The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-12
Say There Is No Evidence That
More Than One Girl Fell
Victim to the Plot.
ETHEL MAcKINAW IS ALIVE.
Claims That She Never Met Brown
Contents of Medicine TO BE
Analysed To-Day Smiley's
Letters Held by Detectives.

Chicago H., Oct. u-An analysis Of the
contents OF the medicine bottles found to-
day In the room occupied by May Daren-
bach at the time of her death Will be made
in the laboratory Of the Health Department
to- morrow. Particular attention Will be
given to the bottle purportinS TO contain
medicine for dysentery. Doses OF this VIII
be administered to a guinea pig Tor the
purpose Of watching its effects.
The contents of bottle taken from the
suit case of F. wayiand Brown. when ar
rested will also be analyzed.
1t Is asserted that the liquor found In the
bottle found among Browns effects i:Nvhat
is commonly known as Knockout drops"
two teaspoonfuls of which would ordinarily
cause death.
Mrs F. A. Collnger. formerly Miss Ethel
Mackinaw, or johnson, who, 1t was feared
had fallen victim to the Defenbach con-
spirators. but who was located TO-DAY at
LOgansport. Ind. came to Chicago Tonight.
accompanied by her husband. and had an
Interview with Captain Colleran. Chief of
Detectives. She denied that she had ever
met Brown when taken to the county taii
TO see him. Brown also declared that he
never saw the woman before.
Officials Of the New York Life Insurance.
Company, the Mooney & Boland Detective
tempt to connect the names of many wom-
en- with the Defenbach case is ridiculous 1t
is suggested that Brown was rather gay
LOthario. but all persons Interested in the
prosecution assert that no woman Is likely
to be brought directly into the present case.
1t develops tonight that Irene Spencer.
mentioned as a possible victim Of Brown, Is
an acquaintance whom he met but once
sMILEY'S LETTER TO THE GIRL.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago Oct. u.-Evidence is In the pos
session of the supreme officers of the Ca
madam order of Foresters which. they
think. establishes the connection of Francis
wayiand Brown with the conspiracy to de-
fraud that organization ont of insurance
money. This evidence Is In the form of
letter. 1t was directed TO Mrs George
Gahagen, recording secretary Of Virginia
Lodge. and Is In regard to the insurance
on Marie Defenbach. which. the writer
says, he is anxious to obtain for the bene-
ficiary, Frank II. Smiley. The letter Is
signed "F. Wayland Brown"
To-day the police discovered some let
ters written by Smiley to the dead woman.
One of these letters follows:
milwaukee,. Aug. -, l3Oo.-My Dear
Marie: OH such disappointment. After be-
ing obliged 20 break my engagement Mon
day evening. I was again compelled. on ac-
count of business to neglect you last night
and now, rs II pursued by a streak of ILL
luck. i am once more Obliged to leave with
out the pleasure of seeing you and getting
one farewell kiss. 1 was obliged to rush 20
the train this morning, dear, without the
pleasure of waiting for any baggage, but,
thank goodness. 1t has just arrived by ex-
press. Do not be lonesome. sweetheart:
think Of the good times We will have when
l return. shall expect to hear from you
by return mail. and, should 1 remain here
long. / will expect ycu to come I'D and
spend the day with me. Address me care OF
this hotel. With love. Yours,
CSigneD FRANK"
INSURANCE POLICY RUSHED.
Indianapolis, Ind, Oct lit dev,Iooed
to-day that one of the first men. IL not the
very first, to suspect fraud in the Marie
Defenbach life insurance case is Charles w
Harvey OF this city, supreme secretary of
the knights and Ladies' Of Honor
THE thing that aroused my suspicjon.s
Mr.Harvey saic. was that the whole routine
of securing the policy was rushed through