The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-19
A GULDERSUPPE
MYSTERY FOUND
BROKEN, CHOPPED AND PART
LY BURNED BODY OF WON.
AN IN SUGAR BARREL.
MAY Be MISSING BRIDE
Who Disappeared From Philadelphia
Crime Thought to Have Been
Committed IN New York
Shipped to Hazeton,

Hazelton Pa, Dec. 49, The Gul
densuppe murder has been duplicated
A young woman, frs killed In a
manner not yet known, was placed IN
a sugar barrel, hauled to lonely
spot on the mountain about two
milest northeast Of this city, sat
urated with kerosene oil and then
partially cremated.
The body was discovered by Pat
rick O'Donnell a local base bail
player, while on with his dogs
deputy Coroner Lamont was i'm.
mediately notified and all effort to
identify the remains have proved fiji.
lie The victim was feet inches
tan and weighed probably 1870 pounds.
The body was placed In The banel
after much effort. Both legs were
broken near the knee and doubled M
close TO the body; both hands were
chopped of and in order 10 get the
Ild On the barrel the head was nearly
severed and then bent to the side to
permit he Lid TO be nailed on.
Ciew in Barrel Mark.
The abdomen. protected somewhat
by the lower limbs, was the only no
tion Of the body not burned. This Dor
ton Of the remains was attacked by
dogs County detectives are on the
ground and District Attorney Benfa. I
min Jones has ordered thai n3 efforts
De spared to ferret out the guilty /
person.
The bottom OF the barrel bore the
letters NOV City ana r." which indi. /
cate that it was a barrel thar had
been consigned 10 Mahoney Citv.
Whether he body was consigned TO
that little iown IN schnylkflI county
and brought lere by wagon. Or whe
Their Il was a barrel secured from that
town battles the authorities.
Il + generally believed. however
that the remains were shipped from
New York or Philadelphia and con
signed 70 an accompice near here. An
autopsy was csdered by the corona
70 determine whether the case was I
repetition OF the famous Boston suit {
case mystery, but the physicians :
discovered no evidence to Justify {
such a suspicion and this fact has
somewhat puzzled the police as to the
motive for the crime.
Body Well Dressed.
The girl was apparently well
lressed. No person has been found
missing by the police of thi. city or I
nearby towns which strengthens the
1elief that The body was shipped here.
During the autopsy a locket and chain
we're found about the neck. Up1n
'eng examined IL revealed picture .
If the Blessed Virgin such as is worn n
by italians fl
In The mprgue whore the body is to
eing kept SEQ women applied fer al. r,
nisson to view the spectaclc Fullv f.
'0o0 persons viewed the remains. but =,
or one ventured to ideatify the char n
ed shrunken features. -,
The scene of the cremation is =,
carer the Italian quarters on the
atskb.ts of The city than any other
ul no person in Little Italy will Z
ly that enc of its young girls is '
ii ing. 4
Snow Battles Detectives.
Until the autopsy by Dr. Dyson
lblic opinion scented another Brown
urder. II was ar first reported that
ealth Of haXen hair had been found
hich caused many to venture the
elief That the victim might be Ida
'ay Miller he missing PHILADELPHIA VI
alress But the hair has nearly all
zen burned. and waat remains Is so
scolored that it appears to have
zen black.
A heavy snow began falling shortly
ter the discovery of the body and AS
Nv covers the ground t1 he depth lie
four or five inches. This hindere1 sue
e officials in making observations an
the scene and the roai leading 10 VT
No merchant ha been found who an
s recently sold pair Of shoes an
swering the style worn by the vic up
Inc police also learned tonight wa
At On the night Of December 6 some The
sideAt n the outskirts of Hazel. hea
? saw fire flare upon the noun. vii
n Vhe'e the body was discovered tor
d then uddenly die out. the
One theory is tnat the deserted eng
sband pursued the fleeing wife. min
ight her and murdered her on the sid
leiy mountain top. depending on
fire 10 destroy all evidence of the VII,
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