The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12
bARTHOLIN'S BODY FOUND
FOUND NEAR LOWTHER, IOWA.
In Field, 200 Miles From Chicago
Indications Point to suicfde-A
Confession to the Murder of His
Mother and Sweetheart Found In
POcISet-Accused Men Innocent.

Chicago, Sept. S-The body of a man
thought to be William Bartholin, accused
of the murder of his mother and sweet
heart in Chicago a month ago, was found
in field near Lowther, Iowa, 29O miles
from Chicago. 1t had been shot in the
head and a pistol lay nearby.
In the mans pocket was a letter con-
Tossing to the murder of 1.-TWO women
in Chicago. and one signed Minnie
Al4tchell," the name of Bartholin's muir
dered fiancee. Nothing was said of the
death of his mother, Mrs. Anna Bar
tholin, whose body was found in the base
ment of her residence in Chicago three
weeks after the son fled.
The body was removed to Riceville.
where it was recognized as that of q.
man who had been in the vicinity for
some time.
A number of persons who had talked
with him recalled that he had given the
name of William" To others he was
William Boscoe. AT the hotel he had
registered as William Edwards" He
disappeared a week ago, and 1t Is pre-
sumed that it was then that he took his
life in despair of eluding the police ana
In terror of being captured.
The town authorities at once noted the
resemblance the body bore to the descrip-
ton of the Chicago fugitive. It was then
that a more careful examination was
made and the note confessing the muir
ders was found. The town authorities
buried the body. but it will be exhumed
to remove any doubt as to the identity of
the suicide
The confession was dated August 81
and in it the writer declares that he muir
dered his mother for her money and later
murdered his sweetheart. Bartholin ac-
cuses Minnie Mitchell of being a party to
the plot to murder his mother.
The murder of Mrs. Bartholin, the con-
fession runs was accomplished according
to plot arranged between, the lovers and
later Bartholin killed Miss Mitchell.
The confession states that Thompson.
Claffey and Counselman, the other sus-
poets, are guilty of no completely in the
murders.
Bartholin's note referred to the two
murders and declared that no one ex-
cept himself was concerned in the COM
mission of the crime. The note filed
one and quarter pages OF letter paper,
and was signed William Bartholin."
other Letters.
Other letters found on the body were
written two years ago and were signed
IN. NJ" The initials are supposed to
cfa IN,
self furnishes several points which are
similar to those in the amended police de-
scription of Bartholin, issued August 10.
Chief of these are the upper false teeth.
The undertaken who handled the body
found in Iowa said that the upper teeth
were false and "set in a white plate"
AS to whether there were two gold
crowned teeth-another means of Identify
ing Bartholin-the undertaken could not
remember. 1t was apparent that death
had occurred several days ago and to
this fact is due the obliteration of some
of the points relied on for full identihca-
ton.
Unable to receive any official informa-
ton from Ricevlle, Chief O'Neil has sent
two officers who were personally &C
quainted with Bartholin to the scene to
establish his identity. They were accom-
panied by Robert Mitchell, brother of the
murdered girl.
! Later.
Riceville, Iowa, Sept. 8.-The body
buried here and believed to be that of
William Bartholin was exhumed and