Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01

Newark, \. j., Dec. 31.-The identity
of the woman whose dead body was
found in Harrison last Thursday, again
became a mystery today. The story
told by Mrs. Hattie Hull that the dead
woman was her friend. Mrs. Agnes
Young, was exploded today when Mrs:
Young was found alive and we'll in
New York City. Mrs. Hull then admit
ted that the dead woman was her half
sister. Minnie Jeanette CASTOR Of Ser
villa, Tenn, and that she had used
Mrs. Youngs name to protect that OF
her, own family.
Mrs. Young is employed as an &C..
courtant in a real estate office in New
York and declared emphatically that
she had not been in New Jersey on
Christmas day and that she. did not
know anyone named Charles Meyers,
for whom the police were searching, as
a result of Mrs. Hulrs statements. -
Mrs. Young obtained first knowledge.
of the fact that her name had beeN
connected with the murder mystery
from this mornings newspapers while
on her way to the office where she Is
employed. On reaching the office she
consulted her employer and expressed
indignation that her name had been
drawn into the affair by Mrs. Hull. ,-
Mrs. Hull told the police that she.
had parted from Mrs. Young on
Christmas day and that Mrs. Young
was about to start for Harrison, IN
company with Charles Meyers. -. q.
Mrs. Young declared to-day ttha3
while she knew Mrs. Hull she had ire$
seen her for two years. 81;
81 ON at a loss to understand" she
said, why my name has in any way
been connected with the murder mys-
| terry. l know Mrs. Hull, but she must
be dernented to tell such story about
me to the police. ] have never been
| in Harrison. n. j., in ysltfe, SO. GER
tainly could not have, been where the
tragedy occurred. Mrs. Fulrs state.
rent that I accompanied her and a
man named Charles Meyers to Jersey
City Is absolutely false. L do not know
Charles Meyers" ~ ~ :
| After consultation with her sInploy-
er, Mrs. Young gave out tf4. following
! signed statement:
+ "I was assistant accountant at the
Hotel Ansonia and I know Mrs. Hull
and befriended her, but have not seen
her for the last two years. Any other
statements concerning me are absO-
lutely false.
| (SigneD "AGNES YOUNG"
| A police magistrate VINO has charge
of the case, called Mrs Young by tel
ephene and urged her to come to Har-
rison and confront Mrs. Hull and see
whether or not she could identify the
I,,,t I've.
Young declined, declaring that she
did not want to be involved in the case.
Mrs. Hull was again questioned and
repeated her assertion that the body
was that of Mrs. Young.
When Mrs. Hull was tolu that MEs
Young had been found alive she de-
clared that the murdered woman was
j her own half sister, Minnie Jeanette
CASTOR, daughter of r. 3. CASTOR OF
Servilla Tenn. She said that Miss
CASTOR was formerly a member of the
chorus Of the Texas Steer Co. anc
had been living at 1892 Amsterdam
avenue, New York City. Mrs. Hull de.
clared that Charles Meyers brought
her sister to New York from the Souti
and that she accompanied her hal
sister to meeting with Meyers or
Christmas day, when Miss CASTOR wa:
.. to- go to Harrison with Meyers. Mrs
Hull said She identified the body a!
that of Mrs. Young In order to avoit
fiavolving Miss Gaston's name in {
scandal She asked that the body. .b'
! sent to Mr. CASTOR at Servilla.
, The police magistrate lectured Mrs
= Hull for her deception and ordered ;
5 detective to escort her out of New
, Jersey. ~
! One Of the reports published toda!
: was that Albert Thompson. one of tn
s suspects in the Harrison case, brough