The Washington times., 1920-07-24
THINKS SLAYER
KNEWSURGERY.
Medical Examiner Declares
Corpse Reveals knowledge OF
Anatomy by Mutilator.
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of violence. committed before death
were visible.
Medical Examiner DR.. Charles Nor
rts stated that the woman was ABOUT
twenty-five or thirty years old ana
had weighed about ninety-hve pounds.
She was about nve feet one inch In
height The hair was brown and
thick, extending TO the waist line. As
far as DR.. Norris could tell. the
eyes had been brown. The nnser
nails had been we'll kept. but sppar-
entity had not been manicured. The
teeth were well preserved and with
out marks of dentistry.
The most promising clue in the
mystery 10 q mans coat part OF a
blue serge suit which was found in
tho trunk. The coat bears the label
-Pulaski't Leading Mems store" The
police refused to permit a close In
spection OF the garments. There Is
q town Of Pulaski near Syracuse on
the New York Central system, and
another about nifty miles southwest
of Toledo in Ohio. There is still
another Pulaski in Michigan. the
most likely place of purchase.
The body was so mutilated that
II was difficult to ascertain the sex.
The East Fifty-nrst police station
was notified, and detectives took
charge of the trunk. Capt Arthur
Carey, of the detective bureau at
police headquarters, after taing pho
tographs. even to the finger prints
on and in the trunk. sent body and
receptacle to the morgue. where Med
ical Examiner Norris performed an
autopsy at once. Streets around the
warehouse were so crowded with In
auisitive people by noon that the re-
serves were called to dispcrse them.
Tho trunk was taken to police head
quarters last night
BODY DOUBLED LIKE JACkKNIFE.
The trunk had been tied with quar-
ter-inch sahr rope, which looked as
though 1t had been purchased re-
Gently, probably solely for the pur-
pose Of holding secure the contents
lof the trunk.
The body was doubled up like q
jackknife, lying on its side, with the
limbs pressed tightly against the
torso, under the upper tray OF tho
trunk. To make certain that II did
not jostle, while being transported
the body was forced down by the
small wooden box. about foot
square. Then. into the corners and
above the body, were crammed the
clothing.
The police believe that the clothing
was worn by the woman before her
death, and that the mans garments
found belonged to the person who had
placed the body in the trunk.
Such of the woman's clothing as
could be seen before Captain Carey
interfered with a closer survey con-
sisted of blue serge skirt an old
rose, cotton, closely stitched sweat
er, with four or Ave old rose buttons
tot match, and a belt of the same
color and texture; a long blue cape.
such as were fashionable two or three
years ago, and well-worn purple
waist. The neckband of the waist
and the sleeves had been removed.
The woman's black straw hat was
adorned with a black feather. A
Turkish towel, quite soiled with dark
red stains and a white blanket with
three light blue stripes at either end,
were also thrown in to keep the body
secure.
TRUNK WAS NEW.
The mans clothing in the trunk
consisted of a blue serge suit of mex
pensive make, a blue flannel shirt
such as is worn by mechanics, a black
fedora hat and blue jacket which evil
IDENTIFY was part of set Of overalls.
The buttons on the jacket bore the
name "Searchlight."
While an attempt was being made
to examine the serge coat. Captain
Carey interfered and ordered his men
20 take the garments, together with
the trunk, to police headquarters.
The trunk was large, wooden
affair and brand new. A duplicate
can be purchased at local trunk
stores for about $40. The only metal
on the trunk was the tin strips which
ran completely around 1t at either
end. 1t was about four feet deep in
length, two and q half feet high and
two feet in width. Whether it con-
tained the makers name or the name
Of the store from which it had been
purchased Captain Carey refused to
reveal.
DIR. NORRIS OPINION.
After performing the autopsy at
the morgue, DR.. Norris would not
venture an opinion as to how the
woman came to her death. He said:
AT this time I cannot say whether
she was murdered or not. The only
vital organ which had not been re-
moved before the body was placed in
the trunk was the brain. We expect
by Saturday night to learn whether
IL shows that an anesthetic had been
administered. II the brain shows
chloroform or some other anesthetic
II might indicate that the woman
died as the result OF an operation"
Would the nature of the rip
through the chest and the removal
of all of the organs indicate that II
might have been the work of a medi-
cal student?" DR.. Norris was asked.
He answered:
mo, not necessarily. Any man.
particularly a maniac, might do that
easily with a saw"
Would the removal of the organs
Indicate any motive?" he was asked,
and he answered:
"No: don't know why anyone
should want to remove them, except
to destroy. II possible, the reason for
the womans DEATH"