Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-14
HUNTING FOR ,BARTHoLIN
Many Reports of His Having Been
Seen in Various Places.

Seen in Various Places.
Elkhart. Ind, Aug. 14.-Joian Al
baugh Informed the police yesterday
that he saw Bartholn Monday morn
Ing near the Main street bridge, al
though he did not recognize him until
Bartholin wanted to know where he
could buy Chicago paper. He app
peared nervous and kept his face par
TALLY hidden.
He remarked, THAT was quite a
murder at Chicago" and then sud-
denly turned and walked away.
The man under arrest at Kenoslaa
proved not to be the Chicago fugl-
tive, VIM. Rartholin, who is suspected
of being the slayer of his mother and
his fance, Miss Mitchell.
Late developments indicate that
Bartholin may have made a careful
survey of the field where Minnie
Mitchells body and clothing We're
found. William Waldrop told the po-
lice that on "Wednesday. July 80, he
met William 8artholin at Seventy
Fourth and State streets, within Il few
feet of the spot where the dead body
OF the young mans fiancce was found
Waldrop talked with Bartholin, whom
he knew personally. The last he saw
of him was when he boarded a north
bound State street car. II is supposed
that the murder of Minnie Mitchell
took place the same night. Bartholins
presence at the field where the body
was found later gives color to tho
theory that the murder was planned
In cold blood.
Thompson in Sweatbox.
The police are using all their I'M
genuity to force Oscar Thompson,
Mrs Bartholin's principal roomer, to
give additional information about the
crime or crimes committed in the Ci,l-
umet avenue death house. They have
been working on the theory that the
Mitchell girl may have been killed
there and taken In Thompson's laun-
dry wagon to the lonely field
A test is to be made to prove this
theory. A horse is to be started south
and left to it's own instincts, in hopes
that 1t would stop at Seventy fourth
and State streets.
Police Inspector Hunt, who has the
Bartholin case In charge, made the
statement that fraternal organlza-
ton is shielding William Rartholin,
and baking the efforts of the police to
find him. The Inspector refused to
give the name of the organization, and
would not describe the methods it was
using to protect Bartholin. He chung
to the statement, but would not make
1t other than of the most general char
acter.
Thompson, the Doardcr at the Bar
tholin home, had been put through the
Sweating process" but nothing adti-
tional was learned from him. He nlain-
tained that the story told by him when
first arrested Was the truth, and that
he knew nothing about the crime. The
police do not credit 17hompsons tale
and he is still under arrest.
No Reliable Ciews.
At midnight the police declared that
they had not Il single reliable clew to
the Whereabouts of William Isartholin
who is wanted for the killing of his
mother and Minnie Mitchell. During
the day Bartholin was reported from
the following places, and in nearly ev-
cry instance the identification was
positive: st. Joseph, Mich; Kenosha
Wis; Elehart, Ind; Doris, Ia; Guthrie
Okla.
The police are of the opinion that
Bartholin is still in Chicago, and that
If he has left he has gone to Indian
Territory, where he has friends.
Guthrie, Okla, Aug. l3.-William j.
Bartholin, wanted in Chicago in con-
nection with the murder of his mother
and Miss Minnie Mitchell, was in
Guthrie over last Sunday. This was
ascertained last night when j. NJ
Brooks, owner of the Hotel Royal, rec
OSItiIGG lllts VI tIi'yiill tI, ms
mysterious guest of Sunday. He is
positive BarthoHn spent the day at the
Royal and his opinion is shared by
both the night and day clerks, as we'll
as number of hotel guests. Sunday
evening the stranger suddenly disap-
peared. The hotel men are unable to
identify any name on the register as
that assumed by Bartholin.
The idea that Bartholin, the sup
posed murderer of his mother and his
sweetheart, is being aided by fra
ternal society in his escape was SHAT
tered last night. i'artholin had been
a member of the Mutual Protective
union, but was expelled July /.
The officers of the organization en-
phatcally denied that they had amy
thing to do with I5arthoin, and de-
clared that they would not protect him
under any circumstances We're he still
a member.