Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-31
BEAUTY DR.. !" Is H[LD.
Man Who Treated Mae Thomps
son, Death Resulting From
Beauty Mask, Arrested.
Wife OF Doctor" Also Arrested
But Was Released After
Examination.
Mystery Of the Case Still I'm
solved by the Chicago
Authorities.

Chicago, May 3l.-E. Wesley Jonn-
son, the beauty DOCTOR under whose
treatment Miss Hanna Mae Thompson
boarded, CO. West Monroe street, was
arrested at O'Clock yesterday after
noon at his office in the old Inter Ocean
building by detectives acting under or
ders of Inspector Shea.
He was taken to the Desplaines street
station, where after an examination, he
was locked UP, and will be held pend
ing an investigation. Martha Johnson.
DIR" Johnson's wife, was also taken to
the station, but after two hours ques-
tioning was released at o'clock.
The action of the police was taken
after preliminary examination of
several witnesses by Deputy Coroner
Senff.
Among Miss Thompson's effects were
found several letters OF recent date,
written by William Turner, Miss
Thompsons fiance, at Perry, Ok, in
which he warned her against a woman
was undergoing treatment for her face.
In three of these letters he advised her
to discontinue the treatments rather
than run any chance of injury prompt
ed by the acts of n jealous woman. EX-
tracts from the letters, referring to the
beauty DOCTOR" are as follows:
May 10, 1902. You tell me not to
worry about this lady at your doctors,
but don't you know that jealousy is the
worst thing to cope with you can have.
certainly would not give her any
chance of any kind of revenging what
she may think she is entitled to, but
just let the whole thing drop. You don't
say how often you take these treat
ments, but if once week, you will miss
a few at most. 1 would rather you
would try and do withot them than run
any risk"
MAY 20. 1902. Now, darling, don't
forget to keep your weather eye on
that woman and il you see any danger
quit the treatment"
May %, 1902. Now, Mae, dearest. If
you fancy anything wrong with the
doctors fiancee don't run any risk. Just
trot off UP home and put the time in
running about the farm and gain health
and strength by natural electricity,
rather than run any chances connected
with the electric treatment"
Mrs. Johnson acknowledged to In
spector Shea that she was the only
woman in the office. She admitted that
she had been jealous Of her husband at
times, but declared that she had never
been envious of Miss Thompson. who
had been DIR" Johnson's patient for
year and three months.
The police have been unable to find
motive that would have prompted
either murder or suicide. Drs. Mark M.
Thompson, Frank L. Howard, G. M.
Fitch AMI w. j. Hicks, who We're at
Miss Thompson's bedside while she was
diving. were unable to reach conclu-
sive diagnosis. DR.. Joseph Springer the
coroner's physician, who performed the
autopsy, said he found all the organs in
), perfect condition with the exception
OF a slight irritation near the gullet.
1t will require ten days to complete
an analysis of the stomach, and this
will not be begun until the police ascer-
tain if there is sufficient ground for the
belief that crime was committed.
In Miss Thompson's room We're found
have not been examined, and pellets
that resemble strychnine. One of the
bottles contains ether and white sedi-
inent resembling sulphur.
Or Johnson denied he had given
Miss Thompson any medicine for inter-
nal use. But in his statements to In
spector Shea he made many statements
contradicted by other persons. He said
a. TI,np
day morning at 10 o'clock and found
her in weakened condition. She was
vomiting, and he Immediately took off
the beauty mask" then went out to
summon a physician. Miss Sara jan
sen, the medical student who occupied
the room adjoining Miss Thompson's,
declared that DR." Johnson did not
summon a physician until she had sew
eral times asked him to do so.
Johnson, it appears was greatly eX-
cited. and at first offered MISS Jansen
money if she would assist him. He was
laboring under a great mental strain
He admitted to Inspector Shea that
when he summoned DR.. Thompson, the
latter assured him on the way to Miss
cause for worry.
lie Went out ana leleI'lioiict Ioi iiio
wife, When Mrs. Johnson arrived at
the house she did not make her iden-
tty known. She met Miss Jansen in
the hallway, and asked her what Miss
Thompson had taken.
.'She took that medicine you gave
her" replied Miss Jansen.
Mrs. Johnson did not remain after
that.
Thursday night neither Or" Johnson
nor his wife slept at their home. 20S}s
Warren avenue. The police have
learned that Johnson is not a licensed
physician.
The beauty mask which DR." john
son applied to Miss Thompson's face
was made of starch and soap and
drug called thiosinamine, or oil of mus
tard. Physicians said yesterday that it
would have been impossible to cause
death The treatment is said to be
very common. The doctors also said
that the suffocation theory was equally
improbable, as there We're large holes
left In the mask for the mouth and nos
trls.
POTTS RECEIVED BY EMPEROR.