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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1905
Page
7
The report states that rings worn by the Winthrop victim suggest she was a working girl with one ring evidently worn by a man. F A Pike, who helped recover the second Winthrop suitcase, was among those involved yesterday.
Tremont jewelry expert Henry Bornstein testified the rings found with the Winthrop victim showed heavy wear from use by a working girl. He described the opal and garnet pieces as cheap, years worn, and possibly altered to fit, with marks suggesting multiple owners and a hand-on-work lifestyle. Police seek owner identity with the case tied to Berkman’s and Rubens’ suitcases.
Captain Dugan says rings on the dead woman's finger provide the first real clue. He links the limbs to the trunk found off Winthrop and cites a forthcoming daylight examination to identify the rings and establish the victim's identity. Publicity, nervous perpetrators, and suitcase mishaps factor into the investigation.
Police received word of a second suit case and dispatched units to the harbor. The Watchman and Guardian searched both harbor sections, bringing the case to Constitution wharf where it was opened and examined by officials. The limbs and rings were inspected by a medical examiner and experts.
Deputy Chief Neal discusses three old fashioned rings found with a victim, arguing the rings may identify the person and help solve the Winthrop case. He notes the gold band on the little finger could be a family heirloom and stresses the rings offer a fresh path to identification.
Detective James Douglas of Winthrop at Briggs' undertaking rooms says the State police and the Boston police have something to work on and hopes the mystery will be solved. He notes finding arms and legs is more important than the torso for investigators.
The muddy suitcase found on the river is under multiple theories of origin from the harbor and river mouths while police pursue the missing head and three jewelry pieces as key clues. Experts screen the limbs and rings for identification as investigators widen the search for the victim’s identity.
After rings were removed, Chief Watts, Deputy Neal, Superintendent Pierce and Captain Dugan oversaw exams under strong glass. Opal ring shows thin bent band and H B inside, garnet ring features three dots and a cut imitation stone, chased ring unique and broken marks hint at older pattern. Police plan large inspections to identify manufacturers and sellers.
A Boston area crime expert told a Post reporter last evening that the Winthrop murder victim’s suitcase likely floated near the point it was cast overboard, based on body buoyancy from trunk gases. He notes the limbs and head typically hang below surface.
The excerpt argues the suitcase loaded with dead weight sank to the bottom, noting liver and lung gas would aid buoyancy in other parts. It credits tides and currents, mud in the case, and fresh mud on the find, claiming the lighter’s wharfing disturbed the hull and brought the suitcase to the surface briefly before sinking again.
A mutilated torso of a young woman is found Sept. 21 in a dress suitcase floating in Winthrop Harbor. The case is linked to a sale by Subway Loan Co on Sept. 19 and a pawnbroker report of another suitcase sold to the same man. A second suitcase with limbs is found Oct. 27 near Charlestown bridge, offering a promising lead as investigators pursue the Tremont Street doctor alibi.
Chief Watts discusses the discovery of dismembered body parts as a surprise. He notes rings found with the remains as the best clue, mentions a suitcase found off Winthrop, and describes mud coating on the suitcase bottom and possible water action causing dislodgement. He says a full daylight examination is planned.
A Square Deal defends Minards Liniment amid attacks on patent medicines. It argues public safety concerns are valid but urges direct outreach, offering free large bottles by mail to prove its external remedy for rheumatism neuralgia pleurisy stiff joints sore muscles and related pains, tracing its 55 year lineage from Dr Levi Minard.
A 1905 letter from Minard's Liniment Mfg. Co. of South Framingham Massachusetts urges readers to share personal benefits of Minard's Liniment King of Pain. The firm invites testimonials and testimony on the product's merits as part of its public notice dated October 28, 1905.
Paris reports that Prince Charles of Denmark will become King of Norway after a November 12 plebiscite. He plans to depart Denmark to assume royal duties once official notification is delivered.
In Chicago on October 27 both the regular Interstate Commerce Law League and the anti convention formed the Federal Rate Regulation Association after adjourning sine die without reconciliation. The league backed Roosevelt's federal freight rate regulation and elected E. P. Bacon as chairman and other officers. Anti delegates claim they did not represent the railroads.
Major Jonas F. Capelle, arrested Thursday by Cambridge police on ten counts of assault against young girls, is held on 3000 bail for the grand jury. He pleaded not guilty and did not confront his accusers in court. Capelle later posted bail through J Edwin Price and expressed confidence in an acquittal after trial.
In Princeton, Oct 27, Harry Hayton age 12 was instantly killed by a shotgun discharge from his brother William 14. William had risen early to hunt, returned at 7 a.m., and the two sat together in a woodshed when the gun discharged, blowing away the left side of Harry’s head.
In Fall River the Textile Council members foresee strike avoidance and plan a Monday conference with manufacturers at 2:30 pm. An eight member committee, including four secretaries, will meet the Manufacturers Association to hear any propositions. The council remains advisory and awaits the unions’ decisive action after the meeting.
Arrangements press toward a 250th anniversary of the first Hebrews in North America dated 1665. Boston leads with Young Men's Hebrew Association and prominent Jewish citizens shaping events. Faneuil Hall booked for Thanksgiving Eve November 29 with Lee M. Friedman heading the Boston committee and plans due by Monday.
Robert Speer of New York addressed about 800 Harvard students at Phillips Brooks House on The Value of Clean Record. He cited politicians who refused nominations due to past conduct and urged self scrutiny among students.
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