The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
BODY FOUND IN TRUNK
Ghastly Discovery in a House in
Albany, N. y.
BODY IN BAD STATEOF DECOMPOSITION
The Body Doubled Up, With the Head and
Feet on Top and q Clothes Line Around
the Neck and feet, 10 Keep Them Together
We nan and Her Husband Had Not Been
Seen for Two Weeks.

Albany n. Y. (Spccial) Albany now
comes forward with trunk murder.
Late IN the afternoon the body OF Mrs.
Wilbur Camp Hammond was found in
an fashioned high runk in her apart
ments. The body was doubled IN. the
| mead and feet on top. with clothesline
tied around the neck and feet to keep
Them together Mrs Hammond had not
Deen seen Tor two weeks. and as her
husband was not around il was supposed
by the neighbors they were out OF town.
Inc couple occupied the second floor
OF a three-story house ON South Ferry
Street For several days The neighbors
had noticed a peculiar odor about the
house. Finally, the police were notified.
n policeman gained an entrance TO the
Hammond apartments
In the front parlor. near the fireplace,
tle trunk, with its ghastly contents. was
discovered The cover was Slightly
raised, the murderer having been unable
to arrange the body in the trunk so as
10 get the cover down entirely.
The floor of the apartment had been
literally covered with chloride of lime.
and the cracks and apertures in the doors
and windows were stuffed with rags.
The body was in such a bad state of de
composition, the coroner said, that it was
almost impossible 10 determine lust how
death was caused
Hammond was a cabiuetmaler. Mrs
Hammond was s. years old, and up 10
TWO years ago wa, in the house on South
Pearl Street. when she and Hammond
took possession of the Ferry Street
apartments. Hammond is still missing.
A good picture OF Hammond was
found by the police. and his description
has been sent broadcast He is de-
scribed a, 5 feet 10 inches high. weigh
ing los pounds, with coarse features,
very thick lips, unusually heavy black
hair, rather straight and parted in the
middle. When lat seen he wore a black
Upon breaking into the rooms the po-
lice found that every crack. kcyhole and
creyice was stuffed with rags The
board covering the fireplace in the ad- !
joining room had been removed. as if |
to assure a draft to carry odors I'D the |
chimney Outside the hall entrance was /
found a bottle OF periumery with the
stopper out.
by means Of all these precautions dis !
coyery was delayed and the escape OF |
The murderer greatly facilitated
Within the rooms there was no evi- |
1cnce of a struggle. but many indications |
that the ordinary life OF the couple came
TO an abrupt end None Of the ieweirv. |
oi which the woman was reputed to own
4 considerable quantity. was found, but
All her clothing and The furniture and |
)ric-a-brac were in their accustomed
places.
Ihe woman was well known in Albany
ior many years under the name of Mrs. |
Wilbur Cramp, as the proprietress of a
largely patronized hairdressing establish |
nent IN the principal business section of |
.he city This was her second marriage.
II took place about Two years ago.
She was believed by the neighbors 10
,c wealthy and owned The house in the
South End where her body was found.
She is said TO have been extremely ieal-
'us OF Hammond and objected TO his 90
ng out daily to work.
ilammond's family lived in the house
tx years ago, when they moved TO Co
ioes. The woman and Hammond be-
anne acquainted when he was but 10
ears OF age, while she was 40. He is
low 25 years old Hammond kept I'D an
cquaintancc with the woman after his
amily moved away and she seemed 10
iaye been infatuated with him from the
Ir,t though the neighbors never sus-
'ected anything serious from this ac
gdirtanCc until they were married