The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19
IDENTITY STILL A SECRET.
JEwELRY maya HAVE TEMPTED
THE MURDER OF A ONCE PROM
INENT WOMAN.
HER WHEREABOUTS A MYSTERY
Although Her Friends Say She Has
Been in Chicago Since
Leaving Here

leiudy maze IN connection with the
finding of the dead body of the I'M
known girl. near Lambert's lake, and
the arerst Of persons suspected of
knowing something Of the actual fate
OF the woman may shortly follow. The
girls identity is still unknown, but if
Inc authorities are on the right track
the mystery may soon be solved. The
clue upon which the investigation is
now being urged is furnished by the
story told by Deputy Sheriff Elan
brakes, who lives with his family at
Lake Vadnais. His home is situated
on the east shore of the lake, directly
across and about half mile from
resort frequented by women of i'm
moral character and sporting men. Par
ties of this class are also accustomed
to camp at the lake during the sum-
mer months. Last June Deputy Sheriff
Flandrakes says there was a party of
men and women camped for two weeks
few rods north of this resort. One
night when he went home from the
sheriff's office about June 20, as near
as he can fix the date, Deputy Sheriff
Flandrakes says he found his wife bad
ly frightened, and learned from her
that what is believed to have been a
desperate fight had taken place across
the lake, seemingly near the resort.
According to Flandrakes, his wife re-
lated that she had been startled about
o'clock in the morning by cries Of
murder and for help, coming from
across the lake. The cries were those
of 10
brakes says his wife is almost positive
she heard four pistol shots. Sounds
OF the fight We're plainly audible to
Mrs. Flandrakes, her husband says,
and mingled with the woman's screams
and cries of murder, could be heard the
shouts and curses of men. Lake Vad-
nais is about two miles from where the
body OF the dead woman was found on
the Barnum farm. The road leading
to the hillside is unfrequented and
could scarcely be followed from the
main road, except by some one famil-
lar with the vicinity. The theory held
by Coroner Nelson from the time the
| body was found, that she was some
unfortunate of the class known to fire.
quent Lake Vadnais, and from the clue
furnished by Deputy Sheriff Elan
brakes story, the investigation is be-
ing prosecuted with renewed activity
along the original lines.
a closer examination was yesterday
made of the Woman's clothing. and
! portions found to be soaked in blood.
| Spots of blood We're also found on other
parts Of the apparel. There were like
wise indications that the woman had
| been stabbed to death. Holes were
fcund IN the clothing about the blood
| stained places, which are believed to
have been made with a knife. The
holes in the shirt waist, in the corset
| cover, the corset itself and in the Ter
sey undershirt correspond as to loca-
! ton and size. One of the snnaren+
! cuts is we'll toward the front on the
| lett side, and If made by a knife the
Dlade might have easily penetrated the
heaft The other slit is in the waist
almost over the left hip, believed with
Tess certainty to have been done with
knife. In fact, the corset is split
from top to bottom though a portion
| OF the tear may have resulted from
handllng after it was removed from
the body. There is another cut in fine
left side of the skirt just below the
Waistband, and it's counterpart is
found in each of the other undergar-
| mentS. Each of the holes is between
| the WhalebOne of the corset. and as
! they are believed to be knife wounds.
indicate most brutal murder There
are circumstances, however, which
might dlsprove the stabbing theory.
yesterday Deputy Coroner l.. A Mel
! son thoroughly washed and examined
all of the bones of the BODY. and mo
indications of cuts or scratches were
lOund. All of the ribs are intact and
none OF them bore marks near the
! holes in the wearing apparel 1t would
| neVertheless be quite possible that 2
knife may have entered a vital SPOT
| without striking any of the bones. If
the woman was shot, even a number
OF tlmeS, the chances of there being
| marks on the bones are said by COron-
er Nelson to be very Slight. Bullets
may nave cut an artery and the vic
| tim nave bled to death or have entered
the abdomen or other feshy parts of
the body without leaving any indica-
tlon OF their presence on that portion
OF the remains now in the hands of the
! authorities.
Clues respecting a number of missing
women have been run down hv tb1
authorities, and in each instance suffi-
| Gent evidence obtained to precIudr
| their identity with the dead woman
But one woman who had auburn Lair
similar to that found on the cornse
and who disappeared something over
| a year ago, has not yet been found
| awe. She is known to have FREQUENT
ed Lake Vadnais before dropping ont
OF sight of her friends in this city. II
IS, however, reported on credible an
thor1ty, that she has been recently
seen in Chicago.
The basis for connecting her with
the tragedy chiefly was that she pos
sessed jewels, said to have been val.
ued' at several thousand dollars Al
me tl1ne TINS woman disappeared these
Jewels We're in the keeping of anotha1
woman, who says she had loaned tbf
owner money upon them. One dav
the woman who had the jewels saws
their owner called upon her for them
stating that she was about to leave
the city. The sowper of the valuables
was accompanied by a woman friend
Inc woman who had the jewels saws
they were in a-safety deposit vault al
TINS time. and that it was too late in
the day to get them out This she
says. she told. the owner, whom She
says then instructed her to turn the
gems over to the accompanying friend
as soon as they could be taken from
the vault. This the woman who saws
she loaned money on the Jewels saws
she did the following day after the
owner had left the city. The story
of the jewels. the fact that the owner
is said to have visited Lake Vadnais
| and the failure to ascertain positively
where this woman is, has made a
| strong impression upon Assistant
| County Attorney Zollman, who says
| this phase of the case will be run to
earth. If this woman be found alive,
| plausible theory is shattered; if not,
| startling developments may result in
! the near future.