The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-06
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\ Minneapolis Drr-smaker Murdered by
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MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, Dec. 5.-Miss
Catharlne Cling a fashionable dress
maker residing at the Ozark apartment
house on hennepin avenue, was MUIR
dered Monday evening on the old Elk
celsior road, near Lake Calhoun.
The murderer was driving In a buggy
with her at the time. He shot her in
the head and afterward lifted the body
to the ground, where 1t was left lying
on the bloody lap robe.
a little later William Eckart. living
near the scene Of the tragedy, found the
body and reported IL TO the police. 1t
was taken to the Norgue and there iden-
titled. Nothing was found 10 indicate who
was her companion and murderer.
Last night Miss Cling ordered a horse
and buggy from a livery stable and
started riding alone. About 9 o'clock the
horse walked quietly into the stable.
There was no foam or sweat upon him
and he was not tired. The reins were
hung loosely over the dashboard and
everything indicates that the driver Of
the horse left the vehicle only a few
blocks from the stable and left the reins
over the dashboard.
Had the horse come alone over the
rough ground further out the jolting OF
the carriage would have thrown the
rens under the horses feet.
As IL was. the reins were lying across
the dashboard although attached TO moth
ing. There was nothing in the carriage
10 furnish a clue. No revolver had been
found. Neither had one been discovered
at the spot where the body was found.
The interior Of the carriage was spat-
tered with blood and the liyeryman was
naturally alarmed, and search was made
for the woman but she was not found
until Eckart accidentally stumbled across
her body
A closer inspection of the carriage this
morning revealed something which gives
still stronger force to the statement
that Miss Ging's body was removed from
the vehicle by her murderer.
The man naturally was sitting on the
right side of the carriage. He Jumped
out and ran around to the left side, and
dragged the woman between the wheels:
In doing this he must have gotten blood
on his hand. for on one OF the bars
which supports the canopy there is the
plain and distinct mark Of bloody nm
gers, which evidently grasped the bar.
Police Sergeant Gethell this afternoon
identified the rig as one he saw about
two miles from the scene of the muir
der. At that time there was a man In
the buggy with Miss Cling and they APP
peared TO be quarrelling
Miss Cling had considerable money, but
the authorities are unable 70 determine
whether the murder was for robbery or
was caused by Jealousy. The woman
had many admirers. Several well-known
men about town are now under surveil-
lance Miss Cling has a twin sister re-
siding at Auburn, n. Y.
AUBURN. n. Y, Dec. 5.-Miss Julia A.
Cling, twin sister OF the victim OF the
mysterious Minneapolis murder was seen
by a reporter late yesterday afternoon
She knew no more about the murder
than the dispatches contained and was
overwhelmed with grief at the shocking
intelligence. Her sister lived here untii
eight years ago, and earned a livelihood
by dress-making. Her parents are dead,
but three sisters survive her. Her repu-
tation in this city was unblemished.