Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-27
LIKE BOSSCHIETER MURDER.
Expensive Clothing, Torn to Frag- ments, Near Where the Body Was Found Prove Victim Was a Person of Refinement.

round Prove victim was Ferson
 of Refinement.
 Newark, N. J., Dec. PA murder mystery that recalls the Jennie Boss cheiter case is engaging the entire at tention of the detective forces of Har rison and of this city. The nude body of handsome young woman was found in swamp in the Hackensack meadows in the town of Harrison, di- rectly across the Passaic river from Newark. No definite idea of her iden- tity has been formed and, although two men are under arrest on suspicion of knowing something of the crime, the police believe that the murderer is at large.
 The men under arrest are Arthur Thompson of 216 Clark street. Eliza beth, and Frederick Kirkman, who were sleeping aboard the small yacht Idle Hour, tied up at the bank of the Passaic river short distance from where the body was found.
 Lived In Brooklyn.
 A tall, well dressed man who was seen in the vicinity of the place is being sought by the police.
 The dead woman was about thirty years old. She wore rat in her au- burn hair. Her eyes were brown, and her skin was white and clear. On the second finger of her left hand she wore gold ring with setting that at one time contained three gems. There is a scar on her abdomen that tells of a past operation.
 The hands are soft and white and show evidence of the attention of manicure. The feet are small and were well cared for. From marks on articles of clothing found in the vicin- ity it is believed the woman lived in Brooklyn.
 The skin of the legs and arms is scratched and mottled with cinders, indicating that the murderer dragged the body of his victim for some dis tance along a cinder path which alone furnishes access to the bank of the swamp.
 Heard Cries For Help.
 Although Thompson, the man under arrest. has been submitted to the third degree, he did not alter his original statement that he had never seen the woman alive and knew nothing of her death.
 Mary Johnson of Newark told the police that she and her sister Minnie were visiting in Harrison and started for home across the bridge that ex- tends from the foot of Fourth street, Harrison. to Jackson street, Newark. They heard a woman's cries for help fin the meadows.
 Tie cries seemed to come from the direction of the pond and to the star tied girls sounded like Spare me!' and "Helpr' Nearer home the girls were approached by a we'll dressed stranger. who accOsted and followed them until a policeman was met with, when he turned and flied. The girls had a good view of the man under an electric light. and. while he was well and neatly dressed, his hands showed either that he was accustomed to man. ual labor or had recently been engaged in work that sOiled his fingers.
 Evidence of strsngulation.
 The victim does not answer to the de- scriptiOn of any woman reported miss ing either in Harrison or Newark
 From all appearances she was not of the class usually found on the water front. She was finely featured and formed and wore expensive clothing Most of the latter was found about JO0 feet from the body. It consisted of q seaIskin neckpiece. white silk waist, slashed in two ss if with a sharp knife: a skirt and jacket of red ma. terial and a pair Of pink silk garters. The remainder of her clothing. all of expensive material. was found scat. tered about the vicinity.
 That the woman was murdered be- fore being thrown into the water is the opinion of Deputy CoToner's Phy- sicizn AIIerS. A red mark on ths