The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-31
FIEND'VICTIMFOUND
Dead WOTn Unidentified by
New Ork Police.
WAS STRAaLED TO DEATH
Murderer LeaS Marks of Fingers
on Throat Young Girl Found
in Arenwayf Tenement House.
lead JammefntO COrner-Pair of
shoes Leave ie Only CIeyy.

New York, Jul3O.-The finding Of a
young weraan's ~ in the areaway of a
tenement at 2G4 st Ninetieth street at
clock this mohg brought to light a
brutal murder.
A dozen detectil, who started out on
the case before body of the victim
was cold. had be unable, up to mid
night TO learn thdentity Of the woman
or 10 get any clue the murderer.
Policeman Heale Of the East Eighty
eighth street stat found the body. He
saw a pair Of wan's tan shoes lying
on the steps leadii down into the area
way from the sire and then he noticed
drop Of blood the top step. The
Dody was in fulfiew as soon as he
stepped inside thailing. 1t had been
hidden from passely by the front steps
OF the tenement veh form a roof over
part Of the areawa
Head Jam.d In Corner.
The woman wasting face up on the
stone floor. The Id was jammed into
corner Of the hement doorway. and
me soles Of her ct were against the
outside wall Of Il areaway. The wo-
mans face had SERIAL bloodstains which
looked like finger Rrks. Her neck was
olScolored, ana on .ch side were the i'm
prints of man'snger. The murderer
had dug his nails 10 the flesh.
Ut Carseaden, pm the Presbyterian
hospital said the'oman had been dead
Only little morelan an hour. An ex-
animation by the Dctor showed that the
lower part of hepody had been fright
1ulIy mutilated. t was from these
wounds that the bod had come
Ihere were Nv or three good-sized
p'oOd stains on q stone floor, and evil
dence that there Id been a hard strug-
s4e, Ihe murder. used no weapon, at
lacking The Woma with his hands alone.
Ihe-Nictim was 5cut twenty-fOur years
oio. In the opipn Of the police, she
was probably an allan or a Cuban. She
was poorly dressl
fohceman Hed aroused Mrs. Wolf,
VINO lives IN th6oasement Of the tene-
ment.
None ientify Her.
None Of the oer tenants Of the build
ing could throwny light on the identity
OF the woman he JanitOr, who lives on
The ground flo, heard the policeman
"hen he entere the areaway, but not
sound had com TO his ears before that.
Inc policemeniroused sleepers in other
tenements nea by, and got the bar
tenders from bshboring saloons. but no
body knew th'woman. Her body lay in
the areaway, guarded by the police for
about two hoFs, and then it was taken
to the morgu
Coroner's Physician Leblanc. after he had
performed ie autopsy, declared that
was the cause of the death. |
He advised he police TO look for a big. /
strong mar probably more than feet
all The Iarks on the woman's throat. /
according D the doctor. showed that the |
lad an immense hand. He had |
srpptd re neck so tightly that some of /
NE bons had almost been dislocated.
Tie Mood on the face, undoubtedly
3me rom the murdeTers hand when he 4
STOPPED her from crying out.
IBIS Is not an ordinary murder for /
ate OF revenge; il is the work OF a 1
end said DR.. Leblanc.
Shoes Only CIevv.
Theonly clew the police could find in
he aeaway was in the pair Of russell |
hoes They were marked 1.-THE Whirl Of /
be TOW"
There was a show Of that name at the |
'asino a few years ago, and the police
bought 'he woman might have bought /
he shoes from somebody in the show. |
hey Vert certain that she had not been /
n the state.
The murderer had apDarentIv takan
ans to cmove everything from the /
romans pockets that might furnish a
lue to ridentity
Ihe coronC's autopsy showed that she /
ad not hadanything 10 eat for twenty
'ur hours.
The womat found on Monday after
Don, strangtd in bed. at 40 West
wenty-secont street. was known as |
larry GrahamPt AZ East Twenty-seventh !
,reet.
Inc identification was made by the two 4
aughters Of hrs. Catherine Boyd, who /
eeps the Twelty-seventh street house.
he Graham woman came to Mrs. Boyd's |
ouse about fivp weeks ago. One day |
he told Mrs. Boyd that she was a mar
led woman, with "a son named Roy in /
uffalo. and thatshe was supporting the
oy by working il a restaurant.
She left Mrs. BAyd's house last week
ut returned again last Friday. and said
hat she wanted TO come back. as she did
OF like her lodgings.
She was then living in the Twentv-sec-
nd street house. with the man who has
nee. it is BELIEVED killed her The
Ianhattan police have sent ont a general
IaTm to look for a nan by the name ~
avis or pavodi.
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