The sun., 1908-07-14
TROY'S POND MURDER PUZZLE
BODY OF THE GRE IDENTIFIED
. AS THAT OF HAZEL \. DREW.

She was no Years OF Age, and Had worked
as n Domestic In Two Troy Families.
VINO Gave Her n Good Character
No Clue as Vet to tho Murderer.
TROY, July ls.-The identity Of the girl
whose body was found in Teal's Pond,
some ten miles from this city. has been
proved beyond any doubt. She is Hazel 1.
Drew, daughter OF John Drew Of this city.
According to the story of her parents she
was only 10 years old. She had lived.
however, for number Of years away from
her family az a domestic. She was in the
family OF Capt. John H. Tupper Of the
Troy Citizens Corps and was 90 highly
thought Of by that family that Mrs. Tupper
brought from Canada and presented as a
complimentary gift the brooch or pin by
which she was positively identified to-day,
For the last year and q half she worked
for Prof. Edward r. Cary Of the Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute. These people
gave her a good certificate Of character.
Nevertheless there are stories current
that she was fond Of outside amusements
and exceptionally choice as to her dress.
In this particular, it in said, she looked and
acted more the mistress Of the house than
a servant. It was the matter Of her clothes
and the condition Of the body that led TO
the conclusion before ideL tity that the body
found in Teals Pond was that OF some
young woman Of more than ordinary stand
ing in the community.
The father and mother were at the Dis
trict Attorneys Office this morning. They
said they did not know OF their daughter
keeping company with any man. and could
not agine why she had been murdered
They said Hazel. was 10 years old on June
n ~ fhta nd xro oa h<r In Eo at ppoofnr
kill She had been In this city, however,
for a number OF years and attended the
Methodist church In this oity.
District Attorney O'Brien said this morn
ing that an assault might have been COM
mitted before the deadly blow was struck.
but there was no conclusive proof Of It. He
obtained from the parents and relatives Of
the girl the names Of some Of her friends
and they will be closely questioned to find
out where the girl was.
house Of George B. Harrison on Paving
avenue, was brought to the District At
torney's office by County Detective Kaye
this afternoon. She said that Miss Drew
visited her last Monday morning and left
ease se' marked as le % %ith the s Initials ' f9
She also wore a pair OF nose glasses and
had brown shopping bag. She said she
was going to Watervliet. None Of the
articles has been accounted for. The
aunt also gave dnoCneT Sl8niucdnt DN Oh
information. She said that tho girl had an
uncle William Taylor. who has a farm
adjoining that Of Teal's. where the body
was found
County Detective Kaye went to Water
yliet this afternoon and interviewed Mrs.
Thomas NJ oran and Mrs. John P. Rowe,
friends Of the girl whom 1t was supposed she
might have visited, but they said they had
not seen her for nearly a month.
The District Attorney and his officers
are devoting most Of their efforts in the
vicinity Of the crime They have learned
that the girl was born and raised in East
Poestenkill, q short distance from the
pond where her body was found. Then
her uncle having a farm close by and the
missing articles had made them believe that
OF her early girlhood. These circumstances
were being investigated tonight by District
Attorney O'Brien In person and NAV lead
to something defnite otherwise there is
nothing now known to shed any light on
this mystery.
The theory that the mysterious auto
mobile seen early IN the morning Of july
4 at Chris Grapes hotel, two miles from
the pond, was in some way connected with
the murder has been eliminated now tia t
the body has been identified. Miss Drew
did not disappear until July 8, on which
day she left the employ of Mrs Cary. The
last seen of her was at the home of her
| aunt, Mrs. Minnie TAYLOR, on Pawling
avenue. Troy. The girl told Mrs. Taylor
that she was going over to Watervliet to
see some friends. She had sent her trunk
to her home. but did not go there herself.
The District Attorney has learned that
! a man named Rudolph Gundrum and q
boy. Frank Smith, driving along the road
leading to Averill Park. met the girl Tues
day night Of last week., They spoke to
her and the boy got off the wagon and
wont with the girl to hotel and there they
had several drinks. The boy tells con-
dicting Stories and it is believed he knows
more than ne has told Although not
| under arrest. the county police have him
under surveillance, and II subsequent
investigations prove sufficient he will be
placed under arrest.