“Frank Treat discovered the dead body of a female in the river near the mouth of Funk’s Gut Thursday, near the shore, the same having been caught by the limbs of a fallen tree. The body was entirely nude, with the exception of a small piece of the chemise clinging to one arm. It was far gone in decomposition, and one foot seemed to have been eaten off by fishes. A crescent-shaped ear-ring was in one ear, which is the only clue to identification. The ear-ring is in the hands of the Coroner. The Coroner summoned a jury and a verdict of death from unknown causes was returned. The body was so much decomposed as to render it impossible to determine whether or no there were marks of violence upon it. It was thought by some to be that of the young lady drowned at Huntington a few weeks ago, while bathing in the river with some other girls. In this event the crescent-shaped ear-drop should be an important factor in the matter of identification. The body was buried in Potter’s Field.”1
