Winthrop Mystery: Police Weigh Clues and Theories
Deputy Chief Neal discusses the Winthrop case at his Beacon Hill home. He calls the deed diabolical and notes traces were removed. He questions the bus line theory, cites possible hospital involvement, and says a dress suit case may have drifted from a vessel. Officers Rhoades Keating and Grady pursue leads tonight.
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State Police
Winthrop
Post
Beacon Hill Avenue
Asynn
Boston
Light on Winthrop Mystery by Post Suitcase Experiment
The Post tested how far a 65 pound suitcase could be carried by a man to gauge how a heavy ones would move a body. A reporter, not a weight lifter, carried the load from the Post building down Washington street and found the effort obvious and exhausting.
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Winthrop
Post
Washington Street
Strong Man Could Not Carry 65 Pound Suitcase Far
A reporter describing a 65 pound suitcase stumbles through Boston streets from School to Bromfield, attracting curious bystanders as the heavy load tears the case apart. He notes only a Herculean strength could manage the weight for a quarter mile.
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School
Boylston Street
Bromfield Street
How I Nourish a Healthy Baby Without Tonics
Mrs G Wolfe offers advice to mothers on nursing and raising a healthy baby without drugs or tonics. She invites nervous, tired mothers to request guidance by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to her New York address, promising no charge or sale of goods.
Autopsy on Unknown Girl Reveals Criminal Surgery
The body found off the Winthrop Yacht Club shows death from peritonitis caused by a criminal operation. The victim, about 24, 5 feet 4 inches, Blonde, 150 pounds, had been in water 4 to 6 hours. Incisions were closed with catgut. surgeon’s gauze found. Harvard Medical School will study spine measurements to estimate life height.
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Winthrop Yacht Club
Winthrop
Briggs
Howard Street
Harris
E. W. Brown
Tufts Medical School
Whitney
Harvard
Wood
Harvard Medical School
Clue From Oilcloth Around Dead Woman Body Held By State Police
A photo shows a blue faint impression from a rubber blanket around the corpse in the Winthrop case. Blood marks appear as small black spots. the image magnifies the mattress pattern to aid investigators.
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Post
Winthrop
Story of Conductor Belcher Seeks Winthrop Watercase Clues
Conductor Frank M. Belcher of Winthrop Centre says he saw two men near the Point Shirley wharf the night a suitcase with an unknown woman’s body reportedly entered the water. He describes one man as tall and well dressed, the other in gray with cheap cap, and a small boy watching from the pier.
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Post
Frank M. Belcher
Point Shirley
Mr. Belcher
Ocean Avenue
Winthrop Centre
Police pursue clue from Conductor Belcher at Point Shirley
State police work through the night following a hint from Conductor Belcher. Two men seen at the old pier are suspected of dumping a dead girl's dismembered body into the water along with a red turned out buggy and a sorrel horse. Witnesses include E. K. Tewksbury and an unknown woman. a small boy may hold key details about the suitcase and dress garment.
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Belcher
Mr. Belcher
Point Shirley
New England
E. K. Tewksbury
Howard Street Building Searched in Winthrop Murder Case
Police and state officers searched the 48 Howard street residence linked to Dr. Bailey at 3 am but found nothing connected to the Winthrop murder mystery. Dr. Bailey denied knowledge of any visit and threatened to challenge accusations.
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Howard Street
Bailey
Station 8
Winthrop
Goodwin
Merrill
Grady
Douglas
Boston Police Fully On Winthrop Case, Dugan Says
Captain Dugan told a Post reporter at police headquarters that every officer in Boston is working on the Winthrop case and will continue untiringly until a definite clue leads to the perpetrator. He expected a definite result from their efforts.
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Dugan
Post
Police
Boston
Mystery Turnout Tied to Murder Scene at Shirley Gut
A light open buggy with red running gear and a sorrel horse is described as the turnout used by alleged murderers visiting the site where a body was said to be cast into the sea near Shirley Gut. They fled after meeting Conductor Belcher.
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Shirley Gut
Tot
Belcher
Winthrop case unlikely to be thrown from steamer
A White Star line official dismissed the theory that the Winthrop suitcase was tossed overboard from an outward bound steamer. He noted luggage is not handled until after sailing, trunks stay on the wharf until loaded, and crew or stewards monitor decks continually, making such an act almost impossible.
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Post
White Star Line
Boston
Union 16 Sets Friday Night Meeting at Tremont Street
A Stationary Engineers' Union 16 meeting is called for next Friday night at 514 Tremont Street to hear delegates reports from the Toronto international convention. At last night’s meeting it was reported the steam department of the Quincy House has been salanted. J W Coran of Union 16 will address a mass meeting on the Charles Street mall Sunday at 3 pm advocating bakery closings at 10 am Sunday.
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Union 16
Tremont Street
Toronto
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