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July 31, 1885
Burlington Weekly Free Press
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
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On July 23 in Boston, janitor Alex W. Cormack discovered a bag floating in the Charles River near the Union Boat Club containing the mutilated body of an unidentified woman about 40 years old, apparently strangled and dismembered with a dull axe, clad only in a chemise.
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in A River In A Bag.
The Mutilated Body of a Woman Found Floating in the Charles River.
BOSTON, July 23.—Shortly before 6 o'clock to-night, Alex W. Cormack, janitor of the Union boat club, discovered a bag floating, in the Charles river, near the boat house and upon investigation the bag was found to contain the mutilated body of a woman, whose lower limbs were missing and having the appearance of having been hacked off with a dull axe. There were marks of violence on her face and arms and her tongue protruded as though she had been strangled. The body presented a sickening sight. The remains were apparently those of a laboring woman about 40 years of age, well formed, and were clad only in a chemise. There was nothing about the body that seemed to furnish a clue to its identification and the matter bids fair to add one more mystery to Boston's record. The body was removed to an undertaker's, where it awaits identification.
The Mutilated Body of a Woman Found Floating in the Charles River.
BOSTON, July 23.—Shortly before 6 o'clock to-night, Alex W. Cormack, janitor of the Union boat club, discovered a bag floating, in the Charles river, near the boat house and upon investigation the bag was found to contain the mutilated body of a woman, whose lower limbs were missing and having the appearance of having been hacked off with a dull axe. There were marks of violence on her face and arms and her tongue protruded as though she had been strangled. The body presented a sickening sight. The remains were apparently those of a laboring woman about 40 years of age, well formed, and were clad only in a chemise. There was nothing about the body that seemed to furnish a clue to its identification and the matter bids fair to add one more mystery to Boston's record. The body was removed to an undertaker's, where it awaits identification.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Mystery
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Mutilated Body
Charles River
Strangulation
Dismemberment
Boston Mystery
What entities or persons were involved?
Alex W. Cormack
Where did it happen?
Charles River Near Union Boat Club, Boston
Story Details
Key Persons
Alex W. Cormack
Location
Charles River Near Union Boat Club, Boston
Event Date
July 23
Story Details
Janitor Alex W. Cormack finds a bag in the Charles River containing the mutilated, strangled body of an unidentified woman about 40, dismembered below the waist, with no clues for identification, adding to Boston's mysteries.