New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
IDENTIFY HACKED
TORSO; GET CLEWS
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time, went over Dunham's route 70
trace his movements on December p.
They learned that it was on leaving
either ll5 Harrison ST. or 1858 Hicks
s.. that the mystery began. At both
houses they were told Durham had
been there around II o'clock in the
morning. Two boys said they had
seen Dunham-his frequent calls made
him well known in the section-On
Columbia ST., not far from Degraw ST.,
about that hour.
Next of the developments was the
discovery of the two packages con
tanning parts OF the body. Two musk
rat hunters stumbled on them Friday
night, part Of each bundle sticking out
above the ice of small pond near the
tracks of the West End division TO
Coney Island. about seventy-five yards
from the Bay 50th ST. station. One
package contained the torso in two
sections, the upper section carrying
two inches of the neck. The second
bundle held a short section of the up
per part of the right leg.
A gray undershirt and copies Of a
New York evening paper in English
and New York Italian paper consti-
tuted the wrapping not detailed above
December 81 was the date on the news
papers.
West Meadows is an extensive waste
cut by Coney Island Creek. II was all
swamp until the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company dumped in tons of ashes
a few years ago. There are several
ponds in addition 20 that IN which the
two packages were found. They are all
frozen. Few houses are In the section.
At night person could roam all over
the meadows without attracting atten-
ton. Even in the daylight, the fact
that the waste Is popular as refuse
centre would attach small risk TO It's
use "a a murderer's convenience.
Until late yesterday afternoon the
case was not beyond the hopeless stage.
Inspector Murphy and several detec-
tiyes from Brooklyn headquarters
motored down, and few holes we're
chopped in the ice Of the pond nearest
the tracks. Several boys brought down
dogs to help out. With two holes made
in the ice, the police called il a day.
About 3 o'clock the clothing found
with the dismembered parts was
thawed and dry, and the laundry marks
on the shirt showed clearly. These
marks were triangle within tri-
angle. alongside Of which were the hg-
ures 2i.S77. As each laundry Is re-
quired 10 furnish the police with the
markings il places on work handed, II
was readily ascertained that Frank VI.
Brown. Of 1874 Ralph av., was the laun-
derer who had last handled the SHIRT
and Browns books revealed the owner
Of the shirt as Durham.
Mrs. Durham was too overcome when
Inspector John Faurot and Detective
William Roddy informed her OF the
situation 10 % 20 the Brooklyn morgue
and look at the torso. A friend, VINO
belonged TO the council OF the Royal
Arcanum Of which Durham had been
a member, looked al the part and
completed the Identification. In Dun
hams chest was a depression caused
by an accident several years ago, ar 1
on his right side the marks OF an oper-
alton.
Brooklyn detective bureau, said that
the dismembcrment was well accom-
plished, the severing being done az the
Joints. On the Dsrts found so far there
il no evidence that the murderer
hacked at the flesh 20 find the precise
spot 10 force the knife through. The
packages we're tied with twine used b.
butchers.
Save for the Fact that no motive brt
robbery suggests itself as an explana-
ton, the police would be more inclined
20 take stock in some Of the stories
told 70 them last night. A motorman
and a conductor said that while passing
the pond al o'clock IN the afternoon
Of December 30 they saw two men near
an expensive black limousine. One OF
the men remained beside the car; the
other. who seemed TO be carrying
something-his back was to the rotor
man and coaductor-was approaching
the pond when the car on which the
motornan and conductor were riding
rolled them out Of sight.
Another man told the police ne saw
an automobile standing near the scene
A. 1880 o'clock on morning about a
week or ten DAYS ago.