Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-05
FOR LOVE OR MONEY.
Cruel Murder Committed for Ono Of
These Reasons.
A MOST MYSTERIOUS CRIME.
Miss Catherine Cling, a Young Lady OF
Minneapolis, the Innocent Victim
Of the Tragedy.

What will probably prove u DO the
mos, mysterious and sensational crime
In the history Of the Northwest IL the
uurder OF Miss Catherine Cling, which
was announced In thesu dispatches
yesterday. Miss Cling, who was n
dressmaker, was % years Of age and OF
striking beauty. Her hrulsnd aud tot
tufod remains lay cold IN death upon
a marble slab At tho mOfRue IN this
city, n victim either 10 the fapacity Of
n highway robbcr or the yonge'ul win.
dlciiveness OF a Jealous and frunzied
lover. Beaten anu mangled out OF all
gsmblAnoo to their former perfect out
lines, the features OF the dead woman
seem mutoly appealing for the pity
denied hor by tho cruel hond, who,
seeing that bullets had failed entirely
% snun out tue spark OF life, com.
pleted mis- fearful work with the butt oi
pistol.
Late Monday night young farmer,
returning home from the city met a
hore and carriage, dfivoTlesf, travel.
lug alta rapid pace toward town on the
lonely road which runs through a
swamp Just wost Of Lake Calhoun Ia
the outakitls OF this city. Being un.
Oblo to stop the maddened animal he
began a search for the missing Occu-
pant OF tho vehicle. A short distance
further UP tho road no came upon a
horrible sight Face upward lay the
dead body Of Miss Cling, her head
literally beaten 10 jelly, the ground
being soaked with blood, aud dirt anu
cloited blood besmearing her hair and
clothing.
Horrifed, the young man hastened
10 the nearest police Hlatl n, and de-
tail OF officers were quickly dispatched
10 bring Ia the remains. Wnth tue
womAn's body was taken 10 the morgue
u WAS found to DO that OF Miss Cling
and that the cause Of death had boon a
pistol bullet which entered her head
back OF the right ear, passing through
the brain anu lodging In her left eye.
Numerous cuts, bruises and torn places,
evidently made with the but Of a pistol
were found all over her head, face Rad
neck, aud under her chin were plainly
visible the deep imprints Of hugsr nailr,
where the bastard had clutchod HE
Victim while beating heraenselesa form.
An Investigation was begun nj once
and the police are still actively on
gagged on the case, but 10 far no Hight
AAAN hNNn NHANM a. AIsA $50 -
Unknown that early In the evening
Miss Cling hired thp horse and carriage
aud drove away alone. This 10 the
last time she was seen alive by anyone
NJ far ns known. Late In the evening
the horse walked back 10 the stable,
drawing the empty cArriage, which
WAS found 10 contain a pool OF blood,
the scat cushion being ElsO saturated.
The poaititl VI tbs body when found
iu the road, the location Of the wounds,
the blood In the carriage and blood
marks on one OF the traces, all 20 10
show that the woman was murdered by
some person who had been sitting DO.
side her In the carriage, and this
person had then thrown the body Into
the road.
A young man named Harry II. Hay.
ward, who was said 10 have had busi-
noes dealings with tho murdered
woman, was examined by the police Ia
mOst Vigorous manner for several
hours last night. He admitted having
had dealings with Miss Cling, aud said
he had loaned her, ~ various times,
large sums OF money. He had hor
personal notes Tor $1,000 AMI stated
that she had not long ago taken out an
accident insurance policy VI 5000,
which was assigned TO him, Beyond
this no information OF note was secuT d
from Hayward who strongly protested
hia innocence OF any knowledge OF the
crime.
Mts Cling, who has connections In
Auburn, N. ", has been In thisciiy for
some time, Rnd had worked up lu-
oratlve business asa dress maker. She
had been known 10 carry large sums Of
money on her person, ON several ocoa.
slons oil late. One OF the most import.
ant facts yet learned Ia that Miss Cling
drew $1,000 from "A safe deposit vault
Monday anu no trace OF this money
can DO found. This strengthens the
theory that sho was killed Tor money.
Others think II 10 be a love affair, and
that the murder was prompted by
jealousy. No arrests have yet been
made, but the theory that II was tue
elimination OF lovers quarrel IN
based on the fact that II Is known 10 a
number OF persons familiar with her
movements VI late, that she had
benin the habit Of often driv.
Ing out alone and picking her COM
panlon at some point In tho outskirts
OF this city, aud for this reason the
police aro bending every energy toward
locating this person. Mayor Eustis is
heading tho investigation and large
rewards have been offered for the APP
prehension Of the mudsFeE
Onn o; Miss Giug's numerous I'D
mirers was Fred |. Reid, ut present
manager Of department store In 81.
Paul, Mr. Reid was engaged to het at
one time, but broke his engagement
with her without giving her any eX'
PLANTATION, ana even sent an officer ~
secure his diamond engagement ring,
which she refused 10 surrender
One Of the trBt things which the
police learned was that lately eeveTAl
notes had been sent TO Miss Cling by q
man who always summoned mes.
senger from the Nicollet house and
that she received one Of tho notes
Monday. Tho messenger was located
and upon visiting MiBs Ging'a room
pointed cut the picture OF Harvey
AXiOTt, local manager for an Eastern
clothing firm, rs that Of the man who
had bout the notes, MT. AFFORD wa
placed In the sweat box, but when hil
wife proved that she had given Mia
Ging Nr. A2iord's photograph, AK
ford was dismissed. II he wrote nUtci
they had nothing to do VITA the muir
der,