New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
POLICE GRILL. WOMAN
IN JERSEY MURDER CASE.
Victim Said by Her To BE agnes
b Young, Who Is Being Traced.

The authorities of Hudson County. y. J., have
not been able 10 solve the mystery of the woman
whose body found Thursday in a swamp at
Harrison. Mrs. Hattie Huh said positively yes
rerday that the body that of Mrs Agnes
Young. She told long story OF her acquaintance
with Mrs. Young and of their trips together in
New York and JERSEY City.
Mr. Heyman, treasurer OF the Ansonia Hotel,
also said last night that he thought the body was
that of Mrs. Young, and still later in the night
Frank Hull. husband of Mrs. Hattie Hull. viewed
the body and then came back 20 New York Hull
had note from Lieutenant oConnor lnstrnctifig
him 10 report at police headquarters in Harrison.
Hull mistook this for instructions TO report TO
Lieutenant O'Connor at headquarters in New York.
and after viewing the body he refused 10 say
whether or he recognized the woman as Mrs
Young but said that if mis- wife identified the
body he would to the funeral.
Mrs Hull subjected 10 severe cross ex-
animation yesterday. but the authorities failed to
shake her story. She was for four hours under the
third degree examination last night. but she
stuck 10 her story and never contradicted herself
Mrs Hull went Harrison in charge Of Lieu
tenant O-Connor. She said that from the time she
first read the description she believed the body to
be that Of Mrs Young but that she refrained from
being dragged into the until she that
no else appeared to make proper identifica-
tion. She then told various details about Mrs
yeunF who. she said. expert bookkeeper
and stenographer who was separated from her
husband and who had been in several New York
hotels in clerical capacity.
Mrs Young had been living in Brooklyn recently.
she said The day before Christmas. Mrs. Hull
said she received a note from her saving that she
would visit her the next day. Mrs. Young kept her
promise and the two went oct and had a meal or
TWO. and then they went to the Pennsylvania sta
tior in Jersey City where Mrs. Young had agreed
TO meet Charles Meyers. piano tuner living in
BROOKLYN. with whom she had been friendly for
some time. Mrs Hull described Meyers in almost
the same words used by Coogan the watchman, in
describing the man who passed him on Christmas
night in the company Of woman and going in the
direction Of the spot whore the body found
After luncheon the Pennsylvania Railroad
restaurant Meyers and Mrs. Young boarded train
bound in the direction Of Harrison. Their object
appears. according TO her story, have been two
fold. one to look at a laundry. 10 buy which
Mrs. Young drew $500 from a bank That money
and a diamond ring she had Mrs. Hull says when
they Parted. II had also been remarked. Mrs Hull
said. that they were going TO a houseboat party
Newark. Mrs. Hull gave other Information
which was made public
Mrs Hull up to a late hour last night had not
returned to her home, No s. West 10ith street
At the Ansonia Hotel il said last night that
Agnes Young at the Ansonia in October 1906
for about three weeks. She came there well recon-
mended. and left there go the Manhattan or
other hotel. il said. The books in
auditing department. where she was employed
controller, bear evidence that her work
WAS Wei done She left her employment at this
hotel on account of the return of an old en-
that before she went 10 the Ansonia she worked
a the Waldorf-Astoria and the Holland House
At the Manhattan and Knickerbocher hotels Il
was said that she was never employed in any ca
pacity either place. The managers of both ho-
tells declared that there no changes in the
auditing and stenography departments within the
time il was believed that Mrs Young sought en-
ployment al those hotels
Abraham Schn the proprietor OF the apartment
house 10. 80 West 1l1th street, where Mrs
Young was reported to have lived said that Mrs
Young lived this house about nine months ago
and moved away that time. He did not know
whore she moved TO- and said he had not seen her
since that time
arrested shortly after the finding Of the body
arraigned before Justice Brannigan at Har-
rison yesterday and each committed 10 the Hud-
County Jail, Jersey City. in default of 5000
hail. They viii be held until further investiga-
tion be made Assemblyman Joseph P. Tu-
multy. Of Hudson County. has been retained by
the iron moulders' union look after the inter-
ests Of kirkrnan. who is member of the union.
Detective Charloch has taken possession of the
three tea cups and saucers which We're found on
Thompsons boat, the Idle Hour. after he was ar
rested The police say two of these cups had been
sleed 70 serve coffee. and the third contained
Thompson and Kirkman both said that only
two Of Ise cups used by them.
On the ioat several letters were found ad-
dressed 10 rhoTrpson. One was dated June s. 1867
and sent from Dennison. England by ThoTnp-
sons Two Of TIE other letters addressed
10 Thompson dated 7 March 1891 and
3elner. Derbyshire. Eneiand. ana aere addressed
Dear Alfred and closed ''Lo.ingly- RachaeL"
NJ. Margaret Wright, the MuntcalT c.arloy.