Alice Mildred  ORCUTT

1879 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Alice Mildred Orcutt
gender: Female
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birth date: 05 Apr 1879
birthplace: Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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father's name: Charles J. Orcutt
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mother's name: Sarah R. Beal
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indexing project (batch) number: I01250-1
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 2080575
reference number: 43
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1880 Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Alice M. Orcutt
residence: Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1879
birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Charles J. Orcutt
father's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's name: Sarah R. Orcutt
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 1 year
occupation:
nara film number: T9-0551
page: 559
page character: A
entry number: 1720
film number: 1254551
Household Gender Age
parent Charles J. Orcutt M 27
parent Sarah R. Orcutt F 26
Benj. W. Orcutt M 2
Alice M. Orcutt F 1
Ruth S. Beal F 61

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1900 Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Alice M Orcutt
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residence: Rockland town (south part), Plymouth, Massachusetts
birth date: Apr 1879
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
spouse name:
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spouse birth place:
father name: Charles Orcutt
father titles:
father birthplace: Massachusetts
mother name: Sarah R Orcutt
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Charles Orcutt
gender: Female
marital status: Single
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immigration year:
enumeration district: 1146
sheet number and letter: 29A
household id: 615
reference number: 48
gsu film number: 1240675
image number: 00319
Household Gender Age
parent Charles Orcutt M
parent Sarah R Orcutt F
Benjamin W Orcutt M
Alice M Orcutt F
Charles O Orcutt M
Willard A Orcutt M
Kenneth B Orcutt M
Stanley T Orcutt M

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1910 East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Alice M Wolschendorf
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 474
page number: 21
Household Gender Age
spouse George E Wolschendorf M 32y
Alice M Wolschendorf F 31y
child Mildred M Wolschendorf F 7y
child Harold O Wolschendorf M 3y
child Dorothy G Wolschendorf F y 10m
parent Sarah R Orcott F 56y
Stanley Orcott M 15y

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1920 East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Alice M Wolschendorf
residence: East Bridgewater Town, Plymouth, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1880
age: 40
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820726
digital folder number: 4311551
image number: 00655
sheet number: 16
Household Gender Age
spouse George E Wolschendorf M 42y
Alice M Wolschendorf F 40y
child Mildred Wolschendorf F 16y
child Harold Wolschendorf M 13y
child Doreathy Wolschendorf F 10y
child Evylm Wolschendorf F 9y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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THINK DISMEMBERED BODY IS IDENTIFIED
Massachusetts Police are Seeking Doctor in Massachusetts Case

'CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept 14 - Belief that the dismembered body of a woman found in the Merrimack River at Tyngsboro in two suit cases two weeks ago had been identified today intensified the search for a doctor who had offices in the back bay section of Boston.'

'District Attorney Reding said he thought the woman was Mrs. George Wolschendorf of East Bridgewater who has been missing since Aug. 28.'

'She was the mother of four children, the eldest being 20 years old and the youngest 12.'

'One suit case found in the river contained the torso, the other had the legs of the same body. The head has not been found.'

Date: September 15, 1923
Location: Texas
Paper: Dallas Morning News


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Doctor Appears in Death Mystery
Denies Knowledge of Affair - Woman Whose Body Found in Suitcases in River Identified and Traced

'Cambridge, Sept. 14 - Dr. William M. Robb, Boston physician, who has been sought for three days for questioning in connection with circumstances surrounding the disappearance of two suit cases similar to those in which the torso and limbs of a woman were found in the Merrimack river at Tyngsboro the 1st and 2d, drove up to the East Cambridge courthouse in his automobile late today and went into conference with Dist-Atty Arthur K. Reading of Middlesex county. He denied any knowledge of the case and said he had hurried back from a vacation in Philadelphia as soon as he learned from his wife that he was wanted. The physician spent the evening with the district attorney answering questions as to his movements during the days preceding the 1st.'

'The arrival of Dr. Robb came as a climax to a day of sensational developments. In the forenoon Dist Atty Reading had announced that the headless ...Read MORE...



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DR ROBB ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEA
Held in $8000 Bail; Dr Swope Also Pleads Not Guilty To Accessory Charge

'Lowell, Sept. 15 - Dr William M. Robb of Boston pleaded 'not guilty' when arraigned in the Lowell district court today on a charge of illegal surgery in connection with the death of Mrs Alice Wolschendorf of East Bridgewater.'

'Robb was held in $8000 bail.'

'Dr Dalva H. Swope of Brockton, charged with being an accessory before the fact under Section 2, chapter 274 of the General Laws, also pleaded 'not guilty' and was held in bail of $5000.'

'It was expected that the case will be presented to the Middlesex county grand jury October 1.'

Date: September 16, 1923
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican


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Attempts Suicide Because of Murder Case Publicity
Former Employer of Suitcase Mystery Victim Drinks Poison and Slashes Throat With Razor Because of Despondency Over Affair

'Brockton, Sept. 16 - William F. Bowen of Bridgewater, one of the persons questioned in connection with the death of Mrs Alice M. Wolschendorf of that place, parts of whose body were found floating in the Merrimack river at Tyngsboro in two suitcases two weeks ago, swallowed poison and slashed his throat with a razor today. He is at a hospital here.'

'Dr William M Robb of Boston was arrested Friday charged with performing an illegal operation on the woman, causing her death, and Dr Dalva Swope of this city was charged with being an accessory.'

'Despondent Over Case
Members of Bowen's family told the authorities that the man had been despondent since he was questioned by state police and by Dist-Atty Arthur K. Reading of Middlesex county on the Wolschendorf case. Mrs Wolschendorf was employed by Bowen to drive his automobile for about a year and a half....Read MORE...



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Bowen May Die As Result of Suicide Attempt - Held in Wolschendorf Case
'Brockton, Mass. Sept. 17 - William S. Bowen, who attempted suicide at his home in East Bridgewater as a sequel to his being questioned by Middlesex county authorities in connection with the finding of the dismembered body of Mrs. Alice M. Wolschendorf, of East Bridgewater, in the Merrimac river, was in a serious condition at a hospital here today. A police officer is at the bedside but according to District Attorney Reading, of Middlesex county, Bowen is not under arrest. The district attorney said that he might be held as a material witness in the case in connection with which Dr. William M. Robb, of Boston, is under arrest charged with performing an illegal operation and R. Dalva Swope of Brockton, charged with being an accessory before the fact.'

'The authorities have disclosed nothing as to what occurred when Dr. Rob was taken to see Bowen at the hospital yesterday. Bowen told the chief of police at East Bridgewater that people had been lying about him.'

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GRAND JURY WILL CONSIDER MURDER
Special Sitting Called in Suitcase Mystery - State Detective in Springfield for Robb's Car

'Cambridge, Sept. 17 - A special session of the Middlesex county grand jury has been summoned for tomorrow by Dist-Atty. Arthur K. Reading to consider the case of Dr. William M. Robb of Boston, charged with illegal surgery in connection with the death of Mrs Alice Wolschendorf of East Bridgewater, parts of whose body were found in two suitcases in the Merrimack river at Tyngsboro two weeks ago.'

'Dr Robb, who returned from Philadelphia Friday and gave himself up, pleaded not guilty when arraigned in Lowell Saturday and was released on $8000 bail. Dr Dalva Swope of Brockton, charged with being an accessory before the fact, also pleaded not guilty and was admitted to bail. William F. Bownen of East Bridgewater, formerly Mrs Wolschendorf's employer, who took poison and slashed his throat with a razor yesterday, is said to be recovering at a Brockton hospital. He is guarded by a policeman, but ...Read MORE...



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TWO PHYSICIANS FACE CHARGES IN SUITCASE MURDER
Middlesex Grand Jury Indicts Robb for Murder and Swope as Accessory in Two Counts

'Cambridge, Sept. 18 - Dr. William M. Robb, Boston physician, was locked up in East Cambridge jail tonight to await arraignment Thursday on an indictment charging first degree murder. The physician was indicted today by the Middlesex county grand jury in connection with the death of Mrs. Alice M. Wolschendorf of East Bridgwater, parts of whose body were found in two suitcases in the Merrimack river at Tyngsboro the 1st and 2d.'

'Another physician, Dr. Dalva A. Swope, of Brockton, also was indicted in connection with the same case. He was charged in two counts with being an accessory before and after the fact. State police officers who went to Brockton to arrest Dr Swope today returned reporting that they could not find him. Later, the physician's attorney telephoned Dist Atty Arthur K. Reading of Middlesex county that his client would surrender tomorrow morning. Both men were arrested Friday, Dr...Read MORE...



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30 Sept 1923
'George Wolschendorf, of East Bridgewater, husband of the victim of the Tyngsboro suitcase mystery yesterday told a reporter that he has taken steps to have his named changed from Wolschendorf to Waldorf. 'I hope in this way I may free myself and my children from association with the suitcase murder some time in the future. The name Wolschendorf has been dragged through the mire.''

30 Sept 1923
Location: New Jersey
Paper: Trenton Evening Times


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Doctor Pleads Guilty In Mysterious Case
'CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec 7. - Dr. William M. Robb in Middlesex County Court today pleaded guilty to performing the operation which caused the death of Mrs. Alice Wolschendorff, of East Bridgewater.'

'Finding the dissected body of Mrs. Wolschendorff in the Merrimac River furnished one of the most mystifying cases the authorities have been called upon to solve in years.'

'Dr. Robb will be sentenced next Tuesday.'

'When Dr. Dalva H. Swope, named as an accessory was called upon to plea, his attorney secured a week's continuance.'

Date: December 07, 1923
Location: New Jersey
Paper: Trenton Evening Times

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PHYSICIAN IS GIVEN PRISON SENTENCE
Date: December 11, 1923
Location: New Jersey
Paper: Trenton Evening Times

'Cambridge, Mass., Dec 11 - Dr William M. Robb, who pleaded guilty to performing the illegal operation resulting in the death of Mrs. Alice Wolschendorf, was today sentenced by Judge Sisk in Middlesex superior court to from five to seven years in State prison.'

'The case was brought to a sensational close when it was announced that Dr. Robb had this morning pointed out the spot where the head and certain other parts of Mrs. Wolschendorf's body were buried in Concord. The case opened with the finding of the dismembered body of the woman in two suitcases, floating in the Merrimac River.'

'An exhaustive search had to date failed to reveal the head and several vital organs.'


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1879 Birth
5 April 1879
Rockland, Massachusetts, USA

1900 Marriage / Partner
Alice Mildred ORCUTT and George Edward WOLSCHENDORF 20 September 1900, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.

1901 Birth of Child
Emily Marion WOLSCHENDORF was born 3 December 1901, Abington, Massachusetts, USA

Alice Mildred was 22 years old.

1902 Death of Child
Emily Marion WOLSCHENDORF died 22 September 1902, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

Alice Mildred was 23 years old.

1903 Birth of Child
Mildred May WOLSCHENDORF was born 31 January 1903, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

Alice Mildred was 23 years old.

1906 Birth of Child
Harold Orcutt WOLSCHENDORF (WALDORF) was born 6 November 1906, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

Alice Mildred was 27 years old.

1909 Birth of Child
Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF was born 1 July 1909, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

Alice Mildred was 30 years old.

1910 Birth of Child
Evelyn Louise WOLSCHENDORF (WALDORF) was born 6 October 1910, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

Alice Mildred was 31 years old.

1923 Death
28 August 1923
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 44.

TRIAL OF DOCTOR FOR MURDER DELAYED
Date: January 20, 1925
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

'Cambridge, Jan. 19 - The trial of Dr. Dalva H. Swope of Brockton scheduled for today on a charge of murder and dismemberment of Alice M. Wolschendorf of East Bridgewater in August 1923, was postponed for one week in Middlesex superior court.'

'The torso of a woman found floating in a suitcase in Merrimac river near Tyngsboro in September 1923 was later identified by George E Wolschendorf, East Bridgewater, as that of his wife.'

'Dr Swope faces charges of being an accessory to the crime. In connection with the same crime, Dr William M Robb of Boston, is serving a term of five to seven years for illegal surgery.'

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DR. SWOPE, INDICTED IN SUIT CASE MURDER, DEAD IN BROCKTON
Date: January 21, 1926
Location: Vermont
Paper: St. Albans Daily Messenger

'Brockton, Mass., Jan 21 - (AP) - Dr. Dalva H. Swope of this city, who was indicted as an accessory in connection with the Tyngsboro 'suit case murder' in 1923 but never brought to trial, died at his home today after an illness of a month.'

'Dr Swope and Dr William H. Robb, of Boston, were arrested after parts of a woman's body were found in a suit case in the Merrimac river at Tyngsboro. Investigation by state police disclosed that the suit case was taken from an automobile owned by Dr Robb. The body was identified as that of Mrs. Alice M. Wolschendorf, of East Bridgewater, who had died as the result of an illegal operation.'

'While Robb was in jail at East Cambridge awaiting trial, he offered to reveal the hiding places of the missing parts of the woman's body, and these were found later in various parts of the state.'

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TYNGSBORO SUITCASE PHYSICIAN IS PAROLED
'Rutland, April 11 - Having served three years and four months of a five-to-seven-year sentence, Dr. William M. Robb, principal in the famous Tyngsboro suitcase murder mystery was freed on parole from the state prison camp here today.'

'Robb's arrest and subsequent imprisonment followed the discovery of the dismembered body of Mrs Alice Wolschendorf of East Bridgewater in the Merrimac river at Tyngsboro in the summer of 1923. The physician finally admitted responsibility for the death of the woman, who died following an illegal operation.'

Date: April 12, 1927
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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