The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-26

exhums the remains sna taks them back
to Mason cssy, the Investigation that il
going on there now and mystery - TO
What had become Of her child. supposed
10 be IN the cofin with her body. were
described In sheposr-IxTEEIasEycxz yester-
day morning. The trutn ri the matter Is
that the seeming mystery surrounding the
disappearance Of she child was due 20 .
continuation Of circumstances. nothing
more. On the other hand, however, the
death OF the girl and the actions OF the
poaiocks afterwards give ground for spec
ulatton.
Mr. and Mrs. Pollock beth claimed At
the time OF death that they had no idea OF
the condition Of their niece and we're 50
strong in their expressions Of grief that
Mr.. Weir. proprietor Of the New England
hotel, did all be could for them. Within
. week, however. from the time Hannah
died Mr.. Weir became convinced that
something vas wrong aud told Mr. Pol
lock that he did not like the conflicting
stories he told. Pollock in the beginning
claimed that they had pulled up stakes In
Iowa and come here 70 stay, bringing
Hannah as companion. A. this time he
claimed that they never noticed the can
ditson Of their niece. Several days after
the funeral Mr.. Pollock said he suspected
the author OF Hannah's shame vas
young. red-headed fellow she called her
brother. Hannah. 50 Pollock said.
was the daughter Of his wife's
sister, and was born in London.
At the death of her mother she came TO
America and made her home with them.
A young fellow, she said was her brother.
followed her, and be was taken into the
Pollock household. 0ae night Mr.. Pollock
found them in compromising situation,
and he sen. the boy away. Then. forget
ting his former story, he said that before
they left Mason City some Of the neigh
bors were talking about Hannah's con-
dition. Mr. Weir asked him how he ae-
counted for the differences in his stories,
but Mr.. Pollock got no further than to say
that Hannah had the dropsy. Not long
after this conversation, the Poilocks de-
ended TO go East. When At the Cross
Undertaking Company's rooms making
arrangements to have the body exhumed,
Mrs. Pollock said: 81 could not think of
going East without Hannan's body" At
that time Mrs. Pollock insinuated that
she did not think her husbands relations
with the girl had been proper.
The body of Hannah Whitnali had
been in the ground only five days when
exhumed, yet her mouth, eyes and nose
we're covered with a thick green mold.
Charles Butterworth, who opened the cap
OF the casket. admitted last night that the
decay was unusual in respect Co time, and
might mean nothing or q great deal. If
Hannah took or was given drugs it is
significant
The post uortem examination was held
Saturday evening following the death, and
the next morning when the remains were
put in the casket Undertaken Butter
worth placed the child at the foot. Then
hetook the first train for Portland to at
tend the undertakers' convention. After
he had gone away DR.. Emonds concluded
to keep the chiid's body and removed it
from the coffin. Time passed, and Mr..
Butterworth received a letter from the
prosecuting attorney at Mason City asking
the same questions that were in the letter
received by DIR. Emonds. He sat down
and replied that everything was straight
so far as he knew, and added that lie
placed the child in the coffin. Some time
after sending the letter the doctor told
him that he had the body at his office.
Mr.. Bntterworth will write to the Mason
City authorities today explaining the dis
appearance of the infant.
Prosecuting Attorney Miller said yester-
day that he had not received any word in
connection with the case and, in fact,
knew nothing about il.