THE GORMAN MURDER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 8, 11 January 1915, Page 7

THE GORMAN MURDER.

JARVIS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. [By Eleotbio Telegraph-Copyright] United Peebb [Association. Melbourne, January 10. Jarvis was committed lor trial for murdering Lucy Gorman. Attracted by the howling of a starvng dog and the screerhings of an emaciated cockatoo, a young woman, living in Johnson Street, Richmond, Melbourne, went to No. 12 in that street on January Ist, and became the discoverer of a shocking tragedy, hying half across a chair in a room, vbich bore traces of a drunken orgy, ,vas the dead body of a young woman, ■nly partially clad. There were bloodstains on various articles of furniture n the room, and bruises covered the imbs of the dead woman’s body. The 'lead was bruised and cut, indicating that she had been savagely attacked. Cmpty beer bottles, which were on all

ddes in the various rooms of the house '.applied further evidence of the sordi.r the young woman’s end, the iody was removed to the morgue. The woman only moved into the house it 12, Johnson Street, a few days ago, ’apers found in the house indicated hat her name was Lucie Gorman, and i carrier who some weeks ago took a and of furniture to the house, told the mlice that the deceased woman had inarmed him that her name was Gorman. The neighbours living round the .cone of the tragedy have seen very ttle of any of the occupants of No. 12 nring the past few weeks, and nothing it all of them during the past few days. \ r one of them have heard any disturbances at the house, and they had concluded that the occupants had gone iway for the holidays. The rooms show that the woman had put up a great struggle against her issailant. The bedroom was in a high date of disorder, with bloodstains on lie bod-linen and room fittings. In mo or two other rooms tjiere were further indications that the woman made every effort to escape. No weapon has been found lying about the premises, hut .the police believe that the woman was struck wit a beer bottle, and that she was still alive when her assailant left the place. Bloodstains round the house show that the woman wandered from room to room groping along the walls, and finally collapsing over the chair, where she was found.