New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-09

does not occur IN New Jersey '4'0
authorities say.
The other fact is the current tnat
winds down from the mouth of Spuyten
puyvil Creek, swinging in a slightly
defined curve 10 the shores OF SHADY
side and Cliffside These two New Jer-
sey villages are almost directly opposite
10th street.
Speaking of the current, captain
Leonard Marcy, Of the North Bergen
police. said to a reporter for The Trio-
une yesterday
Tests made in the past and ooser-
vations Of years show that any buoy
ant body dropped into Spuyten DuyVil
Creek. or in the Hudson Immediately
below that point, will be washed ashore
AT shadyside or Clffside. This is be-
cause Of the current that has Its origin
at Spuyten Duyvil Creek and which
crosses the Hudson, bringing up
against the shores Of the two villages.
Whitman and Faurot Aid.
So convinced yesterday were the New
Jersey authorities that the crime was
committed on this side OF the river
that they asked the police and District
Attorney Whitman 10 assist In unraN-
cling the case.
District Attorney Whitman sent one
Of his assistants, Deacon Murphy 10
New Jersey yesterday afternoon. MT.
Murphy, with County Prosecutor Hud-
speth of Bergen County, was present
at the autopsy at Volk's morgue.
Inspector Faurot, OF the New York de-
tective bureau. assigned ten detectives
10 the case Some of these were put TO
work 10 run down ends suggested by
the letters Of Sterneman. and others
were sent 10 make canvass OF the
pleasure craft on either side OF the
Hudson. in the belief that the girl
might have met her death on one OF
these boats.
Besides Sterneman's letter the po-
lice have the following tangible clews
TO work on:
The birthmarks on the right shoul-
der.
The FELLOWSHIP with the crudely en-
broidered "a" used to wrap up part o.
the torso.
The ticking of the FELLOWSHIP, whi'h
had been emptied OF its feathers before
being used by the murderer to wrap up
the second part Of the torso.
Pieces of a heavy dark brown paper
also used TO wrap up parts of the torso
Seller Of FELLOWSHIP Found.
One important discovery made by the
police yesterday was the finding of The
dealer in this city who handled the pill
lowslips. This information the police
obtained from the Robinson ROder
Company, Of Newark, and the work of
the police was made easier by the fact
that only one New York retailer IAN
died the particular sort OF pillowsup
such as was used by the murderer.
This retailer whose name the police
withheld. purchased only a dozen of
the pillowslips. The police believe II
will be an easy matter 20 run down the
several purchasers.
This find on the part Of the police
vas regarded Of the highest importance
as il may lead to the arrest of the
murderer. 1t was said at Police Head
Quarters last night that the police were
going over the books of the New York
dealer who handled the pillow slips in
an effort to trace the purchasers.
Three detectives were sent out 10
hunt for Peter Sterneman, who left
his home in Jamaica early yesterday
morning His rambling letter 10 Cap
tain Hayes, of the Hoboken police,
was turned over 10 Assistant District
Attorney Murphy. of Mr.. Whitman's
staff, by County Prosecutor Hudspeth.
One man mentioned by Sterneman
in the letter as a friend Of his daugh-
ter is a physician. The police searched
for him last night. Sterneman in his
letter described this man as one who
would DO anything for money
But while the police do not attach
too great importance TO the letter, be-
cause Of its incoherency. they believe
that it furnishes leads that must be
run down, and the most promising OF
these is the one referring TO the young
physician.
Another letter of Sterneman's now
in the hands Of the police was sent by
him 10 the German Ambassador at
Washington and referred to Bernard
Dietsch, a detective OF the East Dist
street station, by the ambassador.
Third Avenue costumer Sought.
In this letter Sterneman wrote that
his daughter. in 1910, was employed by
a costumer on Third avenue, not far
from the Grand Central Terminal For
obvious reasons the name and address
are not printed. Detective Dietsch went
10 see this man last night. but learned
that he had not been at his place Of
business since Friday morning. 1t was
4 O'Clock Of that day that the upper
part OF the girls torso was found at
Shadyside.
Dietsch said Sterneman in his letter
accused the costumer Of having mis-
treated his daughter. From another
source the detective learned that the
costumer and his wife had not lived
together for two years.
The detectives Of this city also made
an effort to see If any of the young