The Washington times., 1909-10-15
Two Men Are Arraigned on
Charge Of Killing Suit
Case Victim.
ARRIVES
TO EXAMINE BODY
Little Doubt Remains That Victim
Was Amehe ST Jean, of
WoOnsocket, k. |.

FALL RIVER. Mass. Oct. 15.-Charg-
ed with the murder Of Amelie St Jean,
Of Woonsocket, r. j., parts OF whose
dismembered body have been discovered
in the woods at Tiverton, r. J., Wilfrid
ThibeaUlt and Frank Hill were arraign-
ed in police court today and held with
out bonds for appearance on October p.
OBth Thibeault and Hill are married.
with families The former has been
chauffeur here for Lawyer ". T. Full
Ter. Jr., and the latter sometimes posed
as a physician Tt was the discovery %
the name Frank Hin, Fan River" or
the suit case in which the first portions
Of the dead girls body was found which
directed suspicion To Hill and his con
nection with Thibeault. who admits
having been friendly with the St, Jean
girl, resulted in his arrest.
Fully satisfied b. the partial identif-
cation that the murder victim is her
daughter. but yet wishing TO make sure
by the evidence Of her eyes, Mrs Jo-
seph St Jean arrived here today from
her WoOnsocket home and at once de
parted for TtvcTtOn 20 view the sections
OF the body already found. Late dis
patches frOp0 TiVertOn say that the head
OF the murC er victim has not yet been
recovered.
Accepting o partial identification OF
n
Tiverton, r. L., as Amelie St. Jean. of
WoousoclLet, r. l., VINO disappeared
from here recently. the police today
arrested Thibeault and Hill. who some
times posed as physician, for pos
sible connection with the crime.
Admit Knowing Girl
Both Hin and Thibeault admit they
knew the st. Jean girl. but both, though |
sweated for hours, absolutely deny
completely In her death. Hill admits /
the girl told him shat she was in |
trouble and asked his advice.
Admitting that a suit case vi1rch !
parts Of the dismembered body were
found had once been his, he neverthe- !
less stands frlly by the statement that /
II had passed out Of his possession be-
fore the crime.
Thibeault, according to Attorney Full
err one OF the city's leading lawyers.
has an excellent aIibi covering his
movements of last Friday, Saturday.
and SUNDAY, on one OF which days IL is
believed the girl was murdered and dis
membered at T1vertOn.
Little Doubt As to Tictim.
Though # has been impossible 10 alb
solutely identify the portions OF the
body as Amelie st. Jean. very little
doubt now remains ,hat she was The
victim. Every, effort is still being made
to recover the head, and, as a further
aid, the girls mother, Mrs Joseph 81.
Jean, of NoCnsOcket, viewed the por-
lions of the body recovered in the hope
Of cOTroborating her husband, who lived
In Fall River, and who has declared
there can be no doubt that mis- daugh-
ter has been slain.
This identification has also been
strengthened by Mrs Eva Lamoreaux. !
u this city. with whom the dead girl
was living up 10 the time OF her dis
appearance. Practically ali the clothing
worn by the victim has been recovered
rom the Tiverton swamps and from
nat 10 shoes. Mrs LamOreaux Identifies I
{ ali as having belonged to her Ptece.
Though Thib sault admits having
Known the St. Jean girl we'll, he tells
luch story of his time between Thurs
lay. October Z, when he SAYS he last
Jaw her, and Sunday night that his en-
)lOyer William Fuller. says there Is
little doubt that Thibeault is innocent
"It would have been impossible for
Lhibeauit TO have used my automobile. :"
avs Fuller. !
II have kept careful account OF the I
,asOIene used and have examined the
ecOrds Of the cars distance Thoroughly 4
Z could not have made the trip TO Tfv- !
Tton without leaving some record I |
htnk Thibeault may have been entan- !
He'd with the girl. but he certainly did
lot take her body to TiveTton in nv (
ar"