The New York herald., 1921-10-25
Bundle of Clothing Found,
but Police See Little
Value to Probe.
IDENTITY STILL MYSTERY
Detectives Begin Search Of All
Laundries-MOther One of
Visitors at Morgue.

A second expected Identification Of
the Long Island City murder victim
failed last night when Thomas Hig-
gins Of S13 Quincy street, Brooklyn,
went to the morgue and denied that
the dead woman was his missing wife,
Dolly His sister-in-law, Mrs. May
Dollard of 757 Halsey street. Brook
lyn, had expressed the belief in the
afternoon that the dead woman was
Mrs. Higgins. Mrs. Dollard thought
there was a resemblance between her
sister and the dead girl in the mouth.
chin, wrists and hands. and particu-
larly the hair but Higgins said he
failed to see 1t.
Capt. A. B. Moeller Of the Marine
Corps said he was satisfied the mur-
Ger victim was not the young woman
who had complained to him three
weeks ago about a marine under his
command. Capt. Moeller. as told in
THE New York HERALD yesterday.
went to the morgue Sunday night and
said he thought there was a resem-
blance, but yesterday a photograph
of the girl he had in mind was given
20 him and he said it did not resemble
the dead girl. At the same time the
chaplain Of the Marine Barracks.
Brooklyn, made it known that he had
seen the woman in question last Sat-
urday afternoon, several hours after
the mutilated body had been found in
the pond at Queens Boulevard and
Rawson street, Long Island City.
Not Like Missing Woman.
Mrs. Dollard went from the r,orr'ra 70
Police Headquarters where she talked
with Capt. Arthur Carey. head of the
Homicide Squad. for more than an hour
Capt. Carey said afterward he was satis-
fed Mrs. Dollard had made a mistake
because there was a discrepancy in the
descriptions of the missing woman and
the dead girl. and that there was a
big difference In their ages. Mrs. Higgins
had a front gold tooth. The dead girls
front teeth are In perfect condition. But
to be doubly sure. Capt. Carey sent for
Mr.. Higgins. When he got to the morgue
he took one look at the body and an
nounced that 1t positively was not that
OF his wife.
In the absence of an Identification vir-
tuaily no progress toward a solution Of
the crime had been made last night.
The only possible new clue was bundle
Of woman's clothing found in a Brook
iyn street. The clothes were of a size
that would have fitted the dead girl.
But whether there might be any connec-
tion between the clothing which a little
girl saw thrown from an automobile on
Saturday and the murder Of the girl the
detectives could not say. The clothing,
which consists Of blue serge coat with
a gray alpaca lining. and a wide plaid
dress. will be examined thoroughly. The
material In the coat Is not unlike a
piece OF serge found sewed to the
brassiere worn by the dead girl.
John Cleary OF sos Vanderbilt avenue,
Brooklyn, turned the bundle over to the
police Of the Hunters Point station. He
said his daughter was standing at VAN
derbilt and st. Marks avenues Saturday
afternoon when the bundle was thrown
out OF passing automobile. The girl
noticed that two men were seated In
the rear of the machine, but 1t dfsap-
peared 80 quickly she could not see its
number.
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