Evening star., 1902-08-11
Another Former Roomer's Story.

TOLEDO. Ohio August 11.-O. e Hunter,
a former rooIner with Mrs Annie Bartholin
found murdered in Chicago, is now in this
city. He talks N straightforward man
ner concerning his seven months tenancy
of the BarIhoIin house. He left Chicago
on Friday. August l. coming here in re-
sponse to letter from his brother, ex-
County Treasurer Samuel ~ Hunter
His story is this:
To the best of my recollection the last
time ! saw Mrs. BarthOIin was on July l.
when I paid her my rent / hardly ever
saw her except on paydays. l often met
young Bdrtholin at the cigar store on the
corner of 43d street and Calumet avenue
whose proprietor is my nephew He ap-
peared TO be popular young fellow, well
esteemed in the neighborhood.
Mrs BarthOlin disappeared on July g.
and two or three days after that | met
VIII, the son, and asked where his mother:
was, my bed had not been made
Young Bartholin said she had gone to
Michigan. and that he would see that the
room was attended to regularly which was
done. July - was my next meeting with
Bartholin. who said his mother had not vet
returned; that the gas bill was due and re-
quested some money 1 paid him s.. This
was the last | saw of Bartholin
"On July 81. Mr.. Thompson. who had
been roCming in the house for seventeen
years. notified me that Will had gone away
to get married; that as nothing had been
heard of the old lady he would close up the
house and requested me to get another
room left the next day for Toledo
The relations between Mrs Bartholin
and her son appeared all right during the
time i was in the house and / never heard
VIII speak of Minnie Mitchell. also sup
posed to have been murdered by him"
The body Of young woman was found
Thursday night in the vacant lot at the
corner of 18th and State streets. Chicago.
i. was identified as that of Miss Minnie
nr Sfr
the police are looking for William Bartho-
lin. young mechanic who was with her at
the time Of her disappearance.
The case is shrouded in mystery but the
police are firmly Of the opinion that the
girl was murdered by Bartholin and that
he also murdered his own mother. Mrs. An
ma Bartholin. who mysteriousiy disappeared
three weeks before the Mitchell girl went
away with the young man
The body Of the girl was beyond identifi-
cation, but her sister. Lille Mitchell last
night positively identified the dress the pet
ticoat of lavender silk and the hat worn by
her sister at the time of her disaDDearanca
and there is no doubt in the minds of the
police that the body is that of Minnie
Miss Mitchell was last seen by the MEM
bers or her family the night of July 90
When she left her fathers house in com
pany with Bartholin. the couple saying that
they Intended to take walk She did not
return to the house that night. and nothing
was heard Of her or of Bartholin until two
days later, when the girls father received
note from Bartholin saying that he and
the girl had eloped and had started for
California to spend their honeymoon
Mrs. Bartholin's Disappearance.
Mrs Anna BarthoIin, the mother, who
the police firmly believe was killed by her
son. disappeared from her home at 1916
Calumet avenue a month ago. Her sor
made no report of her disa appearance to the
police. and a man who had boarded with
her for. years reported the matter, saying
that he was confident that she had me,
with foul play. for the reason that she had
said nothing about going away, and had
disappeared on a washing day so suddenly
as to leave the clothes in the tub Ht
thought she was lying dead in her room
Officers were at once sent to the house ant
forced the door of her apartment, but founc
no trace OF her. Her son said that she had
gone to Milwaukee, and as there was nc
reason at that time to think she had beer
murdered the matter was allowed to drop.
The day after the visit of the police tC
the residence of his mother Bartholir
called for the Mitchell girl. and they wen
away together. The letter written by Bar
tholin to Mr.. Mitchell was posted In Chi
caso two days after his disappearance
Bartholin is twenty-eight years of ag,
and has been employed as a mechanic In
wagon shop at Auburn Park. He has mo-
Been seen by his employers for more thar