The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-11
WOuAS's HODY ~ rHs RIvER.
Natiated end Almost without tIsthinG
On the water . Days tIues IN LETTER.


IN the water . Days tIncs IN Letter.
The mu,il4UVi holy Of q young woman
which had been ih the water about two
,lsys, was found la tho Kast River yepter-
day afternoon. II vas floating Ia the clip
b~iwcen Piers ~ and ~. directly beneath
thu Brooklyn Bridge. The police Of the
Oak stree, station house believe the wcman
wa murdered and her body thrown into
tho river.
The body was first -een by John winters
OF III Water street and Michael Reynolds
Of Is Cherry street. They were working
on tho barge Dnehors Of Perth Amboy.
carrying pigs OF lead TO the per. Winters
cav the body floating at the aft end Of the
barge and with Reynolds's assistance
liftsd il to the deck Of the barge.
Policeman Gaffga OF the Oak street station
bouss was notified. and an examination OF
the body wss made. It was completely
d~isembowelled by a clean cut at least ton
inches in length. There was also a out
OF the right arm and a cut extended entirely
around the left leg at the calf. The body
was also badly bruised. The. police Judged
that it had been in the water about W
days.
Upon the body there were only q corset.
O light undershirt. the waist band OF q skirt
and a pair Of black shoes and stockings.
In the oorset was a half pint flask, broken.
leather handbag, which contained two
dimes. In a small pocket. also attached TO
the waist band. were two sinai lead pencils,
three broken combs. a plate OF false teeth,
the frame Of q pin p~hotograp hands letter.
On the third fin ger Of the left hand wss a
small plain hoop ring, apparently OF brass.
The letter was very illegible. but as nearly
as it could be deciphered IL read
CLEVELAND, March AZ. 90.
DEAR KATIE received your letter In
time. 1 don't know why I did not answer
sooner. / nm looking for q house.
Well. Babe never gives me a cent. He
was here Sunday and brought the baoy's
picture and he was dressed like a dude. But
IL don't matter. l wish to God l could seen
you then. and we could both laugh at our
sad fates and have a glass OF beer on the sly.
Frank bought me q pair Of clippers for
Patrtck's Day. AZ usual we get nothing,
Do you think We will get any more OF James'
You ought to see how II Is now. ] mover get
ono line from Detroit. That II for fear |
will bother the boys. because they are both
married. You know | cannot find them
when they come, the same as | used to do.
Answer soon and l promise you that | will
write sooner. Let me know il you are at
the same work. / remain. your sister.
MARIANNE.
p. s.-Not branches OF the same tree. as
Jim told that -.
The remainder OF the postscript Is illegible.
The body appeared to be that Of a woman
90 years old, very good looking, with black
hair and very large gray eyes. She was
about s feet tall and weighed 100 pounds.
Coroner Shrady ordered the body re-
moved to the Morgue last night and said
that a thorough examination would be
made this morning by Coroner's Physician
Schultz to determine whether the wounds
on the body were made by q steamboat
was thrown into the water. Detectives
working on the case believe the woman
received the fatal wounds before the body
was consigned to the water.