The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-18

the dead woman may h"+a rtS Ian a
wheel to the srcsa,e OF her death, or
following out the murder hypothesis,
may have been lured to her death while
enjoying a pleasure trip into the coun-
try. The road leading to the Hawk
but it would be possible to travel it
on bicycle without dismounting
Should this theory be the subject of
investigation the bushes or woods
about the vicinity of the unknown
girls lonely resting place may disclose
a deserted and rusty bicycle.
So far as a random investigation
could be carried on, the police en-
ployed some time yesterday and last
evening in inquiry throughout the re-
sorts of the city as to whether or not
anv of the inmates have mysteriously
G5isor,,- cared within the last year and
baIf No, clue to a missing woman was
obtainad az ut in the case of a we'll
known Minneao,, lis female character
who has not been Son by tn mos 7.o VIZ
knew her for something o. co.,
This woman. in a general ~ zaad
responds to the description of the -,
woman as near as this can be undefS
stood, even to having had the dark
auburn hair, such as adorns the skull
at the undertakers. Those who knew
the missing woman do not believe that
the unknown body is hers, accounting
for the fact that she has not been seen
about her usual hauntS by the eXplana-
ton that she has gone to some other
city Track of three auburn haired
women who formedly lived in this city,
but who have not been seen WITHIN the
last year. was found in different places,
but upon following the clues thus OBJ
tanned other women were in each IN
stance found who claimed to have re-
Gently heard from the absent females,
or to have communicated with persons
~7yho knew where they were. From
theAa results the police are of the opln-
ion t11at the dead woman may nave
resided IN some other city or was a
comparative stranger IN st. PauI' par PAL
tic11IarIv if of +,ce class supposed. To-
day the actual wor< OF tHe lnie es W.
ton will commence, W. Ell 'oi5ei 49, ,;s+o+
ener. Detective Campbeh ana Assista am
County Attorney Zollman y. VI Nisi' 'iie
neighbOrhOod ,,o+ifod
County Commissioner Ref who - IL
Coroner Nelson OF the finding of the -.
from his home at White Bear lake, said yA
terday that in his opinion the dead woman
could not have lain on the hillside for
longer period than some time during the past
summer as he had passed the spot in the
early summer. and would have surely no
ticed the corpse had it been there at the
time. On the other hand close examination
of the bones yesteday, by Coroner Nelson.
rather inclined this official to the belief that
the body was exposed for at least a year.
Some of the bones are completely hardened
and the bone Of the right leg, which was
found some distance from the trunk, is partly
bleached. That the other bones are not in
the same condition is said to. perhaps, be
due to the fact that the main portion of the
trunk was protected by underbrush and the
woods, while the separated leg was exposed to
the sun. Furthermore it is said that by
natural causes the present condition of the
body would have resulted in a year or several
months longer. If, however, the supposition
that animals ate the flesh from the bones, is
correct, it is difficult to say how long the
corpse was exposed. After the flesh had been
removed from the bones it is said that the
skeleton might have reached its present
belief that the body lay the hillside only
since the early part of the past summer is.
the substantial condition of the clothing
While wet and discOlOred the texture of the
cloth is strong, refusing to tear under a
stain, and, except where pressed against the
ground by the weight of the body, some of
the material is almost as clean though
but recently coming from a laundry
continued search Of the place where the
body was discovered, however resulted in
the finding of the missing members. The
head was found a short distance from the
body and in an opposite direction the missing
right leg was discovered. In the darkness
of the night Coroner Nelson had overlooked
the head and leg, which found by
reading the account of the CHASTITY find in
the morning papers. The head was partly
hidden under dried leaves and in a small
hollow of the hillside The top protruded
above the surface of what may have been a
hurriedly scooped hole. When the head was
lifted out a thick switch of rich, auburn-co-
ored hair chung to the damp earth. Part of
the scalp was gone from the left side of the
skull, but on the other side was half-cover-
ing of the same colored hair as that of the
switch. In the heavy tresses were several
Shell hairpins and half dozen ordinary wire
pins. Embedded in the soft hair was also a
tortoise shell side comb ornamented with
solid silver filigre work. The comb was yes
terday shown to a number of local jewellers
for Identification, but none of them could
recall having sold comb of this particular
design.
In the jaw bones OF the skull were four
teeth, the upper incisors ON the right side and
one moler in the lower left jaw. The upper
teeth were small and in perfect condition.
The lower back tooth was OF medium size
and contained an amalgam filing.
The finding of the missing members may
be a further evidence of murder, and sep
arated as they were from the trunk may
show an effort to prevent identification of the
dead woman, but this is not held to be a strong
point by Coroner Nelson, who is of the be
lief that the head and leg were dragged away
by animals. Had a mutlation of the body
been attempted, it is thought that it would
have been more complete and the members
more widely scattered.
1t was reported yesterday that down
town dentist had done some work for a woman
known to have been about White Bear lake
last summer and would be able to identify
the body if it were that of this woman, but
an investigation showed that the dentists
patient was alive and well a week ago.