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- CRIME IS CHARGED ON NEGRO
Body of Mrs. Eleanor Louis Brigham Found in Cellar as Children Lie Ill Upstairs. - Lynch Threats Are Heard.
The Oil City Blizzard's leased wire of the International News Service brings information of the murder of Mrs. Eleanor Louise Brigham, reported from Oil City, in Orange, New Jersey. The dispatches state the Brigham's lived in Oil City until six months ago, but investigation failed to disclose any families of that name living here up to six months ago. It was learned that formerly several families of this name lived in Oil City.
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ORANGE, N. J., Dec. 28, William Battle, Negro, this afternoon confessed assaulting and killing Mrs. Eleanor Brigham, mother of three and then crowding her body into a closet in her home yesterday.
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By H. S. Denlinger
(Lx*, Staff Correspondent)
ORANGE, N. J., Dec. 28, ******tering citizens around the county jail today threatened ********* vengeance upon William E (?) Battle, 19 year old Negro, who **** **** by detective ***** --------
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Battle was arrested after Margaret, the 7 year-old daughter identified him as a man who had been working about the home during the day.
The negro denied knowledge of the crime.
Mrs. Brigham's body, horribly mutilated, evidently had been crammed hastily into a closet by the murderer before he fled. Her clothing was badly torn.
Authorities after an examination of the body, proceeded on the theory that Mrs. Brigham had been the victim of a degenerate.
Brigham collapsed when he found his wife's body and today was nearly wild with grief. He is a well known and prosperous business man.
The negro was today identified by the 7-year old daughter of the slain woman as one who had been employed about the house on the day of the crime.
It was revealed today that Mrs. Brigham sustained a frightful cut behind her head, cuts over each eye and her throat showed signs of strangulation. It is believed the murderer used a rope, from a swing that Mrs. Brigham had used to rock her babies in. The woman was outraged by her assailant, the ******* ******** ********** ********* ******* (unable to read remainder of paragraph)
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The children were all confined to their room upstairs by ********. They told their father that they had heard no sound.
The police say that the evidence is that the woman was either attacked in her kitchen and dragged to the cellar, or was attacked suddenly by a concealed assailant in the cellar when she went there on some household errand.
There were floor marks on the cellar floor showing that Mrs. Brigham had been dragged for several yards.
An autopsy on the body of the woman was begun this morning by County Physician Dr. George L. Warren. He found that welts on the victim's throat were indicative of the brutal grasp of the stranger who may have used a rope or a strand of rags.
The body was found by Brigham after he returned home from his place of business, the varnish concern of Debevoise and Company, Brooklyn, last evening. The men went to the children's room, awaking them. "Where's mamma?" said he. The children did not know, had not heard her for a long time.
Brigham began to explore the house, but did not think of the cellar. He went to the neighbors. No sign, no one had seen her. The man took fright and called police. Then the neighbors and detectives systematically searched the neighborhood. They found no trace.
Suddenly Brigham thought of the cellar, he and a detective rushed there. The sleuth noticed marks leading to the preserve closet. The door was locked. Brigham seized an axe and broke down the door. His wife's cut and bruised body with clothing twisted in mate, evidence of a struggle. Met the husband's eyes and sent him reeling back in horror.
There was a cut over each eye, but not deep enough to have caused her death, the doctors said when they arrived. First belief was that Mrs. Brigham had died of strangulation.
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MURDER VICTIM HAD RELATIVES IN OIL CITY
Woman's Body Will Be Brought To Former Home For Interment
The body of Mrs. Louise Burkhardt Brigham, who was murdered in Orange, N.J., will arrive in this city tomorrow noon accompanied by her husband Charles Brigham and daughter Virginia, and a brother Jack Brigham, of Chicago, Ill., who went to the New Jersey home yesterday.
Upon its arrival here the funeral party will proceed directly to the Grove Hill cemetery, where private commitment services will be conducted by the Rev. H. C. Weaver, pastor of Trinity M. E. church.
Mrs. Noah T. Clark, an aunt, of Pittsburgh, a former resident of West Third street, this city, arrived today, to attend the funeral. Mrs. John F. Davis of State street, and Mrs. O. M. Sherman, of West Fifth street, are sister-in-law of the deceased.
Harry Brigham, a half brother, former resident here, now residing in Buffalo, N.Y., accompanied by his wife, will arrive in the city this evening. Another brother, Richard Brigham, is a resident of Los Angeles, California, and unable to return in time for the funeral. A sister of Mrs. John F. Davis, Mrs. Charles E. Blair, former resident here, now of Detroit, Mich., is on a six-weeks tour in the west.
The marriage of Miss Burkhardt to Charles Brigham took place in Pittsburgh ten years ago. For a number of years, they lived in California, being transferred to East Orange, N.J., by the Debevoise Company three months ago.
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Obituary
Deaths
Robert Brigham
Robert Brigham, 15 year-old son of Charles F. Brigham of San Mateo, Calif., a former resident of Oil City, was drowned at San Mateo Saturday, according to word received here. The youth is a nephew of Mrs. O. M. Sherman of Oil City.
The funeral party will arrive in Oil City from Pittsburgh Friday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock. The body will be taken directly to Grove Hill cemetery where internment will be made in the family plot. Reverend Samuel L. Maxwell, pastor of Grace M. E. church will officiate.
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