New-York tribune., 1909-02-06
NEW DAYTON MURDER
GIRLS BODY IN CISTERN.
Crime Probably Folloaed Forschner
Killing by a Week.

0s-.o, Opto Feb s-Another murder mystery
has been added 10 the long list Which alreaoH
shames this city Late this afternoon the eeoy OF
a young woman dragged out OF a cfsterh III
the rear of vacant house Her brother has identl-
fed her as Lizzie Fulhart, eighteen years oio' OIL
Vsndalia. Ohio. She had always oorne d eoou
reputation at her home. she came to this city on
December q to look for employment and was stay
ing with aunt, Mrs Deeters
Albert yyilkIe employed the Davis sewing
Machine factory was arrested here to-night on
suspicion OF having some knowledge OF the CRIME
wiIkie is the sweetheart Of the murdered girl out
said he had not seen her since she came 10 'he
city on December 29.
The discovery Of the body was made by Charles
O. Weaver a contractor. who was employed by the
owner Of the Matthews residence, in North Jener-
son street. near Second 10 prepare the residence
for occupancy While examining the cistern which
IS sjt.,ated about five feet from the back door or
the house Weaver noticed what appeared to be
bundle of clothing floating on the water whlch
only two feet below the surface or the GROUND
With garden hoe he attempted to lift the bundle
and uncovered The girls feet He hurried 10
telepE one and called the police
The body was IN bad condition and the features
almost unrecognzabe. The face SHOWS
bruises however. and other evidences or violence
plainly visible. burlap bag ehshTouded the
upper part OF the body. The steel cover OF The
ciStern is about eighteen inches in diameter, and
fitted closely over the opening.
Adam Fulhart. brother OF the dead girl, Is conf
dent that she had no acoualnt2nceS IN tle SiNSr
and IS unable to advance any theory when "oud
throw light on his sisters terrible fate
The girl left her aunts home the morning OF
January % in search Of work. and was expected
to return at noon The fact that she failed tc
do SO Indicated htat the crime must have been
committed the broad light OF day, the giri having
been enticed into the vacant house and there muir
dered. If this murder occurred on January o. II
followed that of Mary Forschner only ABOUT a
week and the police fear that both crimes
were the work of a moral pervert who is stiil at
large ard may be waiting for an opportunity 10
add another TO his list Of victims
The rrTs sweetheart called ct the police station
on the day following her disappearance and asked
that a search be made for her. The police are in
vestisating his whereabouts at the time When the
crime must have been committed.
with the death of Lizzie Fuhart four girls have
been Killed in Dayton by hend in the last three
years In no is 1t certain that the guilty
one has been brought Justice. Only little over
two weeks ago Mary Forschner found dead
on the outskirts of the city. Others killed were
Dona Gilman and Anna Markowi,z. on the necks
OF each finger marks
Dona Gilman, twenty years old, the FIRST OF the
victims, was killed the night of November -.
1905 Her assailsnt has never been brought 80
justice. She disappeared at $50 o'clock the
evening oE November 20
Anna Markovitz, the second victim, was choked
the mutilated body Of Dona Gilman found. on
the night of August E. A month later Layton
Hines Brrested. He is serving life
teuce in the Ohio penitentlsry
Next 10 die Mary Forschner. fifteen years
old. Her father found her body hidden in the
OF Grafton Kennedy's stables Arrests made have
come TO naught.