The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-25


claiming to have received letter from
her was the pastor, who about a month
afterwards told some of his friends
that she had sent for her trunk and
he had sent it awav. This is where
his story fails to connect. When ques-
toned as to where the trunk was sent
he did not know. To some he stated
an e1pressman called for it and to
others that it was not a regular ex-
pressman. The shipping receipt he
said mad been lost. However, neither
the trunk nor the valise belonging to
Miss Clausen have since been found
and there is no record at the freight
depots of their having been shipped.
These are briefly the Facts connected
with the disappearance of Henrietta
Clausen so far established.
THE SECOND GIRL.
1t was scarcely week subsequent
to the mysterious disappearance of Miss
Clausen that Rev. Hermans and the
second victim. Miss Annie Samuelsen,
grew intimate. They had of course
been ON very friendly relations before
but after Henrietta was out of the
way they were in each others company
more than ever Miss Samuelsen would
frequently come and visit him in his
study. These visits became so fire.
quent that they created some gossip.
ANNIE'S CONFESSION.
1t was when Miss Samuelsens aunt,
Lena Larsen, upbraided her for acting
indiscreetly with the minister that An
ME made the confession that they had
been criminalfy intimate fot some
time and that she even had an abor-
ton performed.
Miss Samuelsen was in the employ Of
the first families OF the CITY until about
the middle of last January when she
left and from what now can be
learned went down to the church and
stayed with Hermans.
HER DISAPPEARANCE
1t was on January IS that Miss Sam
uelsen was last seen by anyone except
the preacher When Mr.. Hansen en-
tered The church that day he found
Annie playing on the organ. She told
him that she was going away on the
following day. Next day Mr.. Ham
sen again had occasion to
go to the church. He met Hermans
there and he appeared worn out. Mr.
Hansen asked him if he was unwell,
and he replied neg atively, but said he
got out of bed about q o'clock that
morning to accompany Miss Samuel
sen to the train. According to Armies
aunt, the repeated statements of both
the girl and the parson, they were
to be married as soon as a year from
the death of his last wife had expired.
These in brief are the material facts
as now known to the police concerning
the disappearance of Miss Samuelsen.
THAT TELEGRAM.
1t was on February that Miss Lar
son received the telegram and letter
purporting to come from Ogden and
written at ogden, wherein it was
stated that she was going to Chicago
and possibly TO Sweden: that she and
Hermans had agreed to separate, and
that no one here could expect to see
her anymore.
But now there is a strong suspicion
that these letters were not written by
Annie, but by none other than Her
mans himself Should this prove to be
.srue there is every reason to believe
that Miss Samue.sen never went to
Ogden.
If so. what was her fate? Probably |
the pastor could answer this query bet |
ter than any one else.
WE'LL SUPPLIED WITH PoIsoNs.
Hermans had a stock OF poisonous
drugs always on hand and situated as
he was it is now plain that ne could |
have killed Miss Samuelsen, disposed |
of the body and covered up the evil |
dences of the murder even more |
completely than it was done !
in the case of Miss Clausen. I
Annie was living with him for |
several days prior TO her disap-
pearance. He had abundant opportuni-
ties to plan the murder had he so de- |
sired. All these are reasons why the |
police think that possibly the body of |
Anni'a may be found buried somewhere /
among the rubbish and earth under
the church The work today will prove
whether they are correct in the theory
MAT Annie met fate similar to the |
unfortunate Miss Clausen.
THE ABORTION.
The additional facts gathered yester-
day were that Annie Samuelsen was
enciente a short time before her death /
and consultd a physician in this city
about having an abortion performed. /
She told the doctor that she was a wo- |
man whose husband had left her, and |
that she could not afford to have child
born to her in her poverty stricken
state. The doctor furnished medicine
which was administered by Hermans.
This statement was made by the girl
10 a friend a short time before she dis
appeared.
This corroborates the story told by
Miss Charlotte Anderson, TO whose
house Rev Fermans brought Annie
during the middle part of January
while suffering from the effect of the
abortion.
A TALK WITH ANNIE'S AUNT.
Miss Lena Larsen. Annie's aunt was
seen again last night and recalled sew
eral circumstances connected with her
niece's disappearance and subsequent
happenings.
Not very long ago letter came from
Sweden addressed to Miss Samuelsen.
The letter was handed to Miss Larson
and she kept il for some time When
she failed to hear anything from Annie
she finally opened it. The letter was
from Emma Nielsen. a friend Of Annsa's
in Sweden. They had worked together
in factory and had been chums.
The fstter also gave the name of the
writer's sister, residing in Kansas City,
and asking Annie to call upon the Miss
Nielsen, of Kansas City, when she got
there.
AS there was nothing in the letter of
particular Importance she destroyed it
and does not now remember the fun
name of Emma's sister upon whom
Miss Samuelsen was requested to call.
HE PROMISED HER MONEY.
Questioned about Annie's affairs
Miss Larsen stated that at the time
she disappeared she had about s45 IN
money, but she ilad told her aunt that
Hermans was to give her 500 more
so thst she would have sufficient money
for travelling and other purposes
OFFICER LARSEN KNEW THEM.
Police Officer Larsen was well ac-
cTIainted with both rha rniesipo o-irIS