The Washington times., 1907-08-01
Joseph Girard Caught,
Captain Herlihy
Believes.
Police Commissioner
Warns Women
of Danger.

NEW YORK, August THE
body of another woman, more ter
ribly mutilated than those found
earlier in the week, has given reason
for a new feeling of terror through
out the city as result Of the reign
Of crime which has kept mothers
and their children indoors at night
and put the police TO unusual effort.
Today the authorities are trying
TO learn the identity of a woman,
part of whose body came ashore at
South Beach, Staten Island.
AS these new and increasing evil
denceS Of some strange monster be
ing free in The streets of New York
came to light, the police redoubled
their efforts 10 find Joseph Girard,
'the man goElla,"
This man, believed TO have been
responsible for the helnous murder
of Gussir Pfeiifer. IN the Bronx.
near "the haunted oak two years
ego, is thought TO be captured TO-
day at Verplanck. near PeekskilI.
In the very closest details this
man answers the description of the
fend who killed Gussie PfeiHer. as
well as Miss Edith Davis, whose
mutilated body was found in the
Waikiki river al Walden, y. Y, and
of the man wanted in connection
with the similar murder of the un-.
identified young woman, whose lac
Grated corpse was found in the area
Of a Nineuieth street building last
Tuesday.
Constable Otto Henry. of Yer
planck, communicated with the New
York police today that he had cap
tured a maa who he was. certain
was Girard. The man had been in
town only a few hourS when he was
arrested, and offered a stubborn
fight, and Constable Henry was
compelled TO use his club vigor-
ously.
HeTlihy Credits Story.
Il have no doubt that this man ~
Verplanck is the man for whom We
have been searching for two years.
said Acting Police Captain HerIihy at
police headquarters, but TO make Ger
tain, 7 have sent two detectives from
the Bronx bureau who knew Glrard,
and ! expect 20 hear from them al any
time"
The finding OF parts or the horribly
mutilated body OF d young woman whicn
had been weighted down and sunk of
Fort Wadsworth, s. J., further COM
pllcated the Ripper" mysteries today.
and ire police fear they will have an
other charge against the fendish slayer
Of women
A bit OF hemp twine. less than two
feet in length, dangling from the trunk
of the womans body. furnishes the only
clue to the perpetrators OF what the
police believe 20 be another Gulden-
suppe murder
The portion Of the body found con-
sisted of the hips and thighs only. The
legs had been disarticulated at the knee
joints. The upper part OF the fragment
was separated just below the ribs. The
manner IN which the dismemberment
had apparently been made, despite the
length Of time the parts found had been
in the water, first led 10 suspicion.
Another Murder Mystery.
Working on the. theory that the bay
had given UP another murder mystery,
Coroner's Physician Merd. with Coro-
ner Cahin, began an investigation OF tie
case. The body has been removed to
the New York city farm colony, where
il was placed in the morgue TO await
probable inquest.
1T is my opinion" said DR. Mord,
that the woman was killed. and after
the body had been dismembered the
several parts. with weights attached,
were thrown into the bay or one OF the
rivers by those responsible for her
death
The body had been In the water for
long time-possibly for weeks" said
the coroner. still il was in fair state
Of preservation. am not yet willing
10 make a positive statement about tbs
case. no matter what the police may
he1iexe