The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-24


the CRATES. and after doing his fiendish
work, had thrown them into the fire 20
be consumed with the body of the
victim.
1t is all these circumstances that
point the finger of suspicion toward the
eN-mlnister. The fact of the bones being
found in the furnace, together with
the circumstance that the only time in
years that This furnace has been heat
ed was the day following the disap-
pearance of Miss Clausen, go TO indicate
Hermans' connection with the crime.
BOTTLES OF POISON.
But before going any further it is
Well to dwell upon another important
discovery. Just prior 10 leaving for
che east during the early part of this
month Rev. Hermans handed Mr.. Ham
son a box containing eight or ten
Walls Of poison and some bottles of
chloroform and other drugs, among
which was vial Of pills for producing
ahortions Rev. HermanS had always
a stock OF such stuff on hand and
would always tell Mr.. Hanson that
having studied medicine, he found
many of these things useful. Adding
these developments another link is
ADAl1Gu WHICH MOulu W CO1AliCkl
the ex-preacher with the disappearance
of Miss Clausen.
THEORY OF THE POLICE.
The theory of the police is that Miss
ClauSen was chloroformed in the pas
tors study ON the Sunday night of her
disappearance and on the following
day cremated in the furnace. There is
something further which seems to sub
CT ire T0e.t.s thr>0f1nh
whose bed chamber the chimney from
the furnace leads, wildly recalls the
occasion on that memorable Monday
when the furnace was heated The
fire was started at the request of Rev.
HermanS about noon. The preacher
was noticed TO carry sacks down into
the basement and every time the door
leading thereto opened an unbearable
odor arose. Mrs. Petersen asked him
where the stencil came from and he
remarked that it was from some old
clothes that he was burning. The
circumstance was thought nothing of
at the time but now it is directly in
line with the theory upon which the po-
lice acted yesterday when a complaint
was sworn out for the arrest of Rev.
Hermans.
SHE LOVED THE PREACHER.
But there are many other things to
consider. Miss Clausen was madly in
fatuated with Rev. Hermans. OF this
there can be no doubt as all intimately
acquainted with the two testify to this
She was in the habit of attending
church regularly and was considered
Il good, Christian girl. She appeared to
be a. favorite with the preacher at least
during the summer of last year. About
September Is, Mr.. Hermans left
TO attend the conference at As
toria, Oregon. He invited Miss
Clausen, who decided ito take
a brief vacation, to come and stay at
the church. The study was used by
the minister as a sleeping apartment
and Miss Clausen during his absence
occupied the study. He returned from
his trip on Thursday, September 20,
but instead of taking possession of the
study, occupied apartments in the rear
of the church. In this manner up to
Sunday, the day of her disappearance,
Miss Clausen slept in the study, while
the minister occupied a rear room.
To go from his apartments to the
study it is necessary TO pass through
the church, but one can easily pass
unobserved.-
This peculiar arrangement was
thought nothing of by the tenants of
the building. as both the pastor and
Miss Clausen had their confidence.
DETAINED THE GIRLS CHARAC-
TER.
There is now something more re-
called by those close to the intimate
couple. For some reason or other the
pastor told several members of his
flock that Miss Clausen was a bad
girl, and that she frequently had
made proposals to him that they
should live together as husband and
wife.
A LA DURRANT.
On February IS last he went to Hell
ena on his way east. From the former
place he wrote TO Mr.. HOTTIE, a mem
Der of the church. telling him that as
he walked along a side street his at
tention was attracted by fiashily-
dressed young lady. 81 followed her
up" the letter continues, "and to my
pain and surprise found that it was
Henrietta Clausen. was so
aroused that kept on follow
ing her. and to my horror saw her
enter house of ill-fame. In
the evening l went to a variety the
atre, knowing that no one here would
know me, and again to my horror saw
Henrietta on the stage, in short skirts,
singing and dancing
MR.. HOTTIE DISGUISED.
Mr.. Hofte says that he was so dis
gusted that he destroyed the original
letter. but read it over so many times
that he could remember distinctly the
material sentences. So much for the
disappearance of Henrietta Clausen,
and Rev. Francis Hermansi alleged
connection herewith