Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-08
Chicago Dentist Recognises the Gold
Crowned Teeth He Filled.
GROWTH ON TOES ANOTHER MARK
1t and the Letters Remove Last of the
Faint Doubts.
CHICAGO DETECTIVE MAKES HIS REPORT
Wires chief O'NeI from RIceviIIe that
Identification is CompIete-story
of BarthOIin's Recent
Mnd wanderings.

RICEVILLE. Ia, Sept. THE body
which was buried here yesterday morning
and which was believed to be that Of VIII
liam Bartholin, was exhumed this after
noon and positively Identified as that Of
the Chicago double murderer
The Identification was made by William
Mitchell, a brother OF one OF Bartholin's
victims, and Detective Andrew Rohan Of
Chicago, who arrived here this morning
from Chicago. DR.. A. ]. Coey Of Chicago.
who came here with Detective Rohan, cut
out the lower jaw Of the dead murderer.
which contained the two gold crowned
teeth which have figured so largely in the
description sent broadcast throughout the
country for purposes of Identification. The
Jaw will be taken to Chicago by the de-
tective.
Bsrtholin's body was found last Friday
afternoon about six miles from Riceville,
as told in the Associated Press dispatches
last night by J. G. Pratt a resident Of
Riceville Mr.. Pratt was driving to Elm
and when passing fax field saw the body
lying against stack Of fax. Thinking
It was a man asleep. he paid no attention.
but on returning found the man still there
and upon investigation discovered he was
dead, with a revolver lying by his left
hand.
Coroner T. S. Carpenter was notified and
the body was moved to an undertaking es-
tablishment at Riceville. There ]. b. Nc
Cook, editor Of a Riceyille paper, discov-
cred that the dead man bore a striking
resemblance to the published pictures OF
the Chicago murderer. Inquiry here de-
veloped that Bartholin came to Riceville
August 6, before the bodies OF Mrs. Barth-
olin and Miss Mitchell were discovered.
Thomas Phee, a contractor doing some
work here for the Great Western road,
advertised for laborers in Chicago on Au-
gust ., offering free transportation to the
place Of work. Among those who re-
sponded was Bartholin, who hired under
the name Of George Edwards. He worked
at the construction work for but half a
day and has since been working on
threshing machine and in the harvest
fields until last Saturday morning, when
the was last seen leaving Riceviile In the
direction of the place his body was found
Text of the COnfessiOn.
The text OF the confession left by the
suicide, as made public by DR.. T. s. Car
penter, coroner of Howard county, fol-
lows:
To Whom 1t May Concern: want to
state l am the Bartholin the police are
looking for Also wish to certify / had
TRompson cy amy amy F2% ar.
as innocent as an unborn child and should
be freed at once.
the crimes. They were not planned 1t
was all Minnie and l could do. My mind
short time. Two months ago travelling In
the best of company; today living the life
of hoboes, murderer.
intended TO go into details and tell
all. but ! can't get my mind centered.
Even my handwriting is disgraceful. But
above all things. l ask clear everybody
from under SuSDiCiOn. There Is M aapOnd
w. ]. BARTHoLIN.
In the note signed Bartholin there is
evidence Of great mental stress. After
the words 1T was all Minnie and l could
do" comes an illegible serawl, clearly
showing that the writer had no intention
to connect the girl with the crimes to
which he referred in the preceding SEN
tence At the same time 1t is apparent
that Bartholin and Miss Mitchell shared in
some trouble to which the su eide referred.
Several notes to Bartholin, signed IN. NJ"
and identified by William Mitchell as the
handwriting OF his sister, were turned over
to the brother, who seemed eager to prevent
their publication. One Is a specimen Of
the rest. II is addressed to Dear WIZ
and Informs the recipient that the girl
could not meet him that night. Two of
these missiyes are signed Your Darling
Sweetheart. Minnie" All are dated in
Chicago during April. The confession was
written on note paper and dated August
81, the day on which Bartholin is believed
TO have killed himself
Remains at Hotel Five Days.
The fugitive murderer reached Riceville on
August 6, one day before the discovery in
Chicago Of the body Of Minaie Mitchell
and three days before the remains Of his
murdered mother were found.
He worked half day on Chicago Great
Western railroad bridge here. That even
ing he registered at the wilkes hotel as
George Edwards, telling the clerk he was
Ill and wanted a secluded room. He took
advantage OF the plea OF illness to have
his meals sent to his room and to ay;id
notice by remaining in his apartment
wilkes, the proprietor OF the hotel says
Bartholin was at his place fve days before
starting on into the country, in search of
work. When he had gone and the news
paper pictures OF the fugitive found cir
culation here, no one thought OF associat-
ing him with the Chicago crimes
Bartholin found ready employment as a
harvest hand on the farm Of John Higgins.
where he worked for a week No one the-e
can recall having seen him read a news
paper and few at work on the farm had
yet 10 iearh OF the bathoiin mystery, the
harvest season having been at its height
and little opportunity being fcund for news
paper perusaL When the fugitive had fin
ished work at the Higgins farm he went to
Charles Hoefts place across the plain.
Three days work there ended the harvest
making and then Bartholln returned on
the afternoon Of August 80 to the wilkes
hotel. The next day, II is supposed, he
killed himself At all events. Il is con-
sidered certain that he wrote his farewell
confession in the Wilkes hotel on August
80, before seeking the spot at which he com
mitted suicide. in Dan Mcconnell's hax nsld.
close to the farm Of John Higg ms
woman sought 10 Alta Him.
II developed here today that Bartholin had
been IN correspondence with an unknown
woman In Chicago who had endeavored 70
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