New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
BODY VIEWED In VAIN.
JERSEY MYSTERY GROWS.
Clothing Cut from Woman Found IN
Meadozcs after Her Death.

The identify of the woman whose nude body was
found in a pond in the meadows. near Harrison
N J.. on Thursday morning. is still mystery
Scores of persons viewed the body as IL lay IN
WaIshs rnorgue, at Harrison. yesterday
The police have made a search Of Harrison. but
have been unable to learn of any missing woman
They believe that the woman was resident Oh
Brooklyn, and that she was murdered and her
body brought to Harrison
Chauncey v. Bunnell, Of Jersey City. senior
coroner Of Hudson County. selected a jury last
night which will investigate the circumstances OF
the woman's death. He named eight men, SIX OF
whom will be called to act They are Ar
thur Fitzpatrick. foreman; John Breitenoucher'
William Burgesser. William Melke. all OF Har-
r,son. and Smith Wicahan. William Curtis William
J. VIII and Arthur Donovan, of Jersey City The
Jurors viewed the body and will meet in the Town
Hall on Friday night and begin the formal in
quest.
Albert Thompson and Frederick Kirkman were
arraisnod before Judge Brannigan IN the police
court at Harrison and held without bail. Asked
es To their movements on Christmas Day. both re-
raa,ad their first statement that they were not or
the boat after o'clock that night They said that
no woman had been on the boat at any time on
Christmas Day. and that they saw no woman In the
vicinity at any time that day or night. nor had
they heard any unusual noise thompson was
asked whether he had not said that he heard
woman cry out about $50 o'clock Christmas Night
and he denied positively that he had
Lfrkroan said he retired about 1o:3o ociocR. ana
Tbompson testified that he went to bed about
-, ,,,rutes later Kirkman said that he had
lived in Brooklyn but could not remember the ad-
dress He explained this by saying that IT was SIX
wears since he lived there
4 white waist which the police believe to be an
;r,nortant clew was found yesterday by Patrolrnan
walsh on the shore of the river. thirty feet from
tIask,n,s boathouse. The garment was split In the
hack in the same as the undervest and sack re-
covered Yesterday, which leads to the belief that
the woman's clothes were cut from her oody Win
a kntfe after death A dark red skirt trimmed
lit, braid which matches the woman's jacket.
was also found floating in the water yesterday
near a garbage scow- The skirt had also Oeen
slit its entire length in the back DetecuVe Je-
o,oroan of the Hudson Prosecutors stan. took
rr.nt to O. Brooklyn department store
no,a name WAS in the pocket. The firm, how
ever was unable to say who the buyer was
- Coogan the night watchman who saw the
Ivan and a man go in the direction where the
=. found is certain he would know the
man What caused the womans death Is not
,n,n and the case is regarded as murder
horv because of the circumstances surrounding
the finding of the oooy.
1.-u,am SNYDER Of No Is Market street. Newark,
-. =, the morgue and identified the body
-. 80 d, woman who accosted him in Market
-. (-br,stmas Eve and asked to be directed to
cbean restaurant. He also identified the pieces
- clothing which have been gathered up as being
mart of a red coat and red dress which she wore
Chief of Police Pell or East orange, accompanied
~, O urouan who dressed in brown also Wis
,,ad waIsh's morgue The woman examined the
clothing and muff, after which she viewed the
hodv She said that she was positive il was not
the person she looking for She refused to say
who she was or for whom she was looking
County Physician Converse of Hudson County
looked ct the body and went away saying
that he would perform autopsy to-day. This
delay has caused much comment 1t is pointed out
that the woman may have been drugged or killed
nv ..knockout'' drops. and IL such is the case the
police should be acquainted with the fact as quickly
as possible This would enable them to make
thorough search of saloons in Harrison and New
ark with q view ascertaining whether woman
answering the description Of the victim had been
seen in any of them Christmas night. Without
the autopsy 1t is impossible to ascertain what killed
the woman.
The woman about thrty-five years old.
feet 6 inches tail, and weighed 15o pounds Her
hair was a N9ht chestnut Agown. growing well
down on the forehead and comhed up In q nHys