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October 29, 1906
The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
In New York on Oct. 29, 21-year-old sailor Clinton C. Clark from the USS Indiana was arrested after being found asleep in Riverside Park near the body of an unidentified woman, believed murdered with broken ribs and bruises.
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ASLEEP NEAR CORPSE.
Young Sailor Found in a Park Under Suspicious Circumstances.
New York, Oct. 29.-Clinton C. Clark, 21 years old, a sailor on the United States battleship Indiana, was arrested when he was found asleep on the grass in Riverside park and near the lifeless body of an unidentified woman. A coroner's physician, who performed an autopsy on the woman's body, said that in his opinion she had been murdered. Five of the ribs had been broken and there were bruises on the shoulders.
Clark was held as a suspicious person.
Young Sailor Found in a Park Under Suspicious Circumstances.
New York, Oct. 29.-Clinton C. Clark, 21 years old, a sailor on the United States battleship Indiana, was arrested when he was found asleep on the grass in Riverside park and near the lifeless body of an unidentified woman. A coroner's physician, who performed an autopsy on the woman's body, said that in his opinion she had been murdered. Five of the ribs had been broken and there were bruises on the shoulders.
Clark was held as a suspicious person.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Mystery
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Sailor Arrested
Murder Suspicion
Riverside Park
Unidentified Woman
Autopsy Findings
What entities or persons were involved?
Clinton C. Clark
Unidentified Woman
Where did it happen?
Riverside Park, New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Clinton C. Clark
Unidentified Woman
Location
Riverside Park, New York
Event Date
Oct. 29
Story Details
Sailor Clinton C. Clark found asleep near murdered woman's body in park; autopsy reveals broken ribs and bruises; held as suspicious person.