The Washington herald., 1908-07-23
PRETTY GIRLLURED
TO DEATH IN PARK
Well Dressed Victim Found
in Park Building.
IS NO TRACE OF REVOLVER
Police Convinced that Unidentified
Woman Is Victim of Murderer
williamsburg Tragedy ShrOuded
in SIystery-NO Explanation How
Woman Got Into Summer House.

New York. July A weIl-dressed,
gOOd-l0Oking woman was found dead this
morning Ia a summeT-h0use in Irving
Park, Williamsburg, with a bullet wound
in the middle OF her forehead. search
OF the shelter where she was found and
Of the park surrounding it gave no trace
OF the revolver with which the shot was
fired.
The police have come to the conclusion
that the young woman was lured there
and murdered. There has been nothing
found which would in any way identify
the woman. and the whole case IS com
pletely shrouded in mystery. There is no
explanation Of how the house, which w1s
locked last night by John Mcmahon.
park attendant. came % be open how the
woman got there. or what became Of the
revolver which killed her
The summer-house where the woman
was found is in the center Of Irving Park.
which IS in the RidgewoOd section Of
Williamsburg. Most Of the house Is used
as a shelter. but the part where the
woman was found Is used as a store-oom
for tools and lumber which the park
workmea use. Il was locked last night
by Mcmahon. and how II came TO be un-
locked is one OF the mysteries of the
case. The doors Of the other parts Of
the building were securely fastened when
the police arrived.
Policeman On Post.
Policeman Rudolph Koehler. OF the
Hamburg avenue station. was on post
at Weirfela street and Hamburg avenue
this morning at l-5J o'clock. when he
heard a revolver shot, which evidently
came from the direction Of the park he
tegan a search through the park. look
Ing through all the shrubbery. but could
End nothing until he got 70 the summer
house. The door Of the lumber and tool
room was unlocked AID De went in- In
the darkness Of the room Ee distinguished
q dark form on the aoor- He started 70
light matches and look around The
shadow on the floor, re found. was the
body Of a young woman
She was about tvve1ty-fogr years old,
5 feet inches tall. and had dark brown
hair and hazel ewes. she was very well
dressed. Her skirt was black mohair
and she wore a waist Of white lace. She
and her underciottiug was Of excellent
quality Beside the woman was q silver
handled umbrella. which had been pur-
chased in q Sixth avenue department
store The one unusual thing about her
dress was that she had worn no hat The
police were inclined 90 believe from this
fact that the woman lived IN the neigh
bOrhood of the park
Bullet Wound in Head
The cause OF the wouau-s death was
plain 10 see for blood was coming from
a bullet wound IN the middle OF her fore
head KoehIer notified the Hamburg ave
nue. police station and then went back TO
see what sort of a revolver had been
used. He could not fnd the weapon IN
the house and began O search through the
park There. too. his Efforts were unsuc-
cessful. and when the detectives came
/ from the station they decided that a mur-
/ der had been committed
They were Goubiy sure when DR.. Fulda.
l OF the German Hospital. arrived lie said
that death had been instantaneous. The
woman could not have thrown the re-
vo!ver away If she had committed sui
( eide. and II she had shot herself outside
I the srlmruer-house she would not have
H a
I place where she was found
| There were no signs OF violence on the
wouan's body and her hair was smooth
/ and her clothing showed no signs OF dis
[ array. The police were forced 10 the con-
I Clusiou that the woman had been lured
I 20 the summer house by some one she
knew and there shot down
skin Is Burned.
| The wound IN the woman's forehead
/ had been made by revolver Of heavy
/ caIiber. and Il had been held 50 close to
/ the wuman-s head that there were pow
/ der marks around the wound and the
/ flesh had been burned When the police
found her she was n q half sitting posi-
/ ton with her feet crossed and the blood
I flowing over her garments
Nearly ali the detectives from the
/ Hamburg avenue station were imme-
diately put on the case. ana detectives
were summoned from the New York Cen
| tral Office. As vet. however. they have
no cIew 70 the woman's identity OF how
she got 10 the summer house.
| The police believe that the man who
/ fred the shot il it was a man. must
/ have escaped by the way Of Halsey street
/ When Policeman EOehler ran toward the
I sound Of the shot he went up Hamburg
| avenue He could not see any one in tha;
I part Of the park and the person who fired
/ the shot must have still been in the VI
/ cinity at the time that KOehleT arrived in
/ the park The only way a man could
| have got out without being observed was
by way OF Halsey street
Women in Park.
/ Some women who were near the park
/ last night said that between s and {
/ O'Clock a woman who answered IN every
way to the description OF the woman
whose body was found IN the tool house
was walking up and down Hamburg
avenue outside the railing Of the park
as II she was waiting for some one. She
carried an umbrella. and, as it was rain
1 ing. the umbrella was raised The cloth
ing Of the dead woman was only a little
damp, but the umbrella was wet.
/ Practically the only personal pgoperty
which the police found on the body Of
the woman was a handkerchief, which
was tucked up her sleeve There was No
/ pocket IN her dress. and the police say
that they could find no pOcketbook OF
bag.