The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
TWO DONE TO DEATH
MURDER AND SUICIDE CAUSED BY
 ALLEGED "GANG"
4 serses of Sensational Persecutions on Part of Prominent Cambridge, H., Citisens-Dr. PowelPs
 Story.

Chicago. Sept. 30.-Details of se-
 ries of sensations which are aiteseo
 to have smoldered for months Tn Cam
 bridge, Ill, and which may explain the
 mysterious death of John " streeo.
 nrominent attorney and politician, wno
 was found lifeless at his ozhce door In
 Cambrid9e A yeek ago, with bullet
 through his head. were revealed here
 today. ,
 econ. living in Sandwich, H.. came 10
 Chicago and told a story back oi the
 recent suicide of his brother, William
 D. Powell of Cambridge. The story
 discloses a chain of facts eonnectiss inc Powell and Streed cases with the
 virtual murderer of a Swedish domes-
 tic in the home of a wealthy man In
 Chicago more than five years ago. sne
 was buried secretly without death cef-
 tificate or inquesc.
 In the opinion of Dr. Powell. Attor-
 ney Streed was murdered because
 streed knew the truth behind the wo-
 mans death. Streed got the facts rom
 William D Powell, who committed
 suicide August 26 -ast, after William
 PowelI.s home had been broken up and
 the guilty persons shielded. 1t IS al-
 lered. by an influential political friend.
 Dr. Powell declares that his brother
 was driven to his death by clique In
 Cambridge,
 It Is said Powell went to Cambridge to live about the time of the death or inc domestic, the facts of which ne learned accidentally. His own domes. tic life was unhappy. He suspected several men of prominence of being 100 friendly with his wife and encountered as a result persecution which, It IS said, drove him to suicide.
 First, stodes detrimental to Poweils Al crowd made 1t their business to offend him on the streets Men came to him at unexpected hours day and night. to his home and to his office, and told him
 he had better leave town. He refused to be intimidated. Finally came climax. Powell awoke one morning to find tar ana feathers" written on his door with note ordering him to leave town within four days or suffer violence at the hands of mob. Then Powell sum moned his brother. They talked all
 night long, William detailing the story of his sufferings. of his love for
 his wife. the prosecutions and the threat of death.
 "what shall I dor" he asked in de- spair.
 Go after them" replied his adviser. You know something of the death of | this swedish girl. The men persecut- ing you are involved in that case. Go after them"
 Two detectives arrived fin Cambridge as a result to work up evidence in ref erence to the death of the domestic. W. D. Powell took the evidence to Att torney Streed and asked him to prose- cute the men. Streed refused to do 1t. because it involyed some of his best friends. William D. Powelrs suicide followed. Dr. Powell believes that Streed and some of the suspected men auarrelled and in the heat of dispute streed betrayed knowledge of the do- mestics death.
 My brother" said Dr. Powell today.
 was bounded to death by clique of men who control everything in the ad- ministration of law in Cambridge. His knowledge of the girls death. passing to streed, shifted to the latter the ia tai mark of that gangs" enmity If Streed was murdered. 1t Is simple matter for the Cambridge authorities to figure out who are the persons in- terested in bringing about his death,
 But they have purposely suppressed the truth, which, If revealed. may lead to the discovery of Streed's murderer and bring to light another murder.