The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-22
KIDNAPED GIRL BRUTALLY SLAIN
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thorities believed that the sacked body had been thrown into the creek recently, perhaps only a few hours before it was found. The place is remote and wooded and the bridge connects an abandoned road. The condition of the body indicated that she had not been dead more than a day.
 The body was sent to an under takers establishment in Tunkhan- mock and Major William A. Clark, commander of the state motor police, ordered 270 troopers into a thorough search of the area for clues of any sort.
 Police efforts to trace the man who telephoned Miss Martin have all failed. It was believed that he had obtained her name from the Wilkes Barre Business school which she attended and which tries to place its graduates in jobs. May Have Been Strangled An autopsy was performed by Drs. H. Gordon Guyler of Wilkes Barre and A. B. Davenport of Tunkhan- mock. Coroner R. w. Greenwood said the cause of death apparently was strangulation but that "labora- tory tests will have to be made to make sure"
 Finger marks were found on her throat" he said. "She was badly beaten, perhaps with rock. There was a long slash on her abdomen and one eye was blackened."
 It was established that the girl had been criminally attacked, and that her slayer apparently attempt ed to dismember her body.
 Marks on the body indicated that a struggle had taken place before Miss Martin died. Major Clark said she probably had been killed be- tween 10 a. m. and 4:30 p. m. Sat. urday, the day she disappeared.
 'The body was in an excellent state of preservation" Clark said saying this might have been the re- suit of the body being immersed ir the cold water.
 Slayers Knew Territory
 State police were inclined to be- lieve that the body was hidden by 8 person or persons familiar with the terrain. The spot was in such g wild, isolated section that Majol Clark said:
 Tt was only an accident that sht was found. She might have beer there 20 years without being seen If the trapper hadn't come along"
 Chief clues to the identity of tht killer were the rope and burlap bag in which the body was wrapped Benjamin K. Lee, hemp product. expert was directed to trace tht source of the bag and rope. Mi croscopic examinations were to bt made of the ground around the spot for other clues.
 No trace of the girls clothing wa. discovered.
 Major Clark said he hoped that closer inspection of the body might disclose flngerprintS. Automobile. were prevented from using the road. way near the scene in order to pre-. serve any tire tracks.
 After the girls mother had iden. tif1ed the body. she said:
 We are relieved that our daugh. ter has been found, and is not being held . prisoner. We would rather know she is dead than believe sht was in the hands of white slavers.
 The mother was near collapse There are three other children Mary, IS; Helen, IS, and John, 12. l It was by the merest chance tha the body was discovered. Anthony Rezykowski, 19-year-old trapper slic down the bank of Keelersbur( Creek to set a trap when he saw the girls hand protruding only { few inches above the water. Ht ran to nearby farmhouse, where he telephoned to authorities.