Evening journal., 1916-08-18
FIND WOMAN DEAD
N CLUMP OF BUSHES
Body of Elizabeth Greaves
Found After She Sweafs
Warrant for Jones
POLICE SEARCH
FOR MISSING MAN

Elizabeth GfedVeS, COlOreQt aged
Bb years, of No. 1915 Wilson street,
was found dead in a clump Of bushes
along East Fifteenth street, in the
tear of the John Hand silk mill and
near the Brandywine creek, about
$50 O'Clock this morning. The cause
Of the woman's death is shrouded in
mystery. there being no marks on the
body, although her mouth was cover
ed with mud. The woman was lying
on her back and the bushes we're not
trampled as If any scuffle had taken
place Deputy Coroner Nichols said
a post-mortem examination would be
made this afternoon TO determine the
cause Of the woman's death
The death Of the woman brought to
light the fact that she had caused a
warrant to be issued yesterday for
Nathaniel Jones, alias Cuban, a col
pred man from the West Indies, who
had formerly lived with her Cuban,
It is charged in the warrant. stole
her clothes on Thursday of last week,
when he is alleged to have abused
her Despite a thorough search, no
trace of the man could be found this
morning
Jones, il was learned this morn
ing, had served six months in the
workhouse for assaulting the Greaves
woman. and was released only a
short time ago Following his re-
lease he went 10 live with the woman
out they had frequent quarrels. and
on Thursday of last week they sepa-
rated, Jones it is alleged taking the
clothes Of the woman Since then
the Greaves woman informed her
mother. Louisa Greaves. and friends
hat she was in dread of the man.
The woman was employed at a
boarding house in Adams street. and
Yesterday afternoon she. with her
mother, went to the police station
where warrant was issued for
Jones arrest. The woman then went
70 her place Of employment, and that
was the last time her mother saw her
Stella Cork. Of Twelfth and Lombard
street, colored, also employed at the
boarding house. said today that early
last night following a conversation
over the telephone in the house. the
Greaves woman told her that Jones
had called her and said he had seen
her entering the police station. He
asked her what she was doing there.
and she replied her mother was going
o have a man arrested. The Greaves
woman left her place of employment
shortly after 730 o'clock and was
seen walking in West Ninth street
alone About S o'clock she went to
The home Of the Cork girl. where shs
remained until 113O O'Clock During
he evening she spoke about Jones'
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To reach the place where her body
vas found this morning, the woman
had to pass her home in Wilson
street
The body was found by Alexander
McCray, of Boston. Mass. who is in
sailing machinery in q flbre plant
In the rear Of the John Hand Com
oany silk mill McCray worked all
IF Yesterday in the buildings. the
windows of which open onto the bed
Of the street This morning while
measuring the window sills McCray
noticed the body Of a woman living in
the bushes. face upwards Calling
other employees in the building 10 see
the body McCray had the police
notified The patrol wagon was sent
10 the scene and the body OF the wo-
man was taken to the morgue. Deputy
Coroner Nichols said that the woman
had been dead probably since mid
night
Detective Sheldon Fairchild was as
signed to the case by Sergeant Green.
Of the detective squad. In his inves-
legation Detective Fairchild found
that the pink waist worn by the
woman had two small blood spots on
II, but there we're no marks on the
body. A search of the bushes about
where the body was discovered
brought to light black velvet band.
such as women wear on their fore
heads. This was found some distance
away from where the woman's body
was lying. The only other clue found
was a safety pin lying in a path lead
ing into the bushes This had been
bent, but 1t had not been exposed for
any length Of time. not being rusted.
When Rachel Gresves, a sister of the
dead woman. was told about her sisters
death. she said that when her sister
failed 10 come home last night, their
mother had worried over the threats
made by Jones. who had abused her
daughter Jones she said. had served
time for striking her sister, and also for
cutting her clothes with a knife Jones
it was learned, had lived here for some
time. and description of the man was
sent 10 the police station. Flyers were
at once sent out for the mans arrest
on the charge preferred by the woman.
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