The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-19

Shaw were brought to this city Tor inter
ment in the cemetary, from Chicago where
the death of the young lady occurred but
n shor, time before The remains were
accompanied by Mr.. E. S. Shaw, the faith
or of the dead girl, and friend whose
name is Hiram Nelson.
On arriving in this city on the early
morning-tr.ain, the remains were conveyed
to the cemeteary, and owing to the frozen
condition of the ground and the large
amount of snow which then covered the
earth il was decided to place the casket
to await the coming of the spring, when
the remains were to be buried next to the
grave of the mother, whose death had oc-
CURED about one year ago. The funeral
services of both of the ladies had occurred
in Chicago, and consequently, no ceremony
was performed in this city
c. b. Knox, the undertaken. was en-
gagged to convey the casket from the depot
to the cemetery, and to make other ncces-
sary arrangements for the proper burial of
the deceased.
Young Nelson was, or at least appeared
to be deeply affected by the death of the
young lady, and carried with him beauti
full floral armament which he placed on the
casket after it's final disposition in the
vault. At the conclusion of the ride to the
cemetery the two gentlemen returned to
Chicago, and no more attention was paid
to the affair until last Tuesday, April 70.
LETTER
At that time Mr.. Knox received letter
from Chicago as follows:
CHICAGO Msy Ito MIR KNox-Dear sir: It is
bel eyed that Jessie NJ. shaw is not dsAd end that
she T. In trance something like that. VIII you
tell. I will pay you handsomely II you get her all
CARTER HARRISON.
Mr. Knox Immediately visited the vault
where the remains were awaiting final
burial, examined the body and made the
usual tests to prove the existence of life.
perfect state of preservation, but no evil
dence could be secured to prove that
the young lady had been in state of
suspended animation after being placed in
the casket.
In compliance with the letter Mr.. Knox
Tuesday afternoon sent the following re-
ply:
Rock ISLAND, H., April 13.-Mr. CAR
TER HARRIsoN-Dear SIR: Yours of yes
terday was received about noon to-day. In
compliance with your request went to the
cemetery and examined the remains of
Miss Jessie NJ. Shaw. Every indication
was that she was dead when laid in the
coffin. l made an incision, taking up the
carotid artery, as | do for embalming, and
found it, as in all cases after death, with
out blood in it. The remains will be in
tered by the side of her mother to-mor-
row. Enclosed find bill of expenses for
examination. Remit by postoffice order or
draft. Respectfully yours,
c. B. KNOX.
He directed it simply to Garter Harri-
son." as there was no other address upon
the letter which was sent him.
MIXED
1t appears that the letter was delivered
to Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, and by him
referred to the proper department. 1t soon
became apparent that no such letter as
that spoken of by Mr.. Knox was sent by
the Mayor, and the following letter was
sent from the executive of Chicago:
MAYORS OFFICE, CHICAGO, H., April
14.-To c. B. KNox-Dear SIR: Your
letter of yesterday received, and in reply
| am directed to say that no communion
ton has been sent from this office request
in To q
Mayor knows nothing of Miss Shaw, and
no inquiries have been made at this Office
concerning her death Some mistake has
evidently been made, or some one has i'm
posed upon you by using Mr.. Harrison's
name without his knowledge or authority.
Yours respectfully,
T. O. THOMPSON, Private Secy.
THE LATEST PHASE
This morning representative of THE
ARGUS visited Mr.. Knox and from him
learned that the facts as above stated were
all correct Mr.. Knox stated that he had
an idea that the young man who attended
the remains to this city was very much at
tached to the deceased. Mr.. Knox did not
know his name, as the only thing said
about him was by Mr.. Shaw, who
spoke of him as "a very near or dear
friend" but just which term was used Mr..
Knox could not say. The Shaw family
formerly resided to Rock Island. No adj
dress was given in the letter, and Mr.
Knox now has the impression that some
one signed the name Carter Harrison to
the letter who was not authorized to do So
Although at the time, he thought that it
was barely possible that there might be
two Garter Harrisons" in Chicago
MIR. sHAw's STATEMENT
The Chicago Times in narrating the af-
fair states that Mr. Shaw was visited with
the subjoined result:
There was no doubt, he said, that his
daughter was dead when she was laid in
the coffin. He had taken the body to
Rock Island to be inferred in the family
tomb, and he had never had the slightest |
suspicion that his child was not dead when |
she was placed in the vault. What the
letter signed by Mr.. Harrison meant he did
not know, nor shad he the slightest idea |
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