Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-16
MOHAWK RIVER
MYSTERY SOLVED
This Is Conclusion of Author
tiles after Discoveries in
Shack near Railroad.

Schenectady, N. Y, July 13.-District
Attorney a. T. Blessing tonight stated
emphatically he believed the mystery con-
nected with the finding of a torso. head
and one arm of woman in the Mohawk
river several weeks ago has been solved
lie says the woman is Russian Pole,
who was employed two weeks at local
hotel and was known rs Eva. and that
her slayer is Russian who boarded
with her and her husband in New York
city previous to coming here. The police
have his name but are Withholding 1t for
the present, feeling an arrest may be
made in "a hours.
The authorities base their solution to
the finding of small shack along the
Delaware & Hudson railroad track about
mile from the spot where the torso
was found in the river Discoveries made
there to-day, the authorities say con-
meet this couple with the crime.
The couple began living together May
% in the small shack. \ few days later
the woman was missed and then the
man began a canvass of the neighbors
trying to dispose Of the furniture which
was of a very good quality. He told
neighbors the woman had run away. a
man in another part Of the city pur-
chased some goods, which included a
large rug, showing what the police de-
clare to be bloodstains and a trunk OF
woman's clothing. all measuring 25 inches
about the waist, identical with the meas
urcments of the torso This was also
covered with the red dog hair Identical
with that on the skirts wrapped about
the dismemberod parts found in the
river, 1t was learned a family living in
the upper part of the city now has red
Russan dog it having been given to
them by this man before he disappeared
Another striking find is quantity of
false hair. The hair on the head of the
slain woman was short and the police
have learned the woman, while working
at the local hotel, wore considerable false
hair such as found In the trunk In the
trunk was also found long dirk and
an axe. Neither were stained In two
barrels in the cellar of the house, mixed
with broken dishes and ashes. were found
two house dresses, covered with blood
stains.
Inc Woman's companion left this city
June a. The police believe he went to
New York. According to the owner of
the house. the man led peculiar life.
He said he was a blacksmith, but did
not work or make any effort to Sc
cure employment. He remained in the
house the greater part Of the days but
went out frequently at night, leaving
the house about midnight. On one
occasion. after the woman had dis
appeared he was seen carrying a valise
out of the house about II o'clock at
night and returned later without It.
On another occasion he was accom- :
panied by two men on mysterious
midnight visit to the house.
After the man left It was found the
sewer pip was clogged and the owner
says he sawed the pipe and found a piece
of what he thought was meat 1t is
known that there was a kitchen table
covered with oil cloth, probably thai
wrapped about the torso but this table
mas not been found In the yard was
found pieces Of concrete, similar to that
tied to the torso and also a number of
empty sacks Identical with those in which
the portion Of the body was tied up in
Three-strand-rope such as tied about the
bag was also found IN the yard
The authorities in New York have been
notified and given the name and full de-
scription Of the man and the authorities
expect an arrest will be made soon