Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-11
SEARCHING FOR BARTHOLB
Story Of Murder Of HE Mother sad Sweet
heart era5uallg Developing
souIA oMAAA NAN oNE o. susPlcIs
Disappears from His Lodsinns After
writing suspieious Letter ana
canAos New Be Ls-
Gated.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1o.-The search for VIII.
liam Bartholin. who Is suspected Of having
murdered his mother and MInnIe Mitchell.
his sweetheart. was continued today, but no
tick Of the missing man was fohDd
Oscar Thompson. who wac for eighteen
years the constant friend Of. the fueitige's
mother. and who was arrested yesterday,
Btoutly maintained his innocence OF any
knowledge OF the murders and pleaded with
the authorities to be released. After a
long examination, however, Thompson was
cent back to his ceIl, a. the police feel
confident that he has not told all he Knows.
p. o. Hunter and Milton p. R. Edwards,
former Toomers at the Bartholin house, are
being sought BY the police.
Late today q special delivery letter
arrived from 0maha for n. II. Mitchell,
brother Of the murdered Minnie Mitchell.
from Edwards. who wrote the day after
Miss Mitchell's body was Identified. stating
that ne was morally certain that Bartholln
had murdered hla mother. EDWARDS IN the
letter declared that he had fed from CHI.
cage because he feared that he too would
fall q victim to Baftholin's thirst for blood.
II was learned today that Thompson was
In the house the night that Mrs. Bartholin
was Killed. Thompson had admitted that
he was In a room directly across the hall
from Mrs. Bartholin'a The police have
discovered they say that the aged woman
was s~trangled on o couch IN her own
room. the night Of July Z and her body,
thrown into q clo4et whore Il remained,
undoubtedly for several days before burial
N the basement.
Evidences OF this was found today bg
the police. who discovered Mrs. Baftholin's
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blood and a large blood stained area on
the floor Of the closet IN Mrs. Baftbolin's
room. The bloody garment was tucked
away in the corner under a shelf, together
with the teeth. but the blood stained
floor revealed that the body Of ths MUIR
dered woman was hrst hidden In the closet
and the door Of her room kept locked Tor
several days.
Another Suspicious Circumstanee.
Another suspicious circumstances to ada
to the mystery Developed tonight when It
was discovered that Horace CLARK, q o0nnr
panion Of young Barthclin. has been nisa-
ing since the murder Of Mrs. BarthoIid.
Il 10 now stated that Il was absolutely I'M
possible for young Bartholln to have hurled
his mother Ia the basement during the day
time because there r. no entrance to tbs
cellar except BY way Of an OUTSIDE door.
TO get the corpsb into the basement he
would have TO carry It from the closet, out
OF doors into a hack yard directly under
the South Side Elevated rAilroad .strue-
~-s 1919 s-a-as P1s1 constantly anu IN
view Of scores Of windows on Forty-third
street Thompson havlns admitted 70 the
police that he was Ia the ncuse every nitht
for two weeks after Mrs. Baftholin'o dis
appearance. denies that he saw Barthoiln
from Tuesday morning. the day after her
murder, until Friday evening and he also
declares that he never heard q suspicious
sound or saw a suspicious sign during the
day on which the tragedy YVES comnltted
within his very~ reach.
Inspector Hunt found a close friend Of
Bertholln who saw him last TUESDAY. nearly
. week after he disappeared with Minnie
Mitchell. his sweetheart. who was killed on
the night Of July 30. Baflhclin called st
the house Of his friend last Tuesday night,
He vas In q terrible state Of mind and hia
factions aroused the wondetment OF his host.
From him the police obtained q description
Of the clothing Bartholin wore when last
seen. These clothes, the shoes, imitation
Panama hat, tho coat with the lodge but
ton in the larel. were found today In Bar
thoiin's room. thus proving beyond q doubt
that he returned to the house six days after
the death Of Minnie Mitchell and that he
could have returped at no other time save
at night when Thompsoa was at home.
Thompson says he nevot saw Bartholin
after the Wednesday night ne went away
with Minnie Mitchell.
Disappears from soufb Omaha.
Milton l. r Edwards Is being searched
for by the police Of South Omaha, but
fhnw have been ,snat4.at< 4-~-& 81 ~.
left the RoWlcy hotel. aoAth Omaha. At 8
o'clock Sunday mornlnk 4nd the authorllles
and the hotel clerk stated last night that
they did not know his vhereabouls. He
vent to the Howioy hotel August 4 and
paid for his board and room until August
u coming there flem Chicagb. He then
applied for work AZ the cudahy packing
house. And Nns given employment IN the
cooling department. rhla did not 1uit BIN
and he quit sfter- 4 lew days work,
Saturday night he Informed the pro-
prietor Of the hotel that he Intended leas-
Ing town and left q cali for s o'clock sun
day morning. He left the hotel at that
tine. ticking hls befEnEo with him. but
destination. EdWnrde went 70 south Omaha
rode on Z pass. 10 the holsl bfopflstor
he showed E return ticket. Saturday night
Ne wsa drinking and appeared Intoxicated.
He said he Intended leaving south Omaha
because he could not secure profitable en-
p~iosment.
Edwards informed the hotel proprietor
that he had worked tor q Number AZ years
n q roflroed once IN Chicago. He a about
S feet aud Q Inches Ia height and weighs
40 pounds. He Is amooth nhaven. pas light
complexion aud l4S syea. one q his
front teeth q either gold or a gold dned
Re is q man Of good appearances and dresses
vel.
Il was reported from Chicago las night
that the Omaha police Uere searching for
him. Chief ponahne stated that b had
received no mssseEs ia regard % Hdwards
and did not kno~ that be Was wanted.
The South Omaha police believe that I'd
wards came to Omaha sunday morning and
that he - now In this city.
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