The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-19
NOBODY WANTS IT.
The Body Of Allsop to Be Buried
in . Pauper's Grave.
COMPLETING IDENTIFICATION.
How the Murderer Killed the Servant
Giri-Desective Courtney Work.
ing for His Reward.

During the forty-nine years that James
E. Allscp alias A. A. Austin, rodned over
the United States and England previous
TO strangiing himself to death in the Seat
tie jail there were many times when he
could have purchased a fine lot In any
cemetery and put up deposit for tomb
stone.
Now that he is dead and a good part Of
the truth regarding his many-sided life
has come out not a soul seems to care
what becomes of the clay that concealed
moral viper.
The authorities at Duluth and Mime
apolis telegraph that they do not have any
use for the corpse, and so far as known no
one else cares to take it away. The out
come of the matter will be that the body
may be placed in paupers grave. and in
less than a week thrilling rumors Will
probably be afioat of how the body was
stolen, or that some one made pocketbooks
out of the tanned skin
Detective Courtney was In Tacoma yes
terday collecting evidence that will assist
him in establishing the identity of Allsop
with Austin. Afiidavits were taken In this
city by Attorney John Arthur. having the
same object in view. The corpse was pho
tographed and this will undoubtedly assist
the detective in collecting the money he
has so wei! earned The members of the
local police force are of the opinion that
Courtney should have the reward without
question. but figuring on experiences that
other detectives have had in collecting re-
wards in other cases, they say that if the
authorities of Minnesota and Duluth want
to be mean they can make Courtney a
great deal of trouble. Courtney feels that
he will have no serious difficulty in estab-
fishing the fact that he captured the right
man and that he did his part of the busi-
ness, even If suicide stopped complete
victory. Detective PhiIbrick Is now sorry
that he did not press Allsop closer as TO
what he did in Duluth.
Courtney is a detective Of much expert
ence. ard the manner in which he has han
died this case is evidence Of his ability
There seem TO have been few better in
stances of man-chasing than that which
recently resulted in Allsops being brought
down. and It is due to Courtney's energy
and shrewdness that it proved a success.
Phiibrick obtained positive evidence yes
terday that Allsop intended to go to Duluth
about the first of August of the same year
that he Drained Miss Olson with a club on
the shore of Lake Superior. The exact To-
cation of the murder was Minnesota point.
and the weapon used was heavy oak stick
which was found near by the body. The
murderer. after having smashed In his
victims head at the back. wound her cape
around her head and threw her into the
lake. When sha was found the cape was
removed and blood spurted from her nose.
On the shore was found a switch of false
hair and a comb A Minneapolis woman
completed the Identification of the body
as that Of Mss Olson. and the detectives
then followed her doings day by day until
A. A. Austin was brought into the net.
There is no question that Allsop is the
correct name of the dead man. but his Sec
ond wife said yesterday that the proper
way to spell it was with only one 80
Allsop told Detective Philbrick that when
he went to Chicago, in 1884, he had $4,000
with which he intended to recoup his for
tune by bucking the stock exchange. He
said that he played losing game. and his
SO. 1000 went with the wind. Detective Phil
brick has discovered strong evidence that
Allsop was deliberately lying so far as the
money part of his story went.
When the body was examined at But
terworth's undertaking rooms II was dis
covered that there was an old scar on the
left side. between the first and second ribs
1t appeared as IL the wound had been made
by a knife. II was four inches long and had
healed after being sewed up.
Coroner Askam has decided not to hold an
inquest.
Tacoma, April Observation-Disclosures
Courtney. of Minneapolis. was in the city
today gathering evidence in the Allsop
chain of incidents by which the identity OF
the suicide and A. A. Austin is to be estab-
lished. From the dead mans daughter
the detective secured an excellent like
ness of Allsop The picture was taken
when Allsop was in comparatively COM
Portable circumstances. and is the portrait
OF a man of about 49, of good appearance,
self-reliant and prosperous.
T. J. Fleetwood. the well-known Tacoma
merchant. says he met Allsop in Kansas
CITY. Mo-, September Z. 1894. This was
shortly after the murder OF Lizzie Olson
occurred on the shore of Lake Superior
Allsop evidently went direct from Mime
sofa 10 Missouri, travelling under assumed
names, and with the intent of getting be-
yond the reach of the Minnesota authorf-
ties before the crime of which he was ac-
cused Was discovered.
Mrs. Allsop Is a deserving woman and has
the sympathy of large circle Of friends in
her present misfortune. The widow of the
accused man feels the unpleasant notoriety
of her position and the disgrace attached
to the name she bears most keenly Alison
left her with the care of his ls-year-old
daughter besides her own child by her
first marriage For eighteen months mas,
Mrs. Alsop has been employed as a copving
clerk in the office of County Auditor Glovd.
Her associates speak well OF her in every
way.