The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-31

night lying in d wheat neld several
miles out in Henrtco county. Thus.
indications would point to the belief
that the body is that OF an out-of-
town woman.
The police furnished the following
description OF the body found ycster-
day: Ase-Betwecn Is and 80.
Weisht--130 to 140 pounds. Height
Chestnut brown and very thick.
Car In stalled.
Captain OF Detectives Aleck Wright.
Of tho Richmond detective depart
mcnt; sheriff W. Webb Sydnor. OF
Henrico county. and County Police-
man John Shumaker. visited tho scene
yesterday afternoon. and arrange
mants were made 10 take the body TO
the undertaking establishment OF A.
w. Bennett, at Belvidere and Broad
streets. About 500 yards from the
river bank. where the body was
found, an automobile. in which II was
intended to convey the body to the
Bennett nlorgue, became stalled in
the mud in a wheat feld and efforts to
cxfricate n had not been successful
at a late hour yesterday afternoon. IL
was said at the undertaking establish
ment last night that the body would
BE- brought 10 BENEFITS sometime
during the night or early this morn
ing.
1t was believed yesterday afternoon
tate that Coroner ]. FullYner Bright
would permit the body to hc removed
and that an inquest would be held at
the undertaking establishment prob
ably this morning.
Captain Wright said that he feared
the only hope of Identifying the body
lay in the garments clothing the
corpse. These were matted with mud
and river growth and Il will be- neces-
sary to wash them out before possible
Distinguishing marks are visible.
1t is hoped that there may be a
laundry mark on one or more OF the
garments. or label Of clothing
dealer on some OF the apparel by
which the body may be identified.
II is Captain Wrights belief that
the body had been in the water for
at least six weeks Despite the cold
ness OF the water. decomposition had.
to some extent, set i'll, and the wo-
mans hair. describe d ~ a luxuriant
suite. had begun to leave the scalp.
Several OF the teeth are loose.
Discovered by Trapper.
The body was discovered by Peter
Miles, "a trapper. who lives at 1910
North Twenty eighth street. Imne-
diately upon finding the body. no
hurried to tho station at Westhar
and informed the telegraph operator.
who at once communicated with the
police The body was against the
base of a tree. The feet were sub
merged, while the rest OF the body
was out of the water. 1t was lying
face down on the bank
The police believe that the woman
was taken TO or very near the spo!
where the body was foun( and muir
oered and then thrown intA the river
Another theory is that she was killed
al some other point. possibly In the
city. and the body was taken out inc
the county in an automobile an6
| thrown into the stream in an effor1
| to hide the crime. The authorities
are working ON both clues.
! The spot where the body was found
| il about half a mile from the Cheaa
peakc and Ohio railway tracks ant
/ about the same distance from the Bor
! Air bridge.
i Around the uoran's neck, the pc
lice stated last night. was a card witt
! three small black balls attached
| Whether this was used to throttle thu
woman. or whether il WIS merely ar
ornament of soune kind, the authort
| ties had not determined.