Evening star., 1915-04-11

lishment Hyattsvlle, where Dr. W.
Allen Griffith made a hasty examina
tion and said that the body had been
in the water at least two three
months.
Lieut.. James Hartley, in charge of the
detective Office at police headquarters at
night. learned of the finding of the body
from the deputy sheriff, and sent Detec-
tive Frederick NJ. Cornwell to Hyattsville
to make an investigation. thinking the
body might be that of Miss Sullivan, who
disappeared from her home. 1913 Euclid
street northwest.
Sure It Is Miss Sullivan.
Detective Cornwell made careful ex-
animation of the clothing on the body,
and telephoned that apparently there was
not the slightest doubt as to its identity.
The clothing, he said. makes it practically
certain that the body is that of Miss Sui
livan.
Lieut. Hartley learned that Miss Mabel
Sullivan. sister of the missing young
lady, moved from this city to 4611-A
Samson street. Philadelphia. some time
after Miss Pauline disappeared, and
last night he made an effort to commu-
nicate with her to let her know of the
apding of the body at Lakeland. Lieut..
William Sullivan, U. 5. Nj. e., brotner
of Miss Sullivan, is not stationed in
this city.
A three-stone diamond ring worn by
Miss Sullivan at the time of her dis
appearance was not found on finger
of either hand of the corpse All tne
articles of wearing apparel on the
corpse, however. Tailed with those
worn by Miss Sullivan, Detective Corn
well reported
There was the plaid skirt that her
sister told the police Ebcut at the time
she asked that search for Miss Pauline
be instituted. the dark siik-hnsd Goa. Goa.
with cape and military frogs. the silk
vest with green buttons and patent
leather shoes with cloth tops
1t was necessary to rely wholly upon
the clothing for identiacation. white
when she was last seen. were on the
hands, but neither glove concealed
such a ring as Miss Sullivan possessed
street house the morning of Decem-
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Diamond Ring Is Missing.
what became OF that ring, if the
body really is that of Miss Sullivan, is
a matter of conjecture. Detective Corn
well thinks it may have been disposed
Of or it may have dropped from the
finger when the glove was removed.
although Deputy Sheriff Garrison is
certain that it was not there to drop.
removed them, and he is certain that
neither of them concealed a ring.
colored man named J. H. Falls.
resident of Prince Georges county.
found the body in the lake. The high
winds had blown the body to point
in the shallow water near the edge of
Lake >.
Terrified at the sight, Falls ran to the
store of William Van Valkenburg and
told of the incident. Deputy Sheriff
Garrison responded to message sent
by the storekeeper, viewed the body
and had it dragged ashore from where
IL rested in about eight inches of
water.
The place where the body was found
is about 100 yards from the water
tower of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company. beyond College Park.
40 yards from the nearest point on the
railroad and 400 yards from the wash
ington Baltimore boulevard. and is
easily reached from the Laurel cleo
trio car line.
Jugular Vein Penetrated.
The cut across the left side of the
neck penetrated the jugular vein. De-
tective cornwelI thinks 1t will require
careful surgical examination to de-
fermine whether the wound was in
ficted by a sharp instrument or by
coming in contact with some object in
the lake.
Miss Sullivan had no large sum OF
money in her possession when she left
home, II is stated, and il her diamond
ring had been taken from her finger,
the police say. she probably would not
have put on the glove afterward The
absence OF the diamond ring is a ques-
tion that puzzles the police. Had the
ring been given away by the young
woman after she left home, the police
say, the person who received il proba-
bly, would have told OF the incident
SIfV tSf1 1Vat9 Il
came known.
II was about IL o'clock in the morn
ing when Miss Sullivan left the Euclid
street house to visit friends. She had
said. had spoken Of taking her life.
Her physical and mental condition
showed such signs of Improvement
about the time she went away, how
ever, ner relatives stated. that they did
not FEAR she would take her life.
Detectives Messer and Embrey were
assigned to make a careful search for
the missing young lady. Lieut. Will
liam sullivan. her brother. came to this
city and repeatedly requested the DO
lice to spread their search over a large
area. Her picture was printed in the
police bulletin and was sent broadcast.
Relatives OF Miss Sullivan are ex-
pected to come here to identity the
clothing or pieces cut from the sew
eral garments last night by officers
Deputy Sheriff Garrison summoned
q Jury OF inquest last night. selecting
j. Fred keefauver as foreman. Justice
Of the Peace r. II. Shipley sworn In the
jury and adjourned the hearing until
Tuesday night in Knights of Pythias'
Hall. Berwyn. at which time the coun-
ty authorities hope they will be able TO
make the Identification positive.
Believe It Is Murder.
Maryland officers believe the woman
was murdered and her body thrown
into the lake Whether the crime was
committed in this city or in the
county where the lake Is located they
, are not in position to suggest. They
say that the crime might easily have