The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-20
GIRL DIED IN HILL
HOME, SAY POLICE
Authorities Announce Theory as to
Death Of Amelia st. Jean IN FAN
River and The Disposed
Of Her Body.

Fall River, Mass, Oct. 20.-Three
hours after Amelia st. Jean took dinner
at the house Of her aunt, Mrs. Lamour-
eaux, Of Eighth street, last Friday af-
ternoon she was a corpse. That IL the
deduction drawn from the report pre-
sented yesterday by Prof. Whitney Of
Harvard Of his analysis OF the stomach
Of the girl whose body, arms and legs
were found scattered along tie road
near Tiverton, r. l., recently. The med
ical examiner Of Tiverton had request
ed an analysis By Prof. Whitney.
According to the finding digestion had
advanced three hours and did not ex-
tend beyond 1t.
The police theory Is that The girl died
in the Hill establishment. They will
not declare that an outright murder
was committed, although that is the
charge in the complaint under which
both prof" Hill and Chauffeur Thi-
beault are held in custody.
The statement OF Police Inspector
Medley today was as follows.
eve have discovered hloodsstained
furniture and other articles which es-
tablishes the faet in our minds beyond
a reasonable doubt that an operation
upon Miss Amelia st. Jean Of Woon.
socket, R. l., was performed, unsnccess-
fully, in the office Of Prof, Frank Hill
OH Bedford street, week ago last Fri-
day afternoon, and that she died there
and the body was subsequently dismem-
bered in that shop.
"a vehicle was then procured and the
body was taken TO the town of JivertoB
across the Rhode Island boundary, and
there distributed along the highway
known as the Bulgermarsh road" The
statement was made by the inspector,
who was asked to explain the presence
Of Dist. Atty. James NJ Swift, who was
called into The case by the police today,
and who, in company with Inspector
Medley. visited the herb shop, and later
had long conference with the police.
Inspector Medley declined to indicate
what article had been found bnt said
that they were not articles OF clothing.
He said that the evidence was found
"behind a blood stained door, and that
the office furniture which had been re-
moved TO police headquarters bore
conclusive marks.
Absolutely Positive, He Says
When Inspector Medley was question
ed further regarding his statements, he
said;
"Our evidence is absolutely positive
that the st. Jean girl came to the office
Of Prof. Hill on Bedford street shortly
after her dinner Friday AFTERNOON. The
operation was evidently unsuccessful, a
drug was used in hope Of sestbring life,
and the girl passed into fsint. Not
being skilled physician Prof. Hill in
my mind, believed that she was dead
and went about to dispose Of the body
"Mausoll Ludovie, the peanut vender
who occupied the front part Of the
building where aprof.n Hills office il,
tells me he saw Hill come out Of his
back room a little after I o'clank a.
that Friday evening. II IS nv apinion
Hin then drove out into the country. He
must have taken the last car on the Bay
street line and spent the night in the
dense thicket which borders the small
by-path there, burying the head and
trying 10 dispose Of the clothing
'.The car conductor and motorman are
sure they saw him there early Saturday
morning with his baskets"