The Washington times., 1904-11-13

Bift was round But inc strange man IS
not accounted for. Mr.. stagman de-
clared that Miss Mcdonald was perfect
~ sober when she left for the city, but
the street car conductors and mOtormen
have no recollection OF any such person
being passenger at that hour OF the
night.
Many Conflicting Stories.
All sorts OF conflicting stories have
confused the Mcdonald case. which
whether a murder or not, seems likely
10 remain an unsolved tragedy. linked
with the two atrocious murders which
followed H.
Even though the theory that Mary Nc
Donald was a victim OF her own folly
be accepted. no such conclusion can be
entertained IN the cases OF the other
girls Everything points to the presence
IN the community OF a human vampire.
fiend whose JOY is IN Witnessing the
death struggle Of his innocent prey. He
committed the deeds IN lonely and unfre-
quented spots. for no more gruesome OF
weird places for the preparation OF muir
der could be selected than the localities
in which Mary Mcdonald, Lulu Mueller
and Alma Stelnway met their doom.
The murderer was in small danger Of
detection. for. knocked senseless with
powerful blow on the head, the poor girls
could make no outcry, and after satisfy
Ing his awful passion the assassin could
escape under cover OF night, aided by a
dense fog, fl the killing OF Alma Stein
way. When, on the morning OF October
2. the body OF Lulu Mueller was discov-
cred In ciump OF weeds in that section
Of Cumminsville known as Lovers
Lane the mysterious death or Mary
Mcdonald had almost been forgotten.
There were two deep wounds OF. either
side OF Miss Muellers head extending
down the face. The skull was fractured
at the base.
The place where her body was found
is not more than go feet from the c.. II.
and d Railroad tracks. and the first
impression was that she might have
been struck by a passing train. The
movements OF the girl on the night OF
the murder were traced up 70 $50
O'Clock. II was shown by several wit
nesses that she had an engagement 20
meet Frank Eastman, a young man
win whom she had been keeping COM
pany. She stopped for a few moments
and listened 10 the speech OF a Socialist
orator on the corner near her home,
which Is only a short distance from
Lovers Lane. where her corpse was dis
covered 1t is supported that the tryst
was 10 be at the entrance to Lovers
Lane
Had Gone to Meet Her Lover.
clues innumerable were developed by
me ureless and rigid investigation. and
lhey finally led 10 the arrest on sus-
plclon OF Theodore Salmon and William
wilson, who are now IN JAIL awaiting
nearing. Salmon has "a small shed
Tor the keeping Of wagons at the end
Of path east or Lovers Lane He
anu wilson and two girls, Sadie Pierce
ana Stella Key who were with them
lpiu thdt lhey had seen Miss Mueller
shoIty before 9 O'Clock that night at
the entrance or the lane. They spoke
70 hei ana passed on. A few minutes
latef, salmon claims he boarded a ear
Tor tht city and Wilson went with him
OohHcuhS statements OF the .WO men
h4u the girls caused tie hOldinC Of Sal
mon ana wilson, the authorizes be
ItEllB thdt lhey, at ieast, had guilty
AhoWledge OF the crime The lover
FRANK Eastman. had n. difficulty in es-
laDiishins an alibi. and he has been
very active IN trying To solve the
mystery surrounding tie brutal killing
OF his sweetheart DUigent delving into
the history OF Miss Mueller has failed %
reveal anyone who would want 10 XIII
heF Tor motives Of hatred Or revenge.