Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-10-12
WAS SHE VICTIM No q
6tkel Johnson, Browns Stenog-
] rapher, Is Missing.
SOUGHT 10 REGAIN HEALTH.

" hEGAlN hEALl II,
sIad sudden Decline ~ Young Woman
sa Dies ON Train About the Same Time
81 1T II Thought DIR. Unger May he a
II second Holmes.
Chicago, Oct. 11.--Ethel johnson,
private .sten0grapher and friend Of F.
Wayland Brown, who is accused OF
completely In the insurance plot that
ended In the death Of Marie A. Defen-
bach, has been missing for month,
according to Detectives Thompson and
Halpin Of the central police station,
who believe 1t probable That her ois-
appearance may have been followed
by death and that she is another vic.
tim in the insurance frauds. About
the time this young woman disappear
ed beautiful young woman" said to
be closely associated win the men ac-
cused Of the death of Miss Defenbach,
was reported as having died on the
train while on the way to California,
. Wu1tuSI ouC NdS SdAu w nav 500 WV
because her health suddenly failed.
Many Of Miss Johnson's belongings
were left at her home, 2S41 North Ash
land avenue, when she disappeared,
which is taken to indicate that the
young woman intended to return. 1t
is believed that ethel Johnson" is
an alias used by the girl while in the
employ OF Brown and that she took out
insurance under another name.
Soon after Miss Johnson disappeared
Brown is said to have remarked to a
friend that she was in poor health and
contemplated a trip ont of town.
Brown now wants to furnish a bond
so that he can get out Of jail and
knock the underpinning from the case
as far as he is concerned. He sent for
a friend today. and, handing him a list
of names, requested him to look the
persons up and discuss the question OF
bail with them. The action of the
prosecution in obtaining additional
complaints against the prisoners has
blocked the proposed habeas-corpus
proceedings, as new bonds would be
required IL the new complaints were
served. It is Browns opinion that his
freedom is necessary in order to clear
has skirts of the charge against him.
He is even willing to aid the police.
New evidence wl:icn has set the po-
lice to work on the theory that Marie
A. Defenbach is still alive was Sc
trIo -, <n1o Hbiof
OF Police John S. Ingram of Rossland,
British Columbia. The telegram,
which was addressed to Chief of De-
tectives Colleran, reads: 80
81. III. Smiley registered here from
Iowa City from December to March.
Business unknown. All correspond
ence from Chicago. JOHN s. INGRAM,
Chief Of Police.
Was Smiley's object in visiting
British Columbia to make preparations
for the boarding Of Marie Defenbach?
Is that woman now in the British Co
lumbia town? To settle these ques-
tons Capt. CelIeran will communicate
with Chief of Police Ingram, request
ing further Information. as to smliey's
visit there.
Realizing that Frank H. Smiley s
;dcclaration that DR.. August NJ. Unger
Is the chief conspirator in the conspir-
acy in which Marie A. Defenbach is
alleged to have been murdered to
gain her life insurance. r. Wayland
Brown is now planning to be tried
separately, should indictments against
the three be found by the grand jury
+ at its next sitting. Without doubt
Smiley Will take the stand as a wit
ness for the prosecution and relate his
entire connection with the case
Brown. too, the authorities feel sure
will seek cover and shift upon Dr.
Unger all responsibility for the plot
to>rob the New York Life Insurance
company. the Canadian Order of For
testers and the knights and Ladies OF
Honor and the subsequent Death Of
Marie Defenbacb, the insured. 1t is
not the plan Of the prosecution to show
fayors to Brown, as all necessary evil
sdence against him is said to have beer
collected by city detectives and the
Mooney e. Boland agency, OF which
! he was assistant manager.
This evidence has accumulated rap
idly since Sunday, on which day the
bench warrants were issued by Judge
q GIBBONS. States Attorney Deneer
was advisedhof the affair two week:
ago. when the story related by Smiley
to John Boland, principal Of the Moo
ney & BoIand agency, was told hin
and his assistant Mr. McEwen.
Returns from Nome City.
Laporte, Ind, Oct. 11.--Dr- Barne!
Rubin and his son Isaac Rubin
@ Michigan City returned last night from
Nome City, Alaska, where they spen
Inc summer. DIR. Rubin says tina