Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-21
MAGGIE HENNECKE.

The Mystery of Her Disappearance Cleared
Away-Her Body Found Floating in the
River Yesterday BIorning-A Case OF
Accidental Drowning.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
MILWAUKEE, April 2O.-Between and 6
o'clock this morning news spred through
the city that the body of little Maggie
Hennecke, who has been so long missing
had been found. The peculiar circum-
| stances surrounding the mysterious case
gave it much prominence, and the facts
have been told and retoId by the press of
the country time and again for the past
six months. At $40 this morning a tele
phone message from Nunnemacher's mill
carried the startling intelligence to the
central police station that the body of
Maggie Hennecke had been found floating
in the river. The police patrol wagon was
immediatelyIdi the to scene of the
discovery and the body conveyed to the
police station and later to the morgue.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 20.-The Mag
gle Hennecke mystery was solved this
morning by the discovery of her body in
the river near Jones island, only a short
distance from where her nat was found
after her disappearance. The body was
first seen by Capt. Williams, OF the tug
Bues, and when discovered was near the
middle of the river floating on the surface.
1t washed to the shore and the authorities
were notified. On arrival of the patrol
wagon at the station Superintendent Whita-
head and Chief Wason viewed the remains
and they were without trouble identified as
those Of Maggie. The gold necklace was
in place, the little nut basket suspended at
her neck was still there and the gold band
ring with initials engraved on it. The body
was swollen by water and the features were
almost unrecognizable.T The eyes were wide
open andprotruded from the head, giving
the face a horrible expression. At the
morgue the remains were placed on the
marble slab, and under instructions of
officers of the Humane society were pre-
pared for burial. They will probably be
removed to the home of Mr.. Hennecke on
Hanover street this afternoon. The
mother was also Immediately notldsd of
the discovery of her child. Mr. Hennecke
unfortunately left for Whitewater, this
state, at a. M, and the discovery made
! at 1880. Maggie Hennecke dis&ppeared
| Oct. "a, 1882. The theory is thai her body
was caught by projecting pile Of the
wharf and held down.
! Lake captains are of the belief that
! Maggie in sinking got into one of the ru-
merous holes made by the dredges which
worked at that point in the river last fall.
Some think she may have clutched some
thing in the bottom of the river, and re-
manned down, owing to the death-grip.
Maggie was remarkably developed for her
age, and it is thought by mothers that the
turn of life may have caused mental aber-
ration, and while attempting to find her
home she wandered to the dock
perhaps stepped off into the water,
or perhaps lost her hat in the
strong wind blowing that day. The theories
of abduction led to trouble in Kansas. G.
E. Brown, merchant of Hastings, D. T.,
who constituted himself a detective
thought he had possible clue to the alb.
| ductors of the child, and caused the arrest
of one Borden, and one Hamilton, al
Lincoln City, Neb. Mr.. Whitehead, of the
Humane society, went out to Nebraska only
to learn this clue, like all others which
were advanced during the course of time
was failure. This clue ended few days ago
by the arrest of the parties who had caused
the Imprisonment of Hamilton upon th,
chsrge of abduction. Occasional dis
patches relating to the Nebraska clue were
the only thing which of late kept the in
terest active, until this mornings discovery
brought up again the whole case, in all 1T
inexpressibly sad aspects. Mr.. Henneckt
has received hundreds of letters and dis
patches from all parts of the country
making inquiries and advancing theorie:
in regard to his lost girl.
jury of leading citizens has been i'm
paneled and an inquest will be held on Sat
urdsy, and the funeral occurs at 3 O'Clock il
the afternoon. Many elegant floral offer
iugs have already been received from
friends and mothers throughout the city.
Those Peskv wives