The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-12
LITTLE GIRL SLAIN
Brutal Murder of Child in
Barn. at Newark. N. ].
MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION
Five Year Old Girl Was Stripped by
Fisnd and Strsngled With q
Belt Body Found After an
All Night Search.

Newark. y. J.. Feb lO.-The finding
OF the body OF FIVE year old child in
an old broken down barn has revealed
one or the most brutal murders that
mas ever been known in this city.
The little girl. when found dead IN
a corner Of the old building. stnl held
a penny in her right hand. Arorui
her neck there was belt that the
child had worn and which hal b. n
used by the murderer to stranslc her
&c death. Her clothing was practically
all torn irNn her body. inGicatiav that
al least : fierce attempt had been
made 10 attack the little girl. who had
fought desperately 10 defend herself
The body WAS found BY the fatsrr of
the little one and a neishbor. who ha ]
Kept up search for her all night.
The police were ~ once notified OF
the finding % the body and now they
are on hunt FOR the murderer.
The little victim was Sadie Tishko-
witt. Ave years old Of 81 Jones st-oet.
She was the daughter OF Harry fish
kowitz. who conducts carpenter re-
psir shop at the same address The
little one was playing in front OF her
hcme with some other girls about her
own age. When her father went to
look for her be could not find her and
rome OF the other children seemed to
have noticed that she had LEFT them
Believing the little child was close nv
the father did not worry. but when
supper time came and the child still
remained away from the house he
grew worried and at once took up the
search In earnest for her.
He summoned several neiehbors and
tried to faf her. but could not and
then the notified the police who sent
out genarli alarm Tor the MISSING
child. All night long the father looked
about the neigahDrhOod for the chili
and the police made thorough search
also. but not the slightest clue az any
OF them e t
In ID, morning Tishkowitz. with
Mrs Ida CorR. neigh Der In the
house. cortiuucl the search They
finally wen. into an old unused barn in
the resr ci q tenement at = Jones
street and There. lyinS dead in a cor
me-. 'feY icuLi the child
Fst-c Frantic With Grief.
Amos frantic with grief the father
rushed uuil she place. swearing Won.
geance m tae person who had taken
the life cf his daughter Mrs. Cohn no
tined the police and they al once took
charge cf the body
The police have searched the mace
for some clue to the murderer On,
have foual none as yet. The big tene
ment at p Jones street is occupied BY
Italians and Polaks. and as far as the
police have been able to learn none
Of these hca q any screams or unusual
sounds coming from the barn AZ any
time during the evening.
The police say the child was prob
ably mred TO the place by soma
stranger. who had given her the penny
and once he got her inside the place
he attacked her and then strangleJ
her to death.
One man Polish laborer. has bee,
arrested on suspicion OF being the
murderer OF the Tishkowitz child Tho
prisoner IS Stefan Mychesn. thlrty-fve
years old. who has been living in a IT.
tie house at the rear OF 81 Jones
street.
Detective Tuite. who was working
on the case. decided that the crime
pad been committed by some one who
| ecome crazed by Arint .Ny~chesn
Ueu asleep fne detectivsSs sav ,ba,
me mans clothing was blood stained
Iney woke him up and told him he
was under arrest. and he simply stared
q. mem, not even asking why he was
wanted by the police.