Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-27
Unknown Woman Apparently oi.
Refinement Murdered IN The
New jersey Meadows.
when LAST SEEN WAS WITH HAN
Victim Waa First stransled and rhon
TIN own into Pond Where Her.
Body Was Found Enesus.ed In tee
Police Make Arrests Blu. They Have
No Clues.
tBy Associated Pross,

ST.
(By Associated Pross,
NEWARK, N, j.. Dec. GA murder
combining tho elements OF mystery
and deliberate cruelty was committed
on the Hackensack meadows In tho
town of Harrison, early today. and the
nude body of n comedy woman OF ner.
haps 30 years, nearly submerged In tho
10y waters of little pond WAS tho
victim. Only the feet projecting whela
chance passers by broke the leo I'm
which the exposed portions were on,
crusted, and dragged the body ashore
this afternoon. The dead woman
was finely featured ner hair antknaila
gave evidence OF a recent and cFn;i-
ulous toilet and auoh or her ssns
as was subsequently, found aug Ssstsd I
In texture and style an owner Isl re-
flnement. Isl u &
The pond In which the body WA !
thrown Is made by the overflow fr6isSss
she Pascal river, ind sIB sSis.ssst ~
the river from this city. Il "a
Ind not been IDENTIFIED today ~ s
pretty wcli estabislesi that sk *: I
mat of q resident of this cit b K ,ss.1l
men who occupied yacht N ssE.y6
near where tho body was fo,Its M !. n
detained by the police, but tls IS i'd ksss
important clue obtained waS 81: Il Il sd
tonight by Peter Coogan, II liz.
man employed by the Marine I'm
Company who recognized the bo;Iy AZ, /;
that or woman. whom he had sesis
crossing the meadows In company with
a man early today. Later he saw IN Il
man alone He then carried a bundle
In his arms. The man was short mn,
stout. Ccogan. whose duties keen
MN In the neighborhood OF the fnur-
der, told the police this story
While outdoors AT two O'clock this
morning saw this woman in company
win man cross the meadows, going
IN the direction Of the pond. They.
passed SO near that am abie to rec
oghize the womnns features. Some.
time later. perhaps an hour, the man
returned and again passed mo this
tinle going in the direction from which
tne TWO had come when / first suw
mem. This time the man was alone
~ DIS aims he carried IL bnnd,e
which he had not had before. In
puild ne was short and thick sat. {,
TWO girls returning to their home
IN Harrison long after midnight heard
woman's cries floating over the
marshland. They seemed to coma
from the direction of the pons, ara
sounded Ike spare me. and helm
Near home the girls were approach
cd by a well dressed stranger. WIN
accosted and followed them until theyI
met policeman when he tiil1isd and
neu. The girls had a good view Of
.ne man under an electric light and
Whiie he was we'll and naturally.
dressed his hands showed either that
he was accustomed to manual labor
or mad recently been engaged in work
mat soiied his fingers. Life had bsen
extinct, the coroner said, about twelve
hours when the body was found tliis
afternoon. 80
Woman Was straneled.
a mark on the neck indicated nm
strangulation was the manner nf
death. Scratches on the leg and
trunk and pieces of cinder forced ;nfo
the flesh showed that the body rad
been dragged along a scinder natl,
which skirts the pond. Along fra
path the police picked up a white silk
waist slnshed UP the back, a skirt and
"a pair of garters. Following thn
path the police came upon the Yacht
Idle Hour which was tied M n q
point on the Passac about 400 feef
from where the ebody was found. Oh
the yacht. the police say that they
round sealskin muff and a fur neck
piece. ~
The occupants of the yacht were al. s
peri thompson, II years old, of Eliza
beth. ard Frederick Kirkman as ysar
old. Both were employed OF the
boat, Thompson said that he found
the fur piece near the cindsr nafh
this morning. The police found on fieS
boat dishes enough for thrae dinners.
The men, however, said that they mad +
no visitor on the Idle Hour. TIis 10.
lice said tonight that they had practs-
caily nothing against the prisoners but
Would detain them until further In :
quiry could be made. Us
An autopsy will be performed al
soon as It can be arranged.