, 1870-06-08
THE GREAT MYSTERY,
The Persons Said to Know 50
Much AbOllt The Ravens
wood Tragedy Cam
not be Found,
Rearrest Of the Supposed "Mur.
derer,"

The dn'!ing Of tho bodyo the woman, on the
railroad truck, near Rasepswood, on Friday
night last, has created grent deal nf excitement
among the residents In the nclghborhopd, and
among those who live In Evanston, where sort Of
an Inquest WAS held BY man named uuutoon.
who hotls the Office Of Justice OF the Peace,
MIR. 1Iuntoon has been very y1gillant in
collecting evidence Of a murder, at least
that Is the Impression he wishes to convey to
persons wtp to]d hin. about a man beIng seen III
the re!ghboihool with the .smurdereI" female
Tn the afternoon Of Friday, Gun be fund. Dctec-
tive Simmons. who has been working On the case
since 1t was reported at the Police Headquarters
has visited the SPOT where tic alleged tragedy Ii
sat t. have hecn commtttet but he has been
tluody handkerchief, tue thread ninl needle calIel
for to sew up rent in the supposed mur1lrrcr's
trousers, or the pcop. wEo are said to have made
1nade inquiries for the man who WAS willing to
swtur that he SAW the suspected Swede and the
woman @ walking on TIC track aAd quarrGlllnE: The
Lis oninl"n, which g entitled to credit,
Tered, but run over by train
nodalon train. seareely @ E In hour passes M % tint
train does not 20 over the portion Of the road
where the body waa discovered, and, inasmuchf as
about tie woman, il is highly prubahic, that,
while Intoxicated, she fell on ihc track and was
Killed by t1slE, the engineer Of which did not
know be had run over ahs one.
There Was man arrested upon suspicion and
taken TO the Chicago Avenue Police Station and
released. ne Is sNede. and about 20 Year, OF
age. The circumstances connected with his re-
lease are tkeee: citizen brought him TO the sta
tlon md gave him into the cnstody Of Policeman
Hoffman, who Was In charge Of the station. God
dee, the station-keeper, having gone to dinner.
Ihs man "as unable 10 spsak u R;ortl Of English,
word about his being charged with murder,
"i'ooked" him yagranL When Godlce re-
and rs he vas conye16ant with the Swedish
language. he had talk with the prisoner, who
SAID he had been In Chicago but four tlaya Cod
dee thought Ell 1man had been too hasty In book
might 60. The arst the officers u the
Chicago Avenue Station knew Of bis be-
Ing charged with murder, vas state
ment which appeared In an evening paper.
lookout for the swedc, who had given his name ns
nImer cassell, and, last evening, lie wus arrested
and locked ur. Policeman Reisc, whose beat Is
on the outskirts Of the city, saw him lying, hall
limits. about O'clock, and took him to the station,
whese he now is. cls1nalf-wittetI, dirty ragged
enacsate, and does not look as II he mad strength
enough tu Kill any one. let alone carry the ltoty
anil place 1t on railroad track Tic will be henf
however, Until the fact Of the murlcr Is proven, oi
the WY the woman came to her death ls estab-
'ished.
Owing to there being three 1nquests held yester.
uay, the Coroner did not make Ills anticipated
autopsy on the reMuIns Of the woman. which arc
now III the dcat-house. This afternoon he will dc
80, and The poat n,ort<s examination, TO be made
by d.. Miller, the County Ph5s!cian, may resea
something definite. Two detectives will visit lsa.
yeiswocl this rncrnfng for tho purpose 0f collect
Ing evidence and nnsiug, Il possible. the persons
be hoped, II they are not nyths. that they vii
make themselves known to the officers