Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-11

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1t was through the merest accident
that the attention of the Cernobbia po-
lice was directed to this mysterious
crime. Fishermen of M0ltrasio had
gone out In small lake to cast their
lines. Their hooks became fast In a
large object which resisted stubbornly.
After some effort they managed to
draw the object to the surface They
saw that 1t was trunk, and with con-
siderable difficulty they rowed to the
shore, towing the trunk.
After Bleaching 1t they ripped open
the cover with their knives, hoping to
find something of value What they
saw was the body of a woman. The
body had been wrapped In a sheet and
tammed into the trunk 50 tightly that
the head rested between the knees.
The fishermen were greatly frightened
and lost no time in running to Moltra-
sio and acquainting the authorities.
Beginning their investigation, the po-
lice found that the trunk had been
weighted down with stones. powders
common to the beaches. The lake was
shallow and it was not remarkable
that the fish hooks had caught and
held in the trunk The white sheet
which was wrapped around the body
bore, in one corner, the initials "G. H."
An examination Of the body dis
closed that the woman had been per-
haps thirty five years old and good
looking. Her hair was dark brown,
her eyes blue gray She was about
Ave feet six or seven inches tall and
of handsome figure. The head and
upper part of the body were covered
with clotted blood. 1t was evident
that she had been beaten to.death with
| ci'at er-an iron bar The back Of Earf
skull was crushed and her arms and
shoulders displayed the marks of saw
age abuse. 1t was the opinion OF the
police that the woman had been dead
only short time and that the trunk
had been sunk in the lake within a
few hours before 1t was dragged to the
surface by the fishermen.
| A package of letters, some of which
were signed IN. w Castle" and which
had been posted at San Jose, Cal,
and two prayer books were found IN
| the trunk.
Pursuing their investigation, the POI
lice gathered up clews which led
speedily to the hunt for Porter Charl-
ton and the Russian who gave his
name as Constantine Spolatoff. The
proprietor of the Hotel Suisse on Lake
Como, the keeper Of an apothecary
shop at Cernobbia, 6Oatmen of the
west bank of Lake Como and the in
habitants of severed villages in the.
nelghborhood were able to supply in
| formation of value.
The inkeeper said that couple who
called themselves Mr.. and Mrs. Porter
arrived at the Hotei Suisse several
weeks ago. One morning, very early,
the proprietor was aroused by shrieks.
He found that the woman had hidden
in a cupboard, hoping to escape her
husband, but that the husband had
found her and was dragging her to
the street.
After being put out of the Hotel
Suisse they took boat and were con-
veyed to the Villa Moltrasie.
Three days before the body was
found the villa was closed. Persons
who went there found that the doors
were locked and the windows fast
ened The suddenness of the abandon-
ment created some discussion, village
talk which died away and revived
kcenlY yesterday.
Escapes In War.
Until war ceases, which will be the
greatest miracle OF all. 1t will always
be the exhibition ground of miracles.
How can a bullet puncture a mans
coat behind and before or pierce his
boot and sock and be gravely shaken
out Of both without wounding him?
And what mysterious channel does this
human body contain which leads bull
let dexterously around the heart. a
hairs breadth from the seat of life.
yet never rending it-a phenomenon
vOuched for by more than one army
surgeon? Shells have burst thunder
ously between the very legs of soldiers
and left them still soldiers POmpom
shells of two inches diameter have
passed through legs and arms without
( shattering the bone or bursting at the
impact, though there appears to be lit
erallx no room for such a merciful
performance. In fact, history OF the
escapes in war would be wild reading
even after course of Munchausen-