New-York tribune., 1907-07-31
ANOTHER WOMAN SLAIN
WORK OF STRANGLER. TOO.
Second Tictim Ch0kcd to Death in
4rca7caY on East Side.

The bodies OF two women who had been slain
with all the atroCitv that marked the murders
committed by Theodore Durant in San Francisco
In 1895 were found within few hours of each other
Monday and yesterday. The two murders appear
be the logical sequence OF the epidemic OF such
crimes which began Iess than two months ago
with the assault and murder OF little Amelia stat
feldt in Elmhurst
Less than ten hours separated the finding Of the
bodies Of the two one found stran-
gled In a furnished room at No 475 22d street.
\ nockte had been used in this case. but tho fin
gers Of a man Of great strength choked the woman
who was found IN She areaway az the house at no.
204 East goth street The finding 81 her body re-
vealed ono Of the most horrible murders OF recent
years and one In which there IS no apparent clew
70 the perpetrators. Her assaauts had been gone
less than two hours whom her body found.
Tho body OF the strangIed with cravat IN
the 22d street house was Identified late in The day
as that Of Mrs Jacob Ke1reT. who separated from
her husband in Tonawanda about four years ago.
lie lives at No. 3S Barry place. Buffalo She has
been In this city FOR some time Tho body was first
identified as that Of Mrs Mary Graham tho
name under which she had lived in a boarding
house which kept by Mrs. Catherine Boyd. ut
No. AZ East 9th street Mrs BOYD said Mrs
Graham" came 10 her house about five weeks ago
and took a Oh the ground door.
In a burst OF confidence she told Mrs Boyd that
her home was in Buffalo at the BSry place ad-
dress ana gave q few other details. which showed,
when the Buffalo police Were Informed. that she
was Mrs Kchrer Mrs. Boyd said that the woman
never had any callers in her room, although twice
a light haired short and stout man had called at
the house for her The polio" are now looking for
Il man named Davis or Davidson. who IS described
as being > feet inches tail. weighing 80 pounds
aud having dark eyes and complexion and dark
hair This man is the companion with whom sh"
lived AT the West 22d street house.
The body bore tooth and finger marks II vas
nude when found on the bed and spatter"d
with drops Of candle grease, showing THAI the muir
derer had held candle over the body 70 see mar
his work had been finished. The cravat had been
knotted about the throat apparently after tn" man
fingers had choled her to death but on this point
Coroncr's Physician Leblanc was not certain
The couple had been requested to leave the house.
rs their conduct had not been pleasing TO the other
guests They went away Sunday afternoon, out
came back Sunday night and were permitted TO
remain as their week not Up until - aSday.
The body found nj O'Clock on Monday night
t,,. Fradericl, DAYTON who leases the house. The
woman had been dead since at least midnight or
sunday.
A peculiar fact is that Mrs Charlotte Terhune,
who has the next room. heard a match struck
about o'clock I'm the morning. II the crime was
committed early thought. the police would
like 10 know why the murderer returned No one
IN the house heard any noise OF a struggle On 'he
Inante In tho photograph marked
'SCIhia Kehrer." which aided In the Identification.
The woman also lived for a while in Jersey city
with man. when it is said that she began to
drink 10 excess. and the pair separated. Whether
her companion the same then as in Manhattan
is not known.
The other woman killed evidently working
woman. Her hands were caoused and her cloth
ing, or The cheapest quallty. WHS WITHOUT any
identifying mark. Patrolman Heaicy. Of the East
S8th station. found the body early yesterday
morning under the stoop of the house at No. 2oi
East 9Oth street Her clothing was torn and dis
arranged but placed carefully together at one side
were her tan shoes, stamped THE Whirl of the
Town This theatrical waEdrobe mark. il
tIIought. may lead 10 her Identification, but the
shoes probably bought in some second hand
The victims hands still warm when she
was found The body taken to the norgue
where Dr. Lehane performed the autopsy lie
found that the woman had been brutay mis-
treated. Probably more than person con-
cerned in the attack and the physician once
told the police to look for a of powerful ply
sique and with abnormally strong hands. Her body
badly mutilatcd. although there was no evil
deuce that knife had been used
Mrs Mary Wolfe, seventy-hve years old. who
lives in the basement, is troubled with insomnia
she went TO her rooms at 10 o'clock Monday night
She lay awake until long after midnight she SAYS
but did not hear voices tho sound OF any
quarrel.