The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-30
PLUCKED CLOVER
GOING TO DEATH
Ruth Teachout Plainly Had No
Intimation Of Her Impend-
ing Death.
Tragedy Followed Woodland
Meeting Below Mouth Of
Minnehaha Greek.

Miss Ruth Teachout whose body
was found in the river at the st. Paul
boom Tuesday, met her death in a
lonely and almost inaccessible spot
three-Quarters Of a mile below the
Soldiers home, and directly opposite
the cabin of "Old Joe" Gray, and not
near the Tenth avenue bridge as given
out yesterday. .-. .a E-a
This was the most interesting de-
velopment today, but it in no wise
solves the mystery that surrounds the
murder Of the girl. That the victim
had no intimation of the fate that
awaited her when she passed thru
the glen south of Minnehaha Falls is
indicated by the fact that in her purse
were found two four-leafed clovers
which had been plucked that after
noon. 1t Is not yet known whether
she went to the place alone or with a
companion, or whether she made the
trip thru the lonely wood to keep a
tryst,
Last Seen Saturday Night.
Altho several detectives and a
corps of deputies from the Ramsey
county sheriffs office have been work.
ing night and day on the case, not the
slightest trace of the girl can be found
from the time she left her home Sat
urdsy at II o'clock. Not single per
son has been located who can remem-
Der seeing her after she told her
mother that she was going to the col
lege to practice on the typewriter"
Conjecture, however, can explain
her movements, which appear to have
been as follows: She probably went
directly from her home to the Wash
burn Park line, where she took a car
for the city. Instead of going to the
college she must have stayed about
the city for a time and then taken a
car to Minnehaha Falls. This is
proved by the fact that she must have
spent her carfare, for she had IS
cents, according to her sister, when
she left home. Arrived at the falls,
mout nA Of the o oreek and E then fonowed
the river bank to the big rock, where
she met her death.
III Was She Alone?
Whether the journey to the Falls or
from the Falls down the glen was
made alone Is a question that is un-
eds seyep he a Yere
the Falls and along the creek and the
river bank Saturday afternoon, but
none of them could remember whether
the girl was there Or not. There
are so many girls and young men
around here that it is impossible to
remember any Of them unless some
thing particular occurs to direct at
tentiOn," said all.
The police are confident that if
someone can be found who can re-
member seeing the girl and who can
| tell if she was alone or in the COM
pany Of some young man, a long stride
! will have been made in solving the
mystery. With this in view pictures
of the girl will be taken to the Falls
and all of the park officers and at
! taches Of the various pavilions inter.
viewed.
! 1t is thought that if the girl went
down the glen in company with some
friend or with some chance acquaint-
| ance, that person can tell how anC
why she met her death. 1t may also
help them in finding the murderer II
it can be learned whether she ha6
been in the habit Of meeting some
gentleman friend at a trystingplace
! river shore near where her umbrella
and purse were found.
Woods Full of Tramps.
Another alternative confronts the
officers, and If it should prove true
it will make the case much more diff.
| f1cult to solve. If she went to the
| fatal spot alone, her slayer was eV1
IDENTIFY one Of the numerous buns
that infest the woods along the rive
bank. .a
"There are hundreds of BUNS IL
these woods" said an inmate of thu
soldiers home to J urn a. re
porter, near the fatal spot this morn
ing. "Why, when I saw you coming
said to 2nG myself te he5s q9mes anot he
fellows. One of them stole my none,
belt the other day and there i
scarcely nothing at which they would
stop If they could gain by doing it.