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BLOOD-STAINED CLOTHING NEAR HACKNEY HOMECommercial Tribune Reporter Duoovers Tangible Clew to Slayer of Woman in Cumminsville.GARMENTS CONCEALEDIN SECLUDED HOLLOWBear Laundry Mark “F. M.,” Which May Lead to Owner’s Identity.Tangible evidence which may lead to the apprehension and conviction of the moral degenerate or brutal fiend who Flew Mary Hackney In her CumminaviUe home one week .ago today was discovered yesterday by a Commercial Tribune representative and turned over to the authorities.A suit of underclothing tucked under a molding log in underbrush near the Hackney home, together with a bloodstained topshlrt and a cqdgel covered With dark splotches, which may be the slain woman's life blood, constitute the mute testimony to the tragedy.Common sense—the following out of the most natural route the murderer would have taken—led to the discovery of these articles, which may send a man to the, gallows.Not since the mutilated body of Mary Hackney was found lying In a pool of blood In her home a. week ago today have the police been able to secure any information which would throw a ray of light on the Identity of the murderer, for whom they have been looking night and day.Bore Laundry Mark.The clothes found yesterday were discovered underneath a log on an embank- j ment to the left of the canal falls, about half a mile from the Hackney residence, by a Commercial Tribune reporter and Charles A Goecke. a plumber, 4543 Hamilton avenue. The clothes bore the laundry mark F. M.” They were turned ever to Detectives Pflug and Hueftlein, ' who began at Onoe a search for the (owner.\ Detectives Fflug and Hueftleia were at . the Hackney home practically the entire day yesterday. A portion pX the day was spent in searching for-tfra*dirf4ftkg*end a (‘ *«t#s, which are said to be missing from the Hackney residence. The canal dragged in the vicinity of the house, but without results.Charles A. Goecke, who had been helping the officers drag the canal, with a Commercial Tribune reporter started out to walk over the most natural route for the criminal to take, provided he made his escape through the front way of the residence, as the Indications are he did. Stained Club Also Found.When they got to the steps leading j : over the falls a club was picked up bear, ing wbatf appeared to be blood stains. !. This wa4 found in the bushes, and also | i was turned over to the officers. Chem- i Ists willj determine later whether the j stain pH* the club is human blood.The falls lead down through a hollow j with high hills on both sides, which ren- , der It the most secluded spot in the entire neighborhood. On both sides of the stream the embankment Is covered with lt;■ thick underbrush and trees, making it the most natural place In the vicinity for one to hide anything. The arm of an undershirt was sticking out from beneath a log. Upon Investigation it was discovered that a neatly wrapped bundle containing the drawers, undershirt and a top shirt had been tucked away beneath it. CGarments Appareritiy^Washed*From all indications an a^Jpmpt had been made to wash the .blood sfltkins from j ( the shirt. All of th garments were wet j and had begun tp mold. Blood spots I were noted plainly on the cuffs of the | shirt. There were other stales on the ■ underclothing, but these were iso indis- j tinct as a result of the evident attempt | t© wash them out that it could not be j definitely determined whether or not I they were blood stains. tWith the exception of several small boles in the shoulder of the undershirt the garments were in good condition. I They bore very little evidence of hav- e ing been subjected to much use. The ■holes In the undershirt were b'urned. Indicating that there had been an at- 1 tempt to dispose of them by burning, c The office™ think they will be able to r ascertain the identity of the owner of the clothes today.Wait if Vain for Hackney. rDetectives Pflug and Hueftlein waited 1 for Hackney to come to Mi house until after dark last night. He left yester- lt;j day morning, but did not return. ■ lie r had an appointment with his dead wife's brother and two sisters to meet them at e the bouse at l o'clock yesterday after- r noon. At 6 O'clock he had not put »n t, an appearance. qCoroner Coe set the inqueBt for 11 t o’clock this morning. Hackney spent h some time in the coroner's office yesterday morning. Dr. Bang© submitted f yesterday the detailed report of his i: finding at the post mortem.* The re- n port seta forth that there wene eleven f separate wound*, three of them being d major wounds, any'one of which would u hav© been sufficient to cause death. L Undigested food *n the stomach indi- t cated that the murder had been com- p mltted shortly after partaking of a t meal, he said. pThe police have not yet learned to t whom the bloody shirt Which was fqund t: Sunday in Carthage belongs. The orig- e jnai theory of the detectives was sustained yesterday when blood spots were ~ discovered In the rear of a shpd in the '* yard. The officers have contended from P the first that the murderer made his hescape to the canal bank. 'It was said yesterday that in all c probability the water would be let out « of the canal In order that the police 1 might search thoroughly for any evl- a dence that might have been disposed of t $y throwing it into the stream.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Tue, Nov 01, 1910
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