The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-19
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Edward Counselman Throws
New Light on Murder Mystery
ACCESSORY AFTER FACT
Is Charged Against Him in
Two Murder Cases.

Chicago. August n.-Developments to-
dady in The BarthoIn- Mitchell murder
mystery. have led the police 10 believe
they are nearer solution Of the problem
than at any time n the past month
Edward Counselman. the intimate frlend
Of VIM. J. Bartholin. who was held for
possible knowledge Of the crimme, was
taken before Justice Quinn today and
held for ten days in bonds Of $1,000,
charged with being accessory after the
fact in the murders OF Minnie Mitchell
and Mrs. agnes Bartholin- Counselman
admitted he had met Bartholin and that
Bartholin said he was in trouble over
Minnie Mitchell. The most damaging tes-
timony as 10 Counselman's possible guilty
knowledge OF the murders OF the two
women. came from new witness whom
the police found today. ". II. Allen. a
fellow workman OF Couselman $. Allen
said that Counselman had told him re-
pestedIy that he knew great deal
about the trouble Bartholia was in. When
Allen suggested that Counselman tell
the police what he knew, the latter said
he would do no such thing. that Bartholin
was his friend and that he was too
shrewd for The police. Allen said that
Counseiman even expressed the opinion
that BaFtholin had easily had tome TO
reach the ssaboard. Allen said that
Counssiman expressed the greatest anx-
iety over the case as 1t developed n the
newspapers and that frequently Coun-
selnan would walk from the suburb Of
Harvey, where the t%o men worked, as
far as Kensington, 70 secure the papers.
For three days Counseinan did not do
any work because OF nervousness.
The police have. the testimony OF
another witness who is positive he saw
Counselman and Bartholin together Aug
ust the day the body Of Minnie Nit
chen was foand.
It is the purpose Of the police to put
Counselman through the sweating ordeal
and they say they expect valuable re-
suits, Counselmans' wife begged him re-
peatedly TO tell the police al he knew,
but so far COunselman has been obdur-
ate. A note from Bartholin 70 Counsel
man asking for money and saying that
the writer was in trouble is held by the
police. Il was this note which Coun-
selman had tried 10 secure from his wife
by choking her that led to his arrest.
The postponed inquest over the body
OF Minnie Mitchell was resumed today.
Information was received by the police
tonight that Ccunselman net BaFthOlin
in Harvey. III. on Monday night. Au-
gust II. two days after the body Of Mrs.
Bartholin was exhumed from the grave
in the basement Of her home and four
days after the. remains Of the Mitchell
girl were found lying in the weeds on
the prairie at Seventy-fourth street. John
Carney. a saloon keeper ar Harvey. Ill,
is the nan who furnished the police with
the information that Bartholin and Coun-
selman had been together since the for
mer's disapp earance from the Bartholin
home Garne ycisi;ns that BarthOliu
came TO his saloon and waited for Coun-
selman until the latter had finished work
for the night and the Two men had a lons
taolk together. Carney IS positive that
it was artholiR who met Counselman and
the latter VIII again DC subjected 10 the
sweating process tomorrow.