Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-02
CAUSE OF WOMAN'S
. DEATH UNREVEALED
Autopsy Fails to Determine How
Girl Discovered in
River Died.
NO MARKS OF VIOLENCE FOUND
Murder Theory Maintained, as
Examination Does Not
Disclose Drowning.
lO MARKS OF VIOLENCE FOUND

on the banks OF the James River Mon
day morning was murdered, novel kill
ing methods were used by the slayer.
This was the conclusion Of authori-
ties after the autopsy held yesterday
Not mark Of violence was found
upon the corpse. every dlsHguration
being attributed to putrefaction. There
was little evidence to Indicate that the
woman died from drowning.
After the autopsy, Coroner J. Full
mer Bright declared that he could not
say say how the siet;n, had died, and that
unknown manner.
WIRE AROUND BODY
DISCOUNTS SUICIDE THEORY
Were it not for the double strand
Of thin wire bound about the waist
or the woman. suicide would be the
logical conclusion. the authorities say
Lnese two strands OF wire. twisted
be be grim evidence OF death by murder
Therefore. city and county authorities
were yesterday bending every effort
toward Identified ton OF the woman,
esta blished their theory Of murder will
be subst?nt lated and the slayer Will be
within their reach.
NO MARKS OF VIOLENCE
ARE FOUND on BODY
No scars. blemishes or other marks
which might serve in identifying the
woman were found by Coroner Bright
yesterday during the autopsy. That
morals was ascertained by the Coroner.
thus doing away with the theory thar
she she NAY, may have become despondent as
and committed suicide
Although half dozen queries for
information regarding the woman were
received oy the authorities here yes
terday, DESCRIPTIONS received thus far
90 not taiiY with that of the body
me authorities are as far from a
5otui,on Senth no ot the me mystery Of the Uomans
at the moment her body was found
clinEing to the roots of the tree aIonr
the james.
DESCRIPTION OF CLOTHING
MADE OUT RI POLICE
Description of the clothing worn by
the victim was given out yesterday
Tan shoes. with the, following num-
suit underWeafof fSn aoSi biue bgisas Six ERni9n ION
or oswea eet,un a piHk bHs unde5sarmsn, Of sk
skirt: gray knitted pettIcoat: ereenish
wool sweater; mans olive e-drab rain
eoai; & dress. dress. cut evening style. low
| cream SILK with large blue polka dots.
'front.' OF waist OF cream silk with small
polka dots.
hELiE' rs WOMAN TO HAVE BEEN
The shoes had been half-soled. Rub
oer-tipped the heels.
Dr. Bright believed the woman to
nave nav bee been slightly more than twenty
mately l+0 pounds. and was about FIVE
feet four inches tall Her hair Was
auSurn-e9io5ed 3Wn &c ore and her eyes blue.
pivoted into the mouth. The teeth
were joined toe ether IN the back by a
thin gold band,
MANY TELEGRAMS COME
FROM ANXIOUS RELATIVES
body Monday morning many teIegrams
nave nave been received asking for a de-
Headguarters with the information that
weeks @ sape1 agar the Jeff e
been beard from. but the Staples les giri i
mas oiSappeared completely.
Loyett. Ga. asking for a description
particularly as to the color Of the dead
woman. The telegram was signed BY
W. r Hallbrook; Washington. D. C..
Hai,bepo naS bbeported that his sister Miss Mary
on years sid cid dis dis
broiher stated. The description ionoc of the the
from that Of the woman's body held
ANOTHER GIRL MISSING
FROM DEPARTMENT. STORE
detectives also are investigating a
report that girl answering the de-
scription of the dead woman disap-
peared from local department store
several weeks ago and has not been
heard from since.
No trace of noison was found In tha
Woman's stomach by Coroner Bright
Ihere vas small quantity Of water
have resulted from post-mortem ef
fects. Indications were that the vic
tim had suffered from pleurisy, other
wise She appeared TO have been in per-
feet health Her death took place sew.
erai hours after she had eaten last
as there was little If any trace of food