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

hill side. but in just what position, Mr..
Bantz could not say, whether on the
stomach or back, but he thought the
former the case. There was decayed
flesh in the left stocking. Other flesh
stuck to the clothing. Eleven years as
an undertaken, Mr.. BantZ said, induced
him to the belief that the matter found
was decomposed human flesh and gar
bage. Witness thought the body had
probably been exposed three or
four months. In removing the
clothing from the body it was
| taken off, witness said. first the
waist, then the corset cover, outside
the corset and not underneath, as has
been stated, next the corset and finally
the jersey undershirt,, Blood was found
| oil the clothing. Mr. Bantz said that
| after the stocking was removed the
flesh remained in such condition as to
show plainly that it was once foot.
Witness identified the opal STUDS found
in the shirt waist.
Sheriff Wagner told of the investi-
cations of Assistant County Attorney
Zollman, Detective Campbell, Deputy
Sheriff Flandrake and himself. Three
visits were made to the Hog Back. and
the investigation extended throughout
the neighborhood. The second visit tie
missing hand and stocking were found,
and the following Sunday two missing
body had lain. This spot, Sheriff
Wagner said, was perfectly bare and
black. There was disagreeable door
and number of maggots still in the
damp earth. Old leaves were under the
hand and stocking when these articles
were found.
Next Superintendent Weber was call
ed. He said he was a detective and
that he had examined the skeleton the
Sunday after it was taken to the I'M
dertaker's He did not know whether
the body was that of a male or a fe-
male, but had been informed that the
latter was the case.
How long in your opinion, was the
body exposed? 2"
THAT is something only scientist
can tell with authority, but should
say longer than the time generally con-
ceded."
Supt Weber said he had measured
the stocking and found it fourteen
and-a-half inches at the top. From
this he believed the woman weighed
over 200 pounds. Then SUpt. Weber de-
scribed the different styles Of feminine
hose.
DO you believe that this woman was
murdered or in your opinion. is the
affair simply a hoax?" asked Coroner
Nelson.
81 do not believe that it was muir
der"
''Will you give your reasonsE
Settling himself in his chair, Supt.
Weber then reviewed the hoax version
ass heretofore published, and argued IN
substantiation of his view.
I'm the first place / have assisted in
unraveling in my career probably 100
murders. The first work in murder
case is to esta blish a motive for the
crime. In this case, this has not been
done. If it is a murder some cause for
killing the woman must be disclosed.
A murderer always aims at three re-
suits. He first seeks to prevent being
discovered as a murderer. then at
tempts to throw spfcion on some one
else and finally to destroy TIE identity
of his victim. If this woman was kill
ed either in ST. Paul or Minneapolis,
stones tied in the dress and the body
thrown into the river would have COM
pletely hidden the crime. If killed on
the Hog Back the body could have
been buried on the SPOT and the sea-
sons vegetation would have hidden
the crime forever. No woman would
be murdered in a half-clad condition
Either she would have been wholly
clothed or unclad. Then the under
skirt on the body was thick heavy
garment, not like a woman would wear
in hot weather. Furthermore the WO-
man wore no drawers. Then the skirt
was buttoned in front, which is I'M
usual
do you think" said Superintendent Web
err picking up one of the stockings from
the blackened apparel from the ill-smeling
box in front of him, that limb could have
decomposed in this stocking and the cloth
remain as perfect as this? No. answering
his own question: ''ahd the same reasoning
applies to all of this clothing: If this body
had decomposed in the clothing it would
have rotted away long before the flesh disap-
peared.'
chat flesh will decay sooner than cloth?''
Yes, ordinarily; but the gases from de-
composing body hasten disintegration."
did Mr.. George Finn ever tell you that
he overheard a conversation in which news
paper man said he intended perpetrating
mo, sir"
George Finn was called.
"Did you ever hear any newspaper men
talking of perpetrating a hoax of this ma
ture?" Coroner Nelson asked.
Did s you tell Superintendent Weber that
you overheard such conversation"
Il did not
Dr.. L. A. Nelson testified to having cleaned
and scraped the bones of the skeleton either
the third or fourth day after the body was
found This was before Superintendent Web
er examined the remains DR.. Nelson said
that the soft tissue found was human flesh
and not garbage or animal flesh. The flesh
laid close to the bones and piece about
twelve inches in diameter by two inches
thick, nleQ WIFI lndSSOlSJ was lOuHu tiO
pelvis Dr. Nelson thought the body had been
exposed either since early last spring or late
in the fall of last year. He found holes in
each of the upper garments and blood stains.
The holes were in the region Of the heart.
There were two kinds of blood, ante mortem
and post mortem, showing the woman to have
bled while yet alive, according to witness
judgment. :.
Superintendent Weber asked DR.. Nelson If
human blood after ten days, could be dis
tipguished from any other kind.
'FOnly by microscopic examination.
''Then you do not know what kind Of blood
this was?"
Might it have been blood fran chicken?"
mo"
why not?''
"There was too much Of it.
''Well, two chickens then, or a calf.
DR.. Schweitzer testified that in his opinion
| the body had been exposed about six months.
| Willis Williams then told of the finding
| Of the head He had been sent to the place
where the body was found to get the details
| of the affair and while pokng about with a
| stick unearthed the head. 1t was practically
| covered with leaves and about three quarters
! buried in dirt. 1t lay about fifteen feet from
| the body. :,
| tended to perpetrate a hoax upon this COM
munity?"
81 did not"
| remains and declared that in his opinion