The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19

a guide, and when the lonely spot was
reached a careful search was made for
the parts of the boy still missing, and
anything in the nature Of a clue
which might assist in solving the mys-
terry. The ground where the body had
lain was examined closely. and then
carefully gone over with a rake. a
number of the smaller bones were thus
found and when the searchers got
down on their knees to thoroughly in
spect the place more discoveries were
made Bits of glass were found be-
meath the leaves, and few rect from
where the body rested more ana larger
pieces were picked up. Enough pieces
were found to show that the glass was
probably a whisky glass or the small
kind known as "schnit'' in the serv-
ice of beer. The receptacle was very
thin at the top and thicker toward
the bottom, half of which was found
in one piece, showing the propapIe
size. Further search resulted IN the
finding of three ordinary pins close 10
the place where the body had lam.
Three Of these pins We're as pright
and untarnished as though takeQ from
a min cushion. while the fourth Was
incased in rust. o
While poking about with stick some
fifteen feet distant from where tne 4ou9 49, naq
been, one of the searchers naue CLe ; 80
left hand. 1t was hoped that Wnen TINS IneI !-
Der was found ring of some KIND nI I5ro
have remained on the fingers, but they were
without ornament Of any kind me nesh
WIS entirely gone from the wrist and fore
arm, but the skin about the whole mana was
almost intact, though hard and dry. gun
what is believed to be evidence IN supstahI.d-
ton of the murder theory was PLAINLY us
tinguishabie in several marks in the palm
of the hand having the appearance OF cuts
or knife thrusts. Two of the marks look IKE
slashes while there are two marks "n M IL
might have been made with the point OF
knife. The fingers were crooked ana coll
tracted as though in life grasplng some afti-
Gle in the palm of the hand. Opposed to the
murder theory the explanation is made OF the
marks on the hand that the holes were mace
by insects eating through the flesh and that
the long marks are the natural lines OF the
hand made more distinct by the contraction
of the flesh The contraction of the muscles
and tendons it is said, would also cause the
cramped condition Of the fingers. The au-
thorities are divided between the two opn-
ions. Within few feet of where the missing
hand was found the stocking which mad
covered the dead girls right foot and leg was
also discovered What is believed to- be a
significant fact relative to the time the BODY
lay on the hillside developed with the finding
of the hand and stocking. Both lay on top
of rather than under the dead leaves. Some
leaves that have left the trees this fall were
sparsely scattered about the hand and stock
ing, but only a few of them were on the
articles and did not hide them from view
According to Mr. Morisette, who is an eX-
perienced WoOdsman, the hand and stocking
were on top of last years fall of leaves. If
his judgment is not at fault this would seem
to indicate that the body was deposited on
the hillside after last winters snow left the
ground and corrobates the original theory
that it had only been exposed TO the weather
since, perhaps the early months of the past
summer. This theory is also substantiated
by the condition of the dead wOmans cloth
ing, which is in. a state of excellent preserva-
ton. 1t is rotted in some places where II
had been pressed against the ground by the
weight of the body, but otherwise the cloth
is only slightly soiled and. strong of texture
On the other hand from the fact that the
body was left on the hillside, where it did not
stand in water and was very little exposed to
the rays Of the sun, it is believed by some
physicians, interested in the case, that it
may have been where it was found for more
than year. If it was placed on the hill
previous to last winter it is said that the
body would have been frozen early in the
fall and thus no decomposition would have
taken place until it thawed out the following
CAST spring.
The theory Of self-destruction was suggested
by the finding of the broken glass, but the
idea of suicide is not strong in the minds of
the investigating officials, as it is said if the
woman had taken poison she would have
drank it from the bottle. That any one would
| have carried a delicate glass to the lonely
spot is considered very improbable. In fact
the presence OF the glass on the hillside is
held to be no easier to account for than the
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condition of the three pins is also a subject
of much speculation. They were found on the
identical spot where the body had been
thrown. If the body was exposed any length
of time. and the condition of the skeleton
shows at least some months effects of the
elements, the only explanation for the cond-
ton of the pins is that they were secured
from the dampness by being closely wrapped
somewhere in the dead girls clothes No
trace of hat or wrap of any kind could be
| found, nor could the search of the entire
| party discover the missing shoe. The shoe
already found is low pattern of No. 4 size
! and little worn. After the exhaustive search
| the dead leaves on the hillside were set afre
| and a considerable area burned off. If the
| supposed murder was committed near where
the body lay it was thought likely that some
kid of a weapon, either a knife or a re-
volver might be hidden beneath the leaves,
but no weapon Of any kind was disclosed
when the ashes were raked, after the fire died
out. All of the articles found by the search
ing party were taken in charge by Assistant
| County Attorney Zolman, who expressed
himself as more firmly than ever convinced
| that the unknown girl had been murdered.