The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-08

a murder had been committed. He found
holes in each of the upper garments and large
biCGd stains about the holes; positively
the blood was that of human being DIR.
Ohage had measured the skeleton and said
the woman was about thirty years CID five
feet four inches tall and weighed probably 149
pounds. He believed the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
the body was accom- piished by decomposition
animals The fact that the head was gene
and flesh remained ON other parts OF the body
substantiated this belief Animals would
always attack first the exposed parts OF
body. The head had, in his opinion, witness
said, rolled into the hole where it was found.
There is not shadow of a doubt but
that this is case OF murder" declared DR..
Ohage, it is no hoax. The tissue on the
bones was human flesh and not garbage or
animal flesh There is no ground nor evil
dence to show a hoax, Notwithstanding the
arguments which have been advanced 10 this
end. l have had experience with cases of
this kind ard On the battle field. The cloth
ing would not have disintegrated before the
body; Mr.. Weber, to the contrary, notwith-
Detective Campbell corroborated the testi-
mony of Sheriff Wagner concerning the in
vestigation of the authorities and declared
that every result Of his personal investigation
firmly convinced him that murder had been
committed He had been in the detective
business fifteen years and assisted in twelve
murder cases. His experience plainly told
him that the unknown woman had been muir
dered. He thought the crime was committed
where the body found. The clothing
was that of a properly clad female except for
one article of apparel. That this garment
was missing was no evidence of the fake"
theory as women frequently dressed lightly
III summer.
When Detective Campbell had concluded
Juror Mcdonald opened the way for Dr..
Ohage's sensational speech by asking Super
intendent Weber point blank to tell every
thing he claimed to know Of the mystery
and to name the person whom he suspected
of perpetrating the alleged hoax. When
Superintendent Weber declined and hedged
by stating that his Information was only
hearsay, DR.. Ohage exploded the bomb.
Have you told all you know?" asked Juror
Mcdonald.
'No, have not" replied Superintendent
Weber.
"Then we want to know the rest
81 can only tell that before the grand Jury"
81 think said Juror Mcdonald, iii Mr..
Weber knows anything further we ought to
be informed Of it and that if possible he be
required to tell
81 know nothing as fact replied Super
test y to what he does not know. l said |
thought l could place my hand on the leaders
in this affair, and still maintain this position.
but decline to give names at this public
hearing because I cannot prove what | sus-
pect. I will, however, tell what l know to
the grand jury"
The last witness was Undertaken Distel, who
corrObCTated Mr. Banz as to the arrange
ment of the clothing On the body. He said
and that the skirt had been buttoned behind
as it should have been. He admitted. how
ever. having told Superintendent Weber that
the skirt had been buttOned in front, but
said that a second examination showed him
that this statement was incorrect