New-York tribune., 1909-10-14
FAIL TO IDENTIFY BODY
Held 4LONE is MISSING.
autopsy ReUeaLs Cleo to Cause of
Tiuerton Crime.

Tiverton, r l., Oct. 1s.-After several hours of
apparent confidence that they had Identified the
body Of young woman found in scattered portions
on the outskirts Of this town. the authorities to-
night again lapsed into state Of extreme doubt.
1t had been thought the body that Of Miss
Gertrude Edwards South scituate young woman,
but this theory exploded when a No. shoe
was tried on of the dismembered feet and found
20 fit it exactly while the missing young woman
from South Scituate a No. 3 shoe.
Following autopsy which was held the dis
membered body to-day. Medical Examiner Stimson
stated that there were evidences Of attempt at
a criminal operation. There were no signs OF perl
tonitis any fever. The cause of death
either not ascertained or not made public The
physicians said that it could not definitely be
placed until the head was found. That is the
only part of the body missing
The arms and a portion OF the limb from the
knee down were found to-day at place off Bull
germaTsh Road, nearly a mile west of the point
where the rest OF the lower limbs found ON
Monday. AS in the case of all the other parts,
those discovered to-day were hidden just off by
path. This is taken to indicate that a vehicle
must have been used. the disposer of the body
making excursions into the undegbrush at various
points along the road to rid himself of his burden
BLOODY HANDKERCHIEF FOUND
A minor result of the days search the find
ing near Bliss's -Four Corners OF hair rat and
handkerchief. both bloodstained.
Taking part in the autopsy to-day were Medical
Examiner E P. Stimson of Tiverton; Medical Ex-
aminer Henry Acryod, Of Newport and DR.. Will
lam s. Sherman of Newport IN addition 10 the
police officials In general supervision of the case
was Deputy Sheriff Deblois, of Newport The fact
that Illegal operation had been attempted was
the most important announcement following the
autopsy 1t is believed that mUch Of the result is
being held in secret for the District Attorney So
far the statement is concerned. the girl NAV
may not have died a result OF the attempted
operation. The physicians said that the heart
when removed. was entirely devoid OF blood which
might indicate that the young woman did not die
a natural death No examination was made of the
stomach at the autopsy, according to the physi
clans. this being left for later investigation
Before and during the autopsy to-day a large
posse Of searchers traversed the underbrush and
swamps in search Of the missing portions OF the
body. Until late in the afternoon their efforts
were unrewarded. Then George Haywood and
Frank Supremond, both of Fall River came on a
dismembered arm and the lower part Of a leg
These were rolled in three copies of a Boston
newspaper of September 2S 1888 They were fifteen
feet from Bulgermarsh Road, and by the side OF a
stone wall parallel with the road It appeared
that the person who hid them had walked up the
path and thrown them over the wall.
TO HUNT FOR HEAD TO-DAY.
The hunt for the head tomorrow morning will
be renewed on a systematic plan Of campaign laid
out from observations Of the methods used in dis
posing Of the other portions of the body II the
head has been buried. however, the hunt NAV be
without result. The searchers are to scour the
sides of every little path along Stafford BuIger-
marsh and Fish roads. The several small ponds in
the vicinity will also be dragged Unless the head
was buried or burned. the police believe the most
probable disposal of it would be to throw # into
one of these ponds.
Fall River. Mass, Oct 1S-The Fan River police
busted themselves tonight in looking UP possibil-
ty of the victim of the telescope bag murder be-
ing a Fail River young woman who is missing
Their action, however, entirely independent
of that Of the authorities at Tiverton. The Fau
River girl who the subject Of inquiry has been
missing since Friday, and her description comedies
in several respects with that of body at liver
ton. The police intimated that they might ma ke
arrast tn-nieht in cnnnactinr Nth ha