Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-10
Brutal Crime
 At Rochester
17 YEAR OLD GIRL cRIVINALLY ASSAULTED, BEATEN TO DEATH.
BODY FOUND IN A CEMETERY
Evident That Victim Had Made Des- perate Struggle to Save Her Honor and Life-PoIice Working on Clue.

Rochester, N. T., Aug 9.-That Anna Schumacher, the 17 year old girl whose body was found this morn ing crudely buried in Holy, Sepulcher cemetery was choked and beaten to death after being criminally assault ed, is the conclusion based on the au- topsy held this afternoon by Coroner Henry Kleinedienst, but many of the circumstances of the crime, even to the exact place where it was commit ted, can still be only guessed at.
 The strange actions of a man dis covered at the scene of the murder by an employe of the cemetery late this afternoon directed suspicion toward him, and for time gave promise man made his escape, and his identity is not known.
 Police in Possession of Clue.
 i. For a time suspicion was directed toward an empioye of St. Bernard's but later it was learned that this man had been i'll at his home for several days. The police declared tonight that they had come into possession of a new clue, which indicated that the guilty person is still in this city. The broken spade which is relied on to give some indication of the OClCAs WdS lOQilu neal lilC lOnCly spot where the victims body was hid den. The shovel was taken from a shed at St. Bernard's seminary, and it's use gives plausibility to the be- lief that the murderer was not un- familiar with the locality. Having secured the spade, he must have drag ged the body into the shrubbery and with such care as was possible in the darkness, dug shallow grave, into !, ,t<,t, I,1 Io&1 ..Ir ering it with cart hand leaves. This work must have consumed considera- ble time.
 Body in Pitisble Condition.
 The autopsy emphasizes the bru- a pitiable condition-head, face, chest, arms and hands. were covered with bruises and scratches, the bone that supports the tongue, the hyoid, was fractured in the choking, and the hair was full of dirt and leaves, indicat- ing that the body was dragged some distance, probably by the feet. Part of the clothing had been removed. It would seem that the girl, who was of struggle to save her honor and her life. On account of the condition of the body it will be buried tomorrow.
 The inquest into the death will be- gin tomorrow morning, In the meantime the city, county and town authorities are bending ev- cry effort to apprehend the murderer. The young woman left home Satur- day morning to place flowers in the family cemetery, which is that of the Catholic church, and when she did not return at night her family was greatly alarmed, as her absence was quite unusual
 A search was instituted, which was kept up nearly all of Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night, until the finding of the body today by two po- lice officers. Their search led them about hundred feet outside of the cemetery limits and they were attract ed to the grave by the freshly dis turbed earth and a piece of white cloth protruding from it.
 The spot where the body was found was well chosen for concealment. It is back of an old ice house and is surrounded by wild undergrowth and trees. The murderer probab bly, believ- ed that the crime would not be dis covered for some time, if at all.