The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-09-10
WOMAN'S LIFE
BATTERED OUT IN
FIELD IN ESSEX
Body Found Few Miles From Wind
sor; Had Apparently Been
There Since Sunday
INDICATIONS POINT
TO TERRIFIC STRUGGLE
Victim Called at Windsor House
Recently, But Identity is
Not Known

Windsor police, the Ontario constabu.
larry. and district ocers OF Essex, are
working hard to unravsl . homicide
mystery, revealed when the almost
nude body Of woman about 40 years
old. badly decompossd, and with un-
mistakable marks Of violence on neck,
arms. legs and body, was found In q
cornfield on Michael Robinson's farm
near Oldcastle. 10 miles from Wind
sor, and only short distance from
the tracks Of the WindeOr.. Esssxak
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ity for week or ten days, accordinS
to information received IN Windsor
from persons living near the scene Of
the crime. Who the victi mis-, has
not yet been ascertained, but every
effort is being made to obtain IN
Identification, and trace the woman's
movements.
The woman's clothing "a dark
skirt, white and blue striped waist,
underwear Of good material, and black
shoes and hose-showed evidences Of
struggle. The articles were scat
tered In the trampled CIRQUE Of corn
stalks.
The shoes bore q mark Tempest,
Lorain. o., clue that 10 bajng n.
vestigated.
Michael Robinson, jr., son 4faxAe
farmer on whose place the body was
found, made the gruesome discovery
while taking short cut acr0so the
farm, to his home, shortly after
o'clock, Tuesday night. The tall corn
In the vicinity had been trampled
down In large circle, and the maze
of footprints in the circle Indicated q
struggle, and that more than two per-
sons had participated In 1t. A broken
umbrella, evidently used for defense,
lay across the body.
Constable Frank Brown, Of Essex,
was notified, and he sought aid from
the provincial constabulary and the
Windsor police. to solve the mystery.
Coroner ]. w. O'Brien. Of Essex,
made q hasty examination OF the body
and decided that 1t had been In the
field since Sunday. at the latest. as 1t
was discolored by the action Of the
sun, until 1t bore the appearance OF
the body Of Negress.
The coroner took charge Of q pock-
etbook, lying near the body. and con-
tanning two IS bills and paper with
the words, Mrs. A. J.. Roy, No. 26l
Howard-ave., Windsor" A bracelet
wrapped In handkerchief also lay
near the body.
Constable Brown and Chief Wills.
of the Windsor police, visited the
home OF Mrs. A. J. Roy. at the How
ard-ave. address, Tuesday night. The
woman was badly frightened when
told that her name and address were
found In the dead woman's pocket
book. Then she declared that she
did not know the woman, but remem-
bered having received a strange call
from her, either last Friday, or Fri.
day Of the week before. Mrs. Roy
remembered the woman. from the de-
scription given Of her.
She said that the woman came to
her home and asked for a cup OF tea,
saving that she lived In North Ridge.
near Essex, and was I'm trouble OF
some sort. though she did not say
what the trouble was She asked for
change for a SO bill. and was given
two IS bills, according to Mrs. Roy's
story. The woman then asked Mrs.
Roy to give her her name and ad.
dress, saying, You'll hear from me
later. Perhaps you may be OF use
to me-"
Mrs. Roy says her strange visitor
gave no name while she was In the
house. and when she left, after being
there about an hour, she went toward
the Windsor, Essex and Lake Shore
line tracks.
Mrs. Roy thought that It was about
| I O'Clock in the afternoon when the
woman left.