Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-10
DEAD In THE LAKE
The Body Of Young Woman
Bobbing on the Waves
FOUND BYACHlCAG0 WORKMAN
Her Identity Is Unknown-The Police
Working on the Theory That She
Was Murdered for Her Money.

tHicA6o. April S.-lhe discovery OF
the remains Of weil-dressed young
woman Ia the lake At the foot of Twen-
ty-tifth street early this morning has
led Lieutenant Heaiy of the Cottage
Grove avenue station to commence
rigid investigation. While such evil
dence as has been so far obtained, mea-
ger rs Il is, points to suicide. the police
are not willing to abandon the theory
that the girl WAS put out of the way.
II was shoHly after daybreak this morn
ing when Charles Stanger left his home,
No. 25l2 South Park avenue. to 60 TO the
Illinois Central shops. where he works.
tie walked along the lake snore and u
few feet south of Twenty fifth street ne
noticed . dark object in the water.
There was not sufficient light To dis
tingulsh what IL was, aud Stanger
passed on, thinking 1t was log or
piece of wreekage. He Was not salts
ned, however, anu turned back. Bob
blng up and down on the was the body
OF u woman, ana without any delay
Stanger hurried to the Cottage Grove
Avenue station.
she wore Ftne JeWelry.
Police were at once detailed to bring
the body IN aud 1t was taken to the
station, where it was examined for
clues TO its identity. The woman had
been possessed of regular features.
which had not been dlstigured by the
water. She was not over twenty-five
years OF age, OF stout build and dark
hair. Her clothing Indicated prosper
ity and industry, for everything she
wore was of good material. neatly and
we'll made. She wore brown dress
with brass buttons, black hose, new
button gaitcrs and plush sacque.
On her fingers were five rings, some
of them Set with valuable stones.
and in one Of her ears was an earrings
set with pearls. One of the rings was
gold, interwlned with human hair,
bearing the engraved inItIalf "A. e..
H." Another ring, OF gold and set
with an emerald, was similarly en-
graved. Besides those there were two
plain gold band rings, and the amount
of jewelry she wore dispels all ground,
the police say, for believing sne was
murdered for the purpose of robbery.
The remains were taken to Klaner's
Monroe street morgue
Clue to her Identity.
There is circumstance in
connection with the discovery
of the body which Lieutenant
Healy says may furnish clue to its
Iden:ity. Ten days ago Mary Rogers,
domestic IN the employ OF Z. w.
Cook of the Cook Brewing company,
whose residence IS at Nc. 1886 Prairie
avenue, suddenly disappeared. Sne
had been a woman OF regu ar habits
and Mr.. Cook was unable TO ac-
count for her absence. Two days later
he received letter which purported to
come from "a friend" of Mary Rogers,
saying she had fallen at State and
Monroe streets and broken her arm.
The letter stated she had been re-
moved To q hospital, but did not deslg-
nate which one. Mr. Cook turned the
letter over to the police. and the
ambulance and accident reports were
searched Tor period of a woman fall
ing and breaking her arm at State and
Monroe streets, and the police were not
inclined 10 believe that any such accl-
dent happened to Mary Rogers. Mr.
Cook was sent for this morning, aud
he called at the station to see if he
could indentify the jewelry. As soon
as he eaw the rings he said that he had
never seen Mary Rogers wear them,
bu, he went to the morgue to zee the
body. He could not identify it.