The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
Eona Smith, a Former Kenosna Girl,
Taken Into Custody in Chicago as
Friend OF Andrew Swanson.
WOMAN DECLARES HER INNOCENCE
Kenosha officials Refuse to Hold the Wo-
man and She Will Be Released Today
Jury Is Undecided About Case.
(Fron Tuesdays Daily

| From Tuesdays Daily
| Chicago police are making an effort
| to assist the Kenosha officials in so1v-
ing the mystery surrounding the
death of Andrew Swanson, and late
Monday evening Chief of Police Rein
| old received a telegram from the Chief
of the Department in Chicago stating
that Eona Smith had been arrested in
that city and was being held as the
woman who had forged her name to
deeds transferring the property Of
| Swanson. The Kenosha officials posi-
lively refused to empower the chief
of police to hold the woman at the
Chicago police station, claiming that
| they had no warrant for her arrest.
| The woman made no statement in
regard to the case, and it is claimed
that she is to be questioned by In
spector Shippy this morning. 1t is
claimed that the Smith woman form
er1y resided in Kenosha and that she
| met Swanson while resident of this
city.
At another time she evidently gave
her name as Anna Riley, and under
this name she was known as habitue
of a saloon and hotel at which Swan
son was known to have stopped dur
ing his recent visits to Chicago. Mrs.
Meade, the proprietor of the Wells
street hotel, stated that on March s
the Riley woman had accompanied
Swanson to this city and that she had
represented herself to be his wife.
She claimed that when she returned
to Chicago in the evening Swanson
was not with her and that the woman
had explained the absence of the mar
by stating that he had been delayed
IN Kenosha on account of area1 estate
transaction and that he would return
to Chicago later. Swanson had not
been seen in Chicago since that time.
Mrs. Meade admitted that several
times when Swanson was in Chicago
he had stopped at her hotel. She
stated that Swanson was usually
pretty we'll supplied with money, and
that he gave the Riley woman many
gifts of clothing and money. 1t is
claimed that at several times Swan
son gave the woman money.
The woman last night to a reporter
of the Chicago Tribune admitted that
she had been acquainted with Swan
son, but denied having anything to dc
with his death. She stated that Swan
son was last seen with man by the
name of Schraeder, who resided in the
vicinity of Twin Lakes, and who had
negotiated for the purchase of piece
Of property owned by Swanson. It is
thought possible that the man re
ferred to was Charles Swanson. who
later purchased the property
The Tribune this morning declares
that Martin Riley, brother of the
woman under arrest, left Chicago as
soon as he heard Of the incarceration
of his sister.
| The Kenosha police scout the theory
that there is any reason to believe that
| Swanson was murdered and for this
reason they refuse to have anything
to do with the Chicago suspects.
suicide.
| The coroner's jury sat in Justice
| Sturges' court for several hours yes
terday, but failed to reach any YER
dict. Several of the members of the
jury were DESTROYS of a further in
vestigation of the case and for this
reason it was held open until Satur-
| day afternoon.
| The Chicago police have expressed
indignation at the inaction of the Ke-
nosha officers, claiming that whether
| the woman was wanted for murder or
not she could at least be held on a
charge of forging the name of the
wife of Swanson pending further in
vestigation of the murder charge.
The remains of Swanson were
shipped to Elgin Monday night and
were buried today from the home of
the widow.
Later-A telegram from Chicago
this afternoon states that a man has
been arrested in connection with the
| Swanson case. He is locked up in the
woman's department in the Chicago
| Avenue Station and is being held
pending further investigation. The
police refuse to give out the name Of
| the man.
District Attorney Buckmaster be
/ gan an investigation Of the case tate
this afternoon and announced that he
would take steps to have the woman
brought to Kenosha for trial on a
charge of forgery. The man is sup
posed to be an accomp1ice.
| Charles w. Price and Miss Harriet