The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-21
INQUEST PROCEEDINGS.
Conflicting Testimony Put the Police
in a Quandary.

III a dudnudTy.
Chicago. Aug. 2O.-The coroner's in
quest over the body found in the field
az Seyenty-fourth and State streets on
Aug, T. and supposed to be that of Min
ME Mitchell, fiance of William J. Bar
thoIin. was continued today. Numer-
Gus persons, who, II was thought,
might throw light on the mystery were
examined In view of the almost in
controvertihle evidence offered yester-
day by COrOner's Physician Springer
% the effect that the body was too bad
ly decomposed to permit the theory Of
identity with Minnie Mitchell. the
opinion has gained ground that the
inquest viii prove fruitless Relatives
Of Miss Mitchell said today that the
Identification of her clothes found. near
me body made them hold to the belief
mat 1t was her body they had buried.
some excitement was created when a
Witness positively identified a switch
OF false hair as one that had been made
lor Minnie Mitchell. This put the DO
lice in a quaudary. The question that
Seems 70 puzzle them most was not
how the woman came to her death, but
whether the body was that of Minnie
Mitchell
Girl Was in Trouble.
Lieutenant Healy in telling of the
circumstances leading up to the arrest
oi Edward Counselman. the man who
is alleged TO have been with Bartholin
On the day Of the disappearance Of
Minnie Mitchell, said that Mrs Coun-
S7m3n had told him that his CBarthol-
h Sd girl was in a hospital. and tssat
NJ needed $50 to care for her: that he
raa got her into trouble. Lieutenant
Hesly said
This woman came ~ mo and +ol5
t'e oI The queer conduct of her nus
lahi- She related to me of her receiv-
.'N ana oNeninE a letter from Bartholin
~ Ell The letter came July II. while
..sl husband was at work. She thought
I,-e was something queer about it,
s'4 opened it. The letter was the one
81 which Bartholin sought to secure
money on loan. The woman told me
T,'n after she opened the letter that
ttl'lholn came into the house. Then
'-5 SAID. I told him that ] had
opened his letter to Ed. He seemed
'''F angry about il. and said: You
.. ua3.a TO get into trouble opening
-,7lS that way" VIII BarthOlin
sSNta me- where Ed was working. He
-A 'ten over to the Plano works look
-s -9r him, but had not found him. I
.-u MIN that Ed was working at the
N->la Manufacturers company. Har-
sy, HIS. and he went in that direc-
Counselman Was Scared.
Mrs. 'ouuseIman said that Ed came
,.-e That night continued Lieutenant
--..l- hut was very anxious to get
.a.- As soon as he ate his supper he
..-''.tl away He said he was going 10
WI. hartholin AT his home in Cal
-l' AVENUE The woman told me that
-..S-.inau got home at l O'Clock in
49, morning. very much excited She
"c %. started 10 cry. and got down
MS knees beside the bed. She told
A. -aat ti said he'd have to so TO
'ri because he got into trouble,
1 Would tell her nothing unless she
---.>,+ h-m not 10 tell what she
AsE This she declined To do. She
va n. how her husband had at
t,-t -o choke her several times. in
o. set the letter from her. which
refused 10 give up
,,-e lieutenant said he had repeated
~s ,'lnSe.man's story to Counsel
- -,. .-- N'unSelman said he had seen
~ or Bartholin since July II.
ne admitted. continued the officer.
-a- De had gone to Bartholin's house
~. ---at- but that VIII was in the
,-,- room Bartholin. he claimed.
9 him this L sent FOR Won to tell
,-ai was in deep trouble, and
~. needed 500 CounSelrnau claimed
"a, Or asked Bartholin why he needed
~. t.a money, and Will replied that
~ trouble was about a girl who was
place on the north side. and that
needed the money to pay for an
'.lauon on her"
ef ,-l nearing further testimony. none
mon brought out anything sub
-s-,ial- the inquiry was closed. and
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