, 1870-06-07
THE RAVENsW00D MYSTERY.
Additional {bus not 0h1rinI> Particulars Con-
cefufng the Murder of tho Unknown
Woman on the Northwestern
Railroad Truck.

The Journal Of last evening came out with
highly sensational article, Of which the following
is the substance: "somc new facts have been
discovered which tend to establish the fact that
the woman run over By the Milwaukee accommo-
danon train, near Ravcnswood, on Friday night,
was murdered and placed upon the track In order
taat all evidence Of the crime might be obtcrated
On Sunday afternoon, Justice uuntoon, Of
evanston. visited the gcene OF the tragedy,
and found near tho railroad truck o
braid OF the woman's hRIr, which hati
inakilg the cash on her left temple. lie made IN
4ulfes Of some Of the farmers Ii the vicinity and
il learned that On Saturday Swedc emerged from
Fred. Litzman, who resides nbout two blocks tlls-
tant from tile railroad track, and naked for some
thnE lsi;s to eat Sumo food was given hun, and
tlood-atainc handkerchief, but quickly returned It
!s s at saupe 5 Tns nsa general a
needle aud thread to sew up rent in hts trousers.
llts was refused, and nc went to b neighboring
mouse. procured a needle and thread, and re-
entered the woods. Some citizens subsequently
aITsstea him, and took him to the Chicago Avenue
roes sta1on Wners f he gays ,ae n1e
white woolen shirt They were net, and when
asked how they became 50, be said be had jumped
into the river to avoid arrest, but some
the water. Justice Iluntoon says that he hail
conversation with a man near the scene Of the
homicide, who to1d him he Was willing to swear
that he EaT the suspected man and the murdered
Nt1lan walking nOrthward on the railroad track.
qu2Tciling In q violent manner, on Friday even
Ing Since CasseIlb arrest he has acted as II out
that he Is shamtning."
The man capturesl is q poor maniac, who has
been insane for years lie has been arrested q
dozen tines for vagt1ncy, and when taken into
custody this time, II WIS not uu0D the AusnIclcu
Of having committed murder, but because of his
being destitute. lie Is at present In the Unlou
the County AsTium and taken care OF. Regarding
the statements Of Justice IIunto0n, about the
bloody handkerchief, the thread and needle, and
to certain things, nothing positively is known, II
they are true, why did not the Justice summon the
man and those farmers TO attend the inquest? He
has made no report Of the autopsy to the Coroner.
and hence Tint gentleman will hold LII Inquest On
the remains, at the deasf house, to-,3ay, and EN-
deaTor to lpl out, hy Js2t 1aofttm examination,
were caused by a hatchet or By the car wheels.
Justice uunto0n shonld hare reported his Inquest
and The verdict to tic Coroner.
A detective from the police headquarters Is
working on the case now, md has been since the
remains were found. Eu. Miller has nothing to 10
with tho case. Something dednlnlte regarding the
ma5 Se aoay as ns men %
appear. Probably they will not know SO much
ments.
The verdict rendered by Justice uuntoon's Jury
Tas as follows:
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