Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-23
CimaIOl Rm3Ins OF a Woman 10
Jhs Basement
TUo YOUNG GIRLS DISAPPEAR.
One ofthsm = Miss ,isw.au, tho oiher
'nhnown- Police wording 60
solve tho Mystery.

Salt Lake city continues to DO a
fruitful hold for tcnsatlonRlism. Il
las had its county Doodle cases, iurnl.
ture farce, celebrated trunk mystery
and other uHufual developments with.
In the past few months and now ith
In the thtous Of an excitement which
10 the ou,growth Of what seems to 10
murder Ia one ~ iis churches. The
vioiim's name Ia unknown and the
Identity OF tho perpotra,or will yet
have 10 be proved The mystery will
be difliculJ 10 solve. It's principal
characters, however, are suspected by
the police and prosecuting attorney.
Ihuse officers have theory which
they believe IL susceptible OF proof la
fact Il has been nll but absolutely dem.
onstfatcd ia tnuir minds now. Brlcny
the facts are these;
a Mics Clawsou. a young woman,
suddenly disappeared from her usual
hauuts, In this city, IN September last.
She WIS an nttache Of theScandiuGvlau
Methodist church at 1853 Second East
strctt-ihnt Ia shu took care VI the study
VI PaTsJn Francis Herman. Recently
the pastor himself loft Tot other pafls
aud therefore his vorsion Of the story
which iollowt cannot DO obtained. H.,
however hpuears 10 have re-
lated u story 70 the young W.
mans friends that Rllayed Their sus.
piclous wnen the 20 unoetemoniourly
disappeared. But "A gTutsOme DIE
NFa hN4 hu ssH a.l.N
made on Wednesday midnight Ut this
week he accepted ns very stttng pfOoi
OF her having been murdered. The
truth or falslty Of this belief IL what
the oiiicora are now endeavorIng TO
establish. II she was not murdered,
then VINO wat2 That n the all.perplex.
Ing question tor the discovery referred
10 resulted In the light being thrown
on TO the mutilateI, ohATted aud
ctemated remains Of human
being, whom number OF lead
ing physicians declare beyond any
question Of doubt 10 DO those OF fe-
male. These CHASTITY relies are now In
this Office Of the chief OF police, where
with the photographs Of the missing
girl and departed preacher, they were
setn by NEws man today.
HEmAS's sTRASUE Hobby.
Miss Clawson came to Salt Lake
from Omaha seven years ago. She
was born In The old country and mad
no relatives IN the United States 90
far ne kgown, Herman, while OF
Scandinavian extraction, was born In
Englsnd about forty years arc. He
was man Of extraordinary will
power ana possessed many eccentric
characteristics. His educational attain.
ments are said TO have been Of the very
highest order. He was student OF meli.
cine M well as minister ot tne gos.
pol. by the Rev T., H.. Mark OF Btigl Am
al y, who II the presiding slider OF tho
! Scandinavian Methodiat church In
Utah, lac 10 represented as having an
exceeding likeness ior the study OF
medicine, anatomy anu kindred sub
ieCts. TIE officers have been informed
ghat the Rev. MT. MoTke, on coming
% Salt Lake as he frequently did on
| the midnight train while Ia the dis
charge oi his ministerial duties, hiss
repaired 10 Herman's stady to spend
tue remainder Of ne might and hiss
| found him diligently peru Ing ONE
anatomical or medical work. On IuIr
retirement together, Il n iurtues stateu,
that he would continually deliver him.
self OF acquisitions Un the human
| form. THIS was such a hobby with
| him, Il appears, that Mt. Mlrke came
to regard him ~ an extraordinary
Individual
ms AroTHECARy COLLECTION.
In his studio ho had collection OF
| powerful drugs anu medicines. Among
\ these, tue officers say, were various
kinds OF pOlsuus. What use they were
TO him ss a preacher they do not know
| anu say that probably he might DO
Hlls 10 explain we're he mere to No %.
THREE wIvEs-ALL DEAD.
II seems that Herman has been mar
! ried three times. His fret wife died in
| England under circumstances not
known. His second passed suddenly
away In Minnesota. Her demise was
| VI such character hs TO have, Il IL
| saiu, neUessita.sd the holding Of an
| Inquest. His third wife died ia this
city In April u 1895. A post mortsm
examination Was held.
Two MISSING GRIs.
While there rs a mystery about Miss
| ClAWsOuB disappearance there IL also
something very strange about the aud.
den dropping out Of sight Of another
| young woman who was also, IL IL
claimed, on Intimate terms with Her.
msn NJ one time. The police refuse 10
| dlvulge her name at present and RTa
exceedingly perturbod over the mAltgr
getting into the press.
MISS CLAwsoN's DIsAPpEARAEoE.
So Tar ~ known the last Miss CLAW.
son WAS seen 10y any Of her friends,
WAS on SUNDAY night, September cylh
Of last year, on which occasion, after
the regular evening service, she babe