The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-18
STRIKE A CLEW.
Chicago Police Working on the
BarthOlin Case.
Think the Mystery is Now Near
Solution.
ANOTHER ARRESTMADE
ANOTHER ARRESTMADE
Edward C0unselman is Held as
an Accessory.
Brought Into the Affair by Evi-
dence Of His Wife.

Chicago, Aug. lS-DevelOpmentS To-
day in the Bartholin-M Mitchell murder
mystery have led the police to believe
they are nearer solution of the problem
than at any time in the past month
Edward Counselman, the intimate friend
of William J. Bartholin. who was held
for possible knowledge of tne crimes
was taken before Judge Quinn and held
for ten days in bonds of $4,000, charged
with being accessory after the fact IN
the murders OF Minnie Mitchell and
Mrs. Anne Bartholin- COunselman ad-
mitted he had met Bartholin and that
Bartholin said he was in trouble over
Minnie Mitchell. The most damaging
testimony as to Counselman's possible
guilty knowledge of the murders of the
two women came from new witness
whom the police found today, w. M.
Allen a fellow workman of Counsel
mans. Allen said the Counselman had
told him repeatedly that he knew
great deal about the trouble Bartholin
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 Counselman
even expressed the opinion that Bartho-
lin had easily had time to reach the sea-
board Allen said that Counselman ex-
pressed the greatest anxiety over the
case as it developed in the newspapers
anu ludl frequently )Ou1lSclIildA WOdAO
walk from the suburb of Harvey, where
the two men worked, as far as Kensing-
| ton to secure the papers. For three days
Counselman did not do any work be-
| cause of nervousness.
The police have the testimony of an
! other witness who is positive he saw
| Counselman and Bartholin together on
| August THE day the body OF Minnie
| Mitchell was found.
| 1t is the purpose of the police to put
| Counselman through the sweating or
| deal today and they say they expect
| valuable results Counselman's wife
| begged him repeatedly to tell the police
! all he knew, but so far CounSelman has
| been obdurate A note from Bartholin
| to CounSelman asking for money and
| saying that the writer was in trouble
| is held by the police 1t was this note
! which Counselman had tried to secure
from. his wife by choking her that led
| to his arrest. The postponed inquest
| over the body of Minnie Mitchell was
| resumed today.
| MRS. COUNSELMAN'S STORY.
! Mrs. Counselman told her story twice,
| once to Lieutenant Healy and later to
/ Inspector Hunt.
| The woman's story begins just four
| days after Mrs Bartholin dropped so
! suddenly and mySteriously from sight.
| She had been last seen on Monday, July
| Z, and two days later her son first con-
| fided in Thompson that she was in Mil
| waukee. The second day after the
| Friday, July IL, William Bartholin jour-
| neyed out to the home of Edward Coun-
| selman, 11743 Sangamon street, in West
| Pullman. He reached tisere at noon,
| and when Mrs. Counselman said that
| her husband was at his work in the
F, shops of the Austin Manufacturing COM
| pany at Harvey he drew a sealed letter
from his pocket and asked that Coun-
I selman get it as soon as he arrived in
| the evening. The letter was as fol-
lows:
Friend Ed: Can you come over to
see me tonight some time before p M,
| at the house? The old lady is not home
She has gone to Milwaukee. 1 would
like to see you sure. as l am in a heap
of trouble. What wanted of you is
| if you can leave me take couple of
dollars until next Saturday when l will
repay you. I have to have about $50
by Monday morning without fail. as
got myself in a scrape. Will explain to
YOU later. Now, Ed, I hope you can
help me out little, and 1 may be able
to do you a favor in the future, so try
and let me have few dollars until
next week Your friend.
| WILL BARTHOLIN."
When Counselman read this missive
| that Friday night he arrayed himself
in his best clothes and hurried to keep
the appointment
His story to the inspector last night
was that Bartholin told him that he
needed the money to get out of trouble
in which he and his sweetheart were en-
tangled. He declares he was told moth
/ ing more and that he left the house to
get some cigars When he returned
Bartholin was gone, and he maintains
he has not seen him since.
Mrs. COunSelman'S g version of that night
and the days and nights that followed
does not meet the claims made by her
husband. She says that CounselmaE
reached home about II o'clock and he
was so nervous he could scarcely open
y the door All night he was DESPERATELY
sick at his stomach and paced the floor
constantly. He went out at the first
cry of the newsboys in the morning and
| purchased all the papers, scanning them
| as though he expected to find some
startling news.
Sunday, she says, he called her into
q bedroom His nervousness and all toe
| evident illness were more noticeable
than ever. and he drew her to him. 81
am in lot of trouble, she claims he said
"and 1 want to ask you, Eta, no mat
ter what happens or what you hear
| will you stick to me?" He added thai
he was going to Denver. and he wanted
her to wait patiently and trust in him
until she received some word Wher
she wanted to know the whole story
and would not make the pledges he de.
| manded, he refused to. tell anything
| more.
II WIFE SECURES LETTER.
Counselman became irregular in hi
attendance at his place of employment
and acted generally in nervous fash
ion. In dispute resulting few day.
| later from a renewal of the subject
| Mrs Counselman says he seized her By
the throat and choked her. She did no
like BarthoIin, and became CONVINCED
| that this strange change In her hus
band was his work, and that the lette
| he had left at the house was in som,
| way connected with the trouble. There
upon she planned to secure the note
and at last succeeded. There was moth
: ing in tie lines she read to arouse he
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