The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-10
WAS SHE TOO MURDERED
Bartholin, the Suspected Man, is Still
at Large.
MINNIE MITCAELL's BODY IS FOUND
She Left Home One Night With Bartholn and
Later Note From Him 10 Her Parents
Stated That the Two Had
Eloped.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chicago. Aug. 8-The body of young
woman found last night in the vacant
lot at the corner of 74th and State
streets, has been identified as that OF
Miss Minnie Mitchell, of GOA 44th street,
in this city, and the police are looking
for William Bartholin, young me-
chanic who was with her at the time of
her disappearance.
The case is shrouded in mystery. Tie
police are firm in the opinion that the
girl was murdered by Bartholin, and
that he also murdered his mother, Mrs.
Anna Bartholin, who mysteriously disap-
peared three weeks before the Mitchell
girl went away with the young man.
The body of the girl was beyond identi-
fication, but her sister, Lilly Mitchell,
tonight positively identified the dress,
the petticoat of lavender silk and tho
hat worn by her sister at the time of her
disappearance, and there is no doubt in
the minds of the police that the body is
that of Minnie Mitchell.
Miss Mitchell was last seen by the
members of her family on the night of
July 80, when she left her fathers house
saying that they intended to take a
walk. She did not return to the house
that night and nothing was heard of her
or of Bartholn until two days later
when the girls father received a note
from Bartholin, saying that he and the
girl had eloped and had started for
California 10 spend their honeymoon.
Mrs. Anna Bartholin, the mother, whom
the police firmly believe was killed by
her son, disappeared from her home at
4S10 Calumet Avenue, a month ago. Her
son made no report of her disappearance
to the police, and a man who had
boarded with her for years, reported the
matter, saying that he was confident that
she had met with foul play for the rea-
son that she had said nothing about GO
ing away and had disappeared on a wash
ing day so suddenly as to leave the
clothes in the tub. He thought she was
lying dead in her room. Officers were at
Cnce sent to the house and forced the
door of her apartment, but found no trace
of her. Her son said that she had gone
to Milwaukee and as there was no rea-
son at that time to think that she had
been murdered the matter was allowed
to drop.
The day after the visit of the police
to the residence of her mother, Bartholin
called for the Mitchell girl and they went
away together. The letter written by
Bartholin to Mr.. Mitchell was posted in
Chicago two days after his disappear
ance.
Bartholin is twenty eight years Of age
and has been employed as a mechanic in
n wagon shop at Auburn Park. He has
not been seen by his employers for more
han two weeks. and they have received
no word from him.
There is no known motive for the MUIR
der, but the wound in the back of the
Mitchell girls head is SO situated as to
render it out of the question that she
could have inflicted it herself and there
is no doubt that she was murdered.
Why the son should have tried to make
way with his mother is not known. and
there is no evidence that she has been
killed beyond the fact that she has dis
appeared and cannot be found.
The police base their belief of murder
on the fact that BarthOlin disappear
ed so quietly after he knew that his
mothers disappearance was being inves-
tigated.