Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-28
MURDERED.
Death of Young Woman Laid to
Tramps in Paterson.

New York. Feb. 21.-Six men hav"
been arrested hy the police of Patar
sCn. y. j., in connection with the
u'ath of Il young woman. whose body.
almost nude, was fould at the foot of
= railroad embamkmant On the out
skirts Of that city.
The victim mas beer identified as Lii
liam Horton or Belle Paterson as she
was sometimes known. She resided up
I" short time ago 1t q snail hotel IN
Eighth avenue, this city.
The officials say her death was caus-
"a by expOsur" and i'll treatment.
TIE suspects are members of 4 band
Of tramps who frequenl hutS and caves
on Il !lountain ,uSt outside Of Pater-
on. The woman was supposed to have
been lurtd to one of the caves and lost
her Ill in attempting to leave there.
Portions Of ~: clothing were found in
the stove use.l by the tramps.
Investigations begun by the police of
Paterson. y. J.. Immediately after th,.
haif-cl&d lrdy of u Young woman was
found near Il railroad track in that city.
last Saturday. have led them 10 the con-
rlusion that they have on their hands a
case in many WAYS like the Jennie Ros-
eirheittr case of two years ago. Al
ready 10 men are under arrest ana tn"
officers say that at least onr OF them mas
made admissions which warramt them 70
continue The investigation along the lines
uu0n wlich ii was begun.
Il has been learned that the woman
was nrticcd to a lonely hut Oh the moan
,ainsii" where she was piled with liquor
and her cl,.hine stripped from her. Then
sh. either escaped or was thrown out al
mos, naked to wander and stumble in
the snow and cole down the mountain side
until she sank ana died whore she WAS
found.
TElt she bat,lcd with her as-aiam;s I'M
til shc WA ovcrcorlr, the police believe.
CIutcbcd in one hand Of the dead woman
WIS a lock OF 4 MAJ: main. apparently
torn nom Il head during desperate
struggle. . 80.
| been established. dlthOu@h one OF tit'
priSnnclS said she told him that her name
| waS Lillian Horton and that shr came
| from NOukeTS. The police cilCEc thdt llt
gii is one tiIaC formerly lived IN a SmAii
| hotel in South avenue i'll this city. " hen
| thc woman'S body was found. shoes.
| vi 90 kings and other outer garments were
missing Portions Of these articles late
| were found in stove IN IN" hut On IN"
| mountain when the officers went there ~
| investigate a f'ioF. tltdt tHc $50 lt'''
been seen in company with members 81 i
| gang of trampS who mad" thrlr home
IGhcrc The arrest OF 10 members OF the
gang followed.
| According to some Of the prisoners TIC
| woman went to the hut of her own free
| will and wandered away to her deai Il
| while iltoxicat"d The police theory.
| however, IS fEat she was detained ut fho
| place by force. that the liquor she Wa
| given WAS drUgged. and that her cloth
| ing was taken from her 70 prevent h"1
| from running away. They hclicv" that
She succeeded in Guiding hcr captnr| anG
| was overcome Will" seeking aid and
friendly Shelter. After an autopsy on the
wom1n's body County Physician McErd'
said that death had resulted from ~
haus;iun. SupcrirduCcd by eXpoSUr" and
| i'll usage. There were many ahraSidns
and bruises on the body bat all of them
| were superficial.