchaser.
,hev look for little reward from any
other source.
The work OF the divers is being con
tinued anc, will be until The entire bot
tom Of Winthrop bay has been covered.
Eostnn. Sent 2S.-Thc bundle Of
clothing. part Of it marked with blood,
which was found in the water near
Wmthrnp Monday night, has no con-
ucctiun with the mystery surrounding
tin. death and the later dissection OF
tho body Of the. young woman victim
Of The 'suit case" tragedy according to
the medical examiner. Frank w. Har-
lis The police have learned that the
blo1G stained clothing came from the
home of Il Winthrop woman who had
beer seriously i'll and who died re-
ccntly This woman w;ts friend al
Mrs. T.. - Surnham of the South End,
Ia whom had been consigned til" wrap
ping Paper i'll which the soiled clothing
W.lA found. Mrs. Burpham carried the
PAPER while on Il visit t" her friend.
IS carly as :; O'Clock. this mnriing,
state Iolicc officers assisted by Will
inrup police began II search Of the
,rcck which separates East Boston
from Winthrop. An early hour was
chosen hccaI!Sc of the faVnra bile tide
and until long after daylight the
search Wa: continued. but tn" Grap-
;lrIG irons brought I" the surface moth
ing that would assist in clearing away
the mystery.
Convinced That some Of tine di.mcm-
Irrrd parts Of tho woman's body are
,uIItainc, in the :, cund suit r;,sr which
IN" stranger purchased ut 4 South End
Inwn shop. the polio" seek this article
AZ til bottom of Winthrop harbor.
4 score Of detectives arc trying to
trace the movements Of the man after
10 LEFT tn" place where he bought The
eases. believing that he represents not
only the man who performed the lille
gal operation but also the person who
dissyytcd tie body and then threw
overheard near " inthrop the suit case
confirming the torso.
rhr police. today. found the original
owner az the suit ease. He is +. |. *.
Noyes uf Snrcrville. who is a special
agent Of the Boston Securities Go.
with an office on Mix street, this city
lie identified thc suit case. today, and
explained 20 the police that he sold il
to JOHN Ecrkman. the pawnbrOllcr. in
February last He stated that repairs
Oh the suit case had been made some
N,n,rc out West.
III" police are OF the opinion. in view
uf this newly discovered evidence, thai
there is no further need of harnes!
makers cndcavoring to identify the
case. as their possible connection will
the matter has now become immaterial
The second suit case purchased by
the stranger and which is supposed t.
contain some of the dismembered parts
WIS described, today. by the police
This case was smaller than the one il
which the torso was found. It's bod,
WAS of yellow hcmlock tan leather
Against the background of bright vel
low were dark brown straps and III
even brighter yellow on the brass loci
and hasos. A case in believed 10 b
. DUPLICATE Of the missing bag wa