The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-26
PILINC UP
Discovery of Many NV Facts in Salt
Lakes Murder Mystery.
MISS CLAUSEN's FALSE TEETH
hey Are Found In the Furnace
Ashes Together with the steel
Buttons from the Pastors
Jumpers-A Tell ale Trunk.

Jumpers-A Tell ale Trunk.
Salt Lake. Utah, May 25.-This has
been an eventful day in the attempted
solution of the Scandinavian Methodist
church mystery, and one that has fur
nished a very strong clue with refer
ence to the fate of Miss Henrietta
Clausen. When the charrsd remains OF
a human skeleton were taken from the
furnace in the basement on Wednesday
last, the officers were baffled at not
finding some article of absolute identi-
fication. They were informed by the
doctors that IL was strange that none
OF the woman's teeth were among the
other relics of cremation. 1t was known
that Miss Claussn wore false teeth, and
the doctors said that they would be the
last to yield to the terrific heat. In Or
der to ascertain, if possible. If the miss
ing teeth could not be brought to light,
a thorough examination of the furnace
was made to-day. The police officials
carefully searched the furnace and
found two teeth containing metallic
rivets. This is regarded as being the
most positive evidence OF murder that
has yet been brought TO light.
A vast amount of earth was also re-
moved In the basement of the church,
revealing a number of bones, a wom-
ans shoe and pair of overalls, which
IL is claimed by the tenants of the
church. were worn by their pastor
while he was engaged in laboratory and
other work. The overalls were blood
stained on almost every part. The
young man whose room was heated TO
such a high degree OF temperature the
day the minister built the big fire in
the furnace, declares that Hermans
had them on when the latter was met
by hip on the basement stairway with
a gunnysack under his arm. lie said
he also wore jumped 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 apparel and the
strong point is that they correspond
exactly with those on the blood satur-
ated overalls.
This afternoon the detectives found.
In a second hand store. Miss Clausen's
trunk. which the pastor claims to have
sent to her by an unknown express
man some weeks after her disappear
ance. The trunk contained the wear
ing apparel from the missing girl.
Among the articles of clothing was the
dress In which Miss Clausen had the
photograph, now in the possession OF
the police, taken. In addition to this.
II now happens that -HerRa.ns- sold the
trunk and clothing himself and that he
disposed of the girls guitar at the
same time. The date OF this transac-
tion was Dec IL. just two months and
IL days after the girl disappeared.
One by one the points OF evidence ac-
cumulate. This afternoon Captain
Donovan and Detective Janney found
and interviewed the secondhand deal
Ell who bought Miss Clausen's clothes
from the preacher. This person was
Mrs. l.. Engleman. She says she went
to the pastors study two OF three times
at his solicitation to look at the trunk
and its contents. which comprised four
or five dresses. underwear and night
robes. This discovery completely dis
proves Hermans' story of having sent
the trunk TO Miss Clausen at her re-
quest.
Miss Annie Samuelson disappeared
Jan. 2s or 20 last. II seems to have
been demonstrated beyond any ques-
tion OF doubt that Hermans had been
criminally Intimate with her. and that
he had committed a criminal operation
on her early in the month stated. On
the morning OF Jan. 20 John Hansen.
the ex-Methodist minister. declares
that he met Hermans In the church at
a very early hour. The pastor seemed
mentally disturbed. and he was per-
spring freely. Hansen thought 10
strange that he should be stirring so
early and that he should be so troubled
anu QutHlloiitd GohtNihAAAS IL I1C
explained by saying that he had been
to the depot with Miss Samuelson. who
left for ogden on the Union Pacific
train.
A strong EFFORT will be made TO have
Governor Wells offer a reward for the
bringing of Hermans back to Salt
Lake
Late tonight DR. Hector Griswold.
dentist, examined the teeth found In
the furnace to-day and fitted them to-
gether. Miss Clausen was formerly in
his employ as a domestic, and he II
strongly OF the opinion that the teeth
are those OF the missing girl.
Omaha, Neb.. May 25.-Miss Henriet-
Ia Clawson. the young woman whose
disappearance from Salt Lake has led
TO suspicious against Rev. Francis
Hermans OF that city. once lived In
Omaha for four years and yet has O
host Of friends here who remember her
well as an active worker In the Dam
ish- Norwegian Methodist church. Miss
Clawson. then 20 years OF age. came
here from Denmark about nine years
ago, having no relatives in the coun-
try. The young woman began suffer-
ing from III health and at the sohcfta-
ton of Miss Anderson. who had gone
TO Salt Lake. followed her there. When
Miss Anderson returned three years
ago, Miss ClawsOn remained After
Rev Francis Hermans and his wife
moved 10 Salt Lake city her letters ire
quently contained illusions 20 them.
During the latter part OF last summer
the letters from Miss Clawson sudden
ly ceased without any explanation, al
though several letters were directed 10
her. Then, as a last EFFORT TO reach
Miss CIawson during the winter. Miss
Anderson wrote her another letter ad-
dressed in care OF Rev. Francis Her
mans but no reply came.