The Washington times., 1908-07-13
Troy, N. Y, Mystery Close
ly Akin to Killing of
Grace Brown.
AUTOMOBILE RIDE
FIGURES IN CRIME
Beautiful Victim GoverneSS in the
Home of Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute Professor.

TROY, N. Y, July 13.-Rivaling
in mystery and horrible detail the
killing of Grace Brown at Big
Moose lake, for which crime Chester
Gillette paid the penalty in the cleo
tric chair, the murder of Miss Hazel
!. Drew, the pretty nineteen-year-
old daughter of John Drew, of this
city, has just come to light. The
body, half-stripped Of its clothing,
with the skull fractured, was found
in Teal pond, a lonely place about
ten miles from Troy.
The only clue to the murderers
IS found in the statement of Chris
Grape, proprietor of hotel near
Teal pond, that two women and a
man dashed past his house the night
of July 4 in an automobile, and that
a few hours later two men and one
woman returned in the same naa-
chine. II is believed that Miss Drew
was either murdered and taken to
Teal pond and thrown Into the wa
ter or that she was persuaded to 60
there and then was murdered.
Miss Drew was a governeSS in the
family Of Prof. E. R. Carey, head
Of the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Insti-
tute, and was a young woman of
rare beauty.
Body Found BY Farmer.
The body was found by Gilbert Mil
Ter, a farmer. who. in driving 70 the
city each day. passes the pond. He
noticed the body several days last week
but thought IT was merely a bundle OF
clothes Finally it had hoated near the
shore and then he discovered that the
seeming bundle of clothes was human
body. He investigated and then noti-
fed the authorities of Rensselaer, county
here.
Investigation by Garvin c. O'Brien.
district attorney Of Rensselaer, county.
and County Detective Duncan KAYE led
70 the identification Of the body bv
the girls father, John Drew. of 400
Fourth avenue, and the discovery that
she had been missing from the home
Of Prof. Cary since Friday. July g.
On that day the girl went TO see her
sister and took some clothes with her
in a grip. She told her sister that she
was going to see some friends at Water
Welt, near here, and that was the last
seen OF her alive.
- W hen the body was found in the pond.
SSns girls hat and gloves were found on
ne bank placed In such a positioD nv
the slayers as to give the inDrossio1
that the girl had placed them there her
self and had committed suicide.
Blow On Head.
When the district attorney and County
Detective Kaye examined the body
there was found a heavy bruise AT The
base Of the skull. This had plainly re-
suited from blow with a heavy metal
instrument An AUTOPSY was ordered
and the coroner found that the girts
skull had been fractured The autonsv
also showed that death was not due 10
drowning. The girl had not been mis-
treated before she was slain
Coroner Strope. of PoestenkiH. reached
the spot three hours after the finding
oL the body was reported. There
was no doubt, he said, that a most foul
murder had been committed. II the
woman had fallen into the pond aud
orowned. her lungs would have bcen
lilleo with water: Tut they contained
not drop. Neither were there marks
OF weapon TO indicate suicide
Skull Fractured by Blow.
on the head. just back of the top. and
just below the thick coil Of light bro,,-y,
hair was the imprint of a heavy weapon
welded with great force, as the slxuU
had been fractured
That the body had lain I'm the pond for
at least six days was proved bv fts
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