Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22

EUST Is the legend Of the Headless Horse
man has preserved the name Of Sleepy
Hollow for over two centuries now so
the otherwise humdrum city of Railway. New
Jersey will be remembered for the story Of
the Nameless Lady and the Unknown Giant
that came TO life fifty-fve years ago
this week.
But whereas even children have long ago
solved with delight the gay mystery in the
legend Of Sleepy Hollow the reality in the
Railway story refuses TO rest buried In OBJ
livlon and still arises IN its shroud Of mystery
to ask grisly questions in spite of time and
the worlds upheava
on the night Of March % 1887 the vicinity
Of Jefferson and Central avenues in Railway
was still farmland vainly trying 10 become
known as desirable location for one-family
homes. BY early morning il became known
but not in the way its owners dreamed. The
sons Of Freeman Worth a harness maker
were taking a shortcut TO school and had come
within a hundred and fifteen feet Of the inter-
section OF the two dirt roads so hopefully
named avenues" when they peered through
the bushes and saw what looked like large,
shapelcss bundle clumsiiy swathed in vari-
colored cloths
Alfred Worth bent forward 10 examine Il
but drew back suddenly The clumsy swath-
ings were feminine garments twisted about a
woman's body in sHirls that spoke OF vio-
lent struggle
Thomas ran to call police his brothers
scattered TO what else they could find
that would explain what had happened
Near the body was a woman's hat small,
black, gay in style. There was also a frta-
uous-looking umbrella.
BY the side of jefferson Avenue sixty feet
away from the body, lay wicker basket. In
MY, Of hon lion Tnr
basket was large heavy and spoke of the
farm, not the kind a girl dressed IN city
clothes would be carrying
Near the basket someone had dropped a
penknife with a tortoiseshell handle one of
its two blades was open and its three inches
OF steel were dark with dried blood.
From the direction of the city came voices,
then a crowd headed by Sergeant William
Conger and Officer KLEIN Tooker, both OF the
Railway Police and Coroner John Terrill. At
every crosswak men. women and children
joined the procession, catching the contagion
f morbid thrill 10 come
Before the body Sergeant Cougcr waved
the crowd back.
Don't come any nearer and don't trample
the ground here" he said hopelessly. I'VE
have to look for footprints"
But the ground was already tramplcd
The dead womans legs, exposed to the
knees, were sturdy and shapey The stock
ings were black, there were buttoncd CATERS
the shoes were Of kid and English in style
Her dress green cashmere. she wore a
black silk waist with bronze buttons. and
near her was her fur cape The underclothes
that showed were Of fine flannel and we'll
made In all, woman dressed in visiting
clothes.
Under the brown kid gloves Conger saw
the outline of rings on her fingers. He took off
the gloves and examined the rings. One was
gold set with garnets, showing excellent taste
and the means wherewith TO satisfy it, An
other was also gold set with single diamond
old-fashoned in style, clearly an heirloom.
The third was gold-plated, showing the cheap
metal beneath. BY the side of the other rings
II seemed to be the gift of some crude giver
who had either little feeling for the woman to
whom he gave IT, or little taste or money.
Sergeant Conger looked up at the peering
faces
Docs anybody know herr" he asked