The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-25
SURROUNDED
BY MYSTERY
Continued From Fifth Page

ST then realized how foolish I was in
going away from home and leaving a
strange man in my house.
Before I went, Mrs. Anderson was in
the kitchen ironing. The detective told
me to say nothing to her, that II might
alarm her. told her that 1 was going
up town on important business which J
would explain to her when l would get
back
Mrs. S. A. Carneix lives next door in a
green painted house. almost an exact
duplicate of the Mcmillan home Both
houses stand on the corner diagonaIly
across from the Kellogg street school
house ard are tire only houses IN the
block. Mrs Carnefix saw the man last
Monday and describes him as of medium
height, wearing brown overcoat. dark
pants and black hat that seemed to
be dirty. He passed her house several
times
Mrs Carneix is dressnnker and lives
in the house with her daughter. who
works in Bryan Brothers candy factory.
This is a sad day for me-" said Mrs.
Carne}ix. 'it was four years ago that my
husband died.
Yes. I know Mrs. Anderson well
make her dresses. She Is a generous
woman and seems to be fond of me She
pays well for the work I do for her and
seems to think that / do it too cheap. She
comes over often and talks to me. She
ran over yesterday morning when she I'M
tied herself after the robbery was COM
mitted. The gag was still on her AMI her
me it hurt her and 1 think she was
pleading at the mouth. I know that her
cheeks and the side OF her neck were
swollen. 1t is the strangest case I ever
heard Of"
About a week ago a strange man sought
Mail Carrier Barlow aud tried to find out
all he could about Mrs. Anderson. but Mr..
Barlow would not tel MIN anything as
it is against the rules of the post Office.
The robbers after leaving the McMil-
ian home ran through the back yard over
to Ida avenue and then ran through the
yard of Mrs. Wilson, into Washington
avenue. After that nobody saw them TO
recognize them. Mrs. Wilson was not at
home yesterday when reporter called.
The grocery man at the corner OF Ida
a
case and the woman is mysterious, too
The whole thing is mysterious. The
bloody Sixth ward is all right. YOU bet
for furnishing you fellows something to
writo about"
Mrs Anderson is about % years Of age
ana is OF German or Swedish descent
There is story down in the Sixth ward
that her parents were poor and this
makes the mystery of her wealth and
income more interesting She never suf-
fers for lack Of money. Sfe must have
been raised somewhere near Milwaukee,
Wis, and the story Is also afioat that
she had been servant girl at one time
but these are mare stories without any
verification by facts within the knowl-
edge Of those who tell them. L is also
said that she was once married to
wealthy man, bat secured q divorce. The
police are getting a great deal Of infor7na-
ton concerning her with the hope Of find
ing out what motive, outside OF mere
robbery. one could have in taking her
diamonds by force. she had & sister liv-
ing at Marion. Kansas, ard it IS said
that she also has a sister living in this
city. but that between them there are no
close relations.
The Sixth ward people. or at least
those in that neighbcrhood. are much IN
terested in the case ara little else IS
taIsed of down that way. When she
first came there she vas Known - the
woman with the glass dianonds.' but
soon Z was learned that the spa-hlers
were genuine.
Tho police are ABSOLUTELY certain that
the ROBBERS were not local talent AMI thai
ore OF them. at least. vas a professional.
and 2 good ore