The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-03
REFINED WOMAN
SLAIN IN 4 SNA
Well Dressed Man Seen Fleeing FI'
the Scene.
YACHT fIGuREs IN IHE MYsTERY.
Nude Corpse of Unknown Comcly wo-
man of 80 Years. of Scrupulous1
Toilet and Fine Raiment, Found,
Frozen in Pond in Hackensack Mea-
dows Near Newark, N. j.


Frozen in Pond in Hackensack Mea-
dows Near Newark, N. J.
Newark, N. j. Especial A mur>
der, combining the elements of mys-
terry and deliberate cruelty. was COM
mitted on the Hackensack meadows
In the town of Harrison, and the,
woman of perhaps 80 years, wa
found nearly submerged in the
waters of a little pond. Only
feet projected when chance pa
by broke the ice in which the exI
portions were incrusted, and dra
the body ashore.
The dead woman was finely
! tured; her hair and nails gaveN
dence of recent and scrupulous tor
let, and such of her clothing as was
subsequently found suggested in tex
ture and style an owner of refine.
ment, rather than one whose habits
might lead her to frequent the vicini
ty Of the crime. The pond in which
the body was thrown is made by thd
overflow from the Prassic River and
is directly across the river from this
city.
The body has not been identified.
and it is pretty well established thai
1t is not that of a resident of this
city or Harrison. It's description does
not correspond with that of any
woman reported to the police as miss
ing. Two men, who occupied yacht
moored near where the body was
found, are detained by the police
but the most important clue obtained
was furnished by Peter Coogan, o
Waterman employed by the Marine
Engine Company, who recognized tie
body as that of woman whom he
had seen crossing the meadows in
company with a man. Later he saw
the man alone. He then carried
bundle in his arms. The man wac
short and stout. Coogan, whose du-
ties keep him in the neighborhood of
the murder, told the police:
while outdoors at 2 O'Clock A. M.
saw this woman in company with
man cross the meadows, going in
the direction of the pond. They
passed so near me that | was able
to recognize the woman's features.
Sometime later, perhaps an hour, the
man returned and again passed me,
this time going in the direction from
which the two had come when first
saw them This time the man was
alone. In his arms tie carried a bum
die which he did not carry when first
seen. In build he was short and thick
set Coogan could not give q bet
ter description of the man.
Two girls returning to th
in Harrison long after midnA
a wOman'S cries floating
marsh land. They seemed
from the direction of the po
to the startled girls sound
Spare metz and ''Help!"
home the girls were approac
well-dressed stranger, who
and followed them until p
was met with, when he tuI
fed. The girls had good
the man under an electric III
while he was we'll and neatly
his hands showed either tina
accustomed to manual labo
recently been engaged in W
soiled his fingers.
Life had been extinct, the
said, about IL hours when
was found. A mark on the
dicated that strangulation
manner of death. Scratches
leg and trunk and pieces o.
forced into the flesh showed
body had been dragged alon
der path which skirts the
Along the path the police pi
a white silk waist, siAshed
back, skirt and a Rir
garters. Following thd h
ice came upon the yache ldls
which was tied up at a poifs
Passaic about 500 feet from
the body was found. On the
the police say that they fou
sealskin muff and fur neck p
The occupants of the yacht
Albert Thompson. Al years ol
Elizabeth, a. boatman, and Fred
Kirkman, 3S years old. Both:
employed on the boat. Thomi
said that he found the fur piece Ii1..
the cinder path. The police found
on the boat dishes enough for three
dinners. There were three plates,
three saucers, and so on. The men,
however, said that they had no visi-
tor on the Idle Hour. Both were
arrested as suspicious characters.