The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-26
SALT LAKES HORROR.
Evidence That . Methodist
Pastor Slew Two Women.

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even.ful day IN the attempted solution oe
the Scandinavian Methodist church my0-
terry, and ore tina, has furnished . strong
clue with reference to the suspected fate
Of Miss Heariefta C1auson- When the
charred remains OF the human skeleton
were taken from the furnace In ths base
ment At midnight on "wednesday last the
ofscers were baffied 1T not finding some
article Of absolute identity. They were
informed By the doctors that It vas
strange not none OF the womAn's teeth
were among the other relics Of the Gre
nation 1t Was known that Mss C1au-
son had nlied teeth. and the doctors said
they would be the last to yield to the
terrific heat. In order TO ascertain. II
brought to light. most thorough examin-
alton OF the furnace was made today.
The police carefully searched the furnace
ana found two teeth containing metallic
rivets. This il regarded by the police de-
partment ~ the most positive evidence
Of the murder that has yet bsen brought
to light
A VAST amount Of earth was also r.
moved IN the basement Of the church.
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spot OF apparently made earth. the soil
Of which bore evidence Of having been
disturbed at a late date. was discovered
in the coal chute beneath q cellar stair
way Into this the party dug. and not
more than twelve or fourteen inches be-
low the surface . woman's shoe was
found.
The removal Of another shovelful Il
dirt brought forth very damaging EVIL
dence In the shape Of . pair OF overaib
which. II Is claimed by attendants of the
church. were worn by their pastor. while
he was engaged in laboratory and other
work. The oyerails were bloodstained on
almost every part The young man whose
room was heated TO such high degree
OF temperature the day the minister built
the big fire in the furnace declares that
Herman had them on when the latter was
met by him on the basement stairway
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wore a jumper Of like material at the
same time
The furnace ashes on being sifted were
found to contain the requisite number OF
steel buttons for such an article OF ap-
parel. and the strong point Ii that they
correspond exactly with those on the
blood-stained overalls.
This afternoon the detectives found In
q second hand store Miss ClAuson's
trunk. which the pastor claims to have
sent TO her by an unknown expressman
several weeks after her disappearance.
The trunk contained the wearing apparel
of the missing girl Among the articles
Of clothing was the dress In which Miss
Clanson had the photograph taken. now
In the possession of the police In addi-
ton to that IL Is now known that Herman
sold the trunk ana clothing himself. and
that he disposed Of the girls guitar at
the same time. The date Of this trans
action was December II last. just two
months and eleven days after the girl dis
appeared.
One By one the points Of evidence 40
cumulata This afternoon Capt. Donovan
and Detective Janney found ana inter-
viewed the secondhand dealer who bought
Mss Clauson's clothes from the preacher.
This person was l. Endleman. He says
that he went to the pastors study two or
three times at his solicitation to look at
the trunk and its contents. which COM
prised four or I'VE dresses. underwear and
night robes. This discovery completely
disposes OF Herman's story Of having sent
the trunk to Miss Ciauscn at her request
Miss Anna Samuelson disappeared on
January Is or 70 last. II seems to have
been demonstrated beyond any question OF
doubt that Herman had been crininally
Intimate with her. and that he had COM
mitted an abortion on her early in tho
I'D I'm fNa vnn ipy nf
- John Hansen, an ex-Methodist minister.
declares that he met Herman In tho church
at q very early hour. The pastor seemed
mentally disturbed, and he was perspiring
freely. Hansen thought 1t strange that
he should be stirring SO early. and that he
should be troubled. and questioned him
concerning II. He explained by saying that
he had been to the depot with Miss Samuel
son. who left for Ogden on the Union Pa
cific train.
A strong effort will be made to have Gov.
Wells offer a large reward for the bring
ing Of Herman back to Salt Lake
Late tonight Dr. Hector Griswold. q
dentist. examined the teeth found in the
furnace today and fitted them together
Miss Clauson was formerly in his employ
rs domestic. and he IL strongly Of the
opinion that the teeth are those OF tho
missing girl.
Omaha. May e.-M,.s Henrietta Claw
ence from Salt Lake has led TO suspicious
against Rev Francis Herman, of that city
| once lived in Omaha for four years, and
| vet has a host Of friends here who remern-
Der her well as an active worker in the
Danish-Norwegian Methodist church Mss
Clawson. then % years Of age. came here
| from Denmark about nine years ago, hav-
| Ing no relatives in the country. The young
| woman began suffering from ll-heaith and
| at the solicitation Of Miss Anderson, who
| had gone to Salt AXE followed her there.
When Miss Anderson returned three years
ago Miss Ciawson remained. After Rev
| Francis Herman and his wife moved TO
| Salt Lake her letters frequently contained
| illusions 20 them. During the latter part
| OF last summer the letters from Miss Claw
| son suddenly ceased. without any expla-
| nation. although several letters were d.
| rected 10 her. Their, as a last effort 10
| reach Miss ciawssn during the winter.
| Miss Anderson wrote her another letter
| addressed in care OF Rev. Francis Herman.
| but no reply came.
Bianther Went East From Fl Pnso.
| San Francssco. May e -Police Cantaln
| Lees. chief OF detectives. received word
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