Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-17
Capture of the Supposed Guilty One
After Two Years Search.
VARIED CAREER OF JAMES E. ALSOP
Suspicion Attached to the Sudden
Death of His Wife.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY

DULUTH, Minn., April 17.-After search
of nearly two years, during which time
at least dozen suspects have been ar
rested. A A. Austin, who enticed Lena
Olson from Minneapolis to Duluth and
then brutality murdered her for her money,
throwing her body into Lake Superior, has
been caught.
He was arrested by a Minneapolis attor-
ney in Seattle yesterday, where he lived
under the name of James E. Alsop. Chief
of Police Smith of Minneapolis who has
been working up the case arrived here to-
day. and reluisition papers will be pro-
cured.
The handwriting of A. A. Austin, found
on the hotel register here, tallies exactly
with that of Alsop. Alsop has been in
volved in a number of questionable deals
heretofore. He was a warm friend of
Harry Hayward, the famous Minneapolis
murderer. and in his valise was found a
handkerchief marked with Hayward's
name.
The Murder.
Wednesday, August %, 1894, the body of
a young woman was found on the lake
shore of Minnesota Point. When cape
which covered the head was removed blood
spurted from the nose and from a wound
in the back of the head. The skull had
been fractured, and the instrument which
inflicted the blow was found to be heavy
oak stick. which was lying near the place.
About twenty feet away was found a
switch of false hair together with comb
1t was some days before the remains
were identified, when Minneapolis lady
identified the comb and other things found
On the body as belonging to Lena Olson of
that city The murder was traced to one
A. A. Austin, for whom the police have
since been searching.
TACOMA, Wash, April 1I.-James E. AL
sop, who was arrested at Seattle yesterday
on a charge Of having murdered Lena Olsen
at Duluth, Mimi, IN 1884, came here in 1856
from Kansas, where he had been deputy
sheriff. He engaged in real estate business
and several years later was supposed to be
worth $4,000. He was made superinten-
dent of the AXE Park Land, Railway and
Improvement Company, which built SUBJ
urban railway, but was removed by the di-
rectors. He left Tacoma for Duluth, where
he engaged in the real estate business, and
is reported to have got into trouble there
by the alleged forging of deed Novem-
Der "a, 1890, also, he drove his wife behind
a spirited horse TO the top of hill to look
at house. At the top of the hill he got
out for the apparent purpose of fixing the
harness. The horse ran away, threw Mrs
Alsop out and she was killed. the body was
buried, it is said. without her relatives in
the east being notified. --.. ....-. ..-,,......
Later her brother came out and wanted
the body exhumed, alleging foul play
Through the efforts of friends the matter
was hushed up.
The next July he married Mrs. Julia Mint
born, who had just secured a divorce on
the ground of ron-support. for which di-
yorce Alsop is alleged to have paid.
The couple lived together very unhappily
for year. She still resides here, does
also Alsop.s son. young man, and his
daughter Kate, aged eighteen
Mrs. Alsop did not wish to make a state
nent today, but admitted that they did
not live happily together.