Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-09

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Investigation into the mysterious
tragedy at Ocean Park within the past
twenty-four hours has developed sew
eral features deemed important, but
the authorities are still working in the
dark as to the identity of the murderer
or murderers of Mrs N. j. Milburn.
Reports from st. Louis and the state
.ments of relatives of the deceased,
relative to the amount of money she
is supposed to have had with her when
she returned to Los Angeles, differ.
= However, it is said that the relatives
are in better position to know the
exact state of Mrs. Milburns affairs
= than are those with whom she had
business connections in the east.
= According to f. H. Hamilton, who
was for a time engaged in, business
with MIS-. Milburn in Los Angeles the
murdered woman consulted cairvoy-
enS Il Few days before she disappeared.
In this regard Mr.. Hamilton said:
Mr.. HamiIton's Statement
by appointment 1 called upon Mrs.
Milburn at her room on South Hope
street the night of February 90, the day
before she disappeared, and had
talk with her about her property inter
ests. She told me on that occasion
that she had been advised by a party
whose name she did not mention that
there was a bargain in property at
Ocean Park, and that she intended to
visit the beach before going to Watson
VILE to visit her daughter. 1t appears
from later developments that Mrs. Mil
burn had made full preparations to go
to Watsonville.
81 have no doubt but Mrs. Milburn
went to Ocean Park to meet someone
to talk over the bargain she spoke to
me about. From all 1 can learn she
must have had something like 800 on
her person. She may have had more,
as 1t is known that before she left ST.
Louis some weeks ago she became
possessed of some money arising from
a sale of tent sleeping goods that were
used during the progress of the worlds
fair. She had a rooming house there.
No one knows how much money she
ndu OH IltT TtluIll lIOlll lIOulo Oilr
may have kept it in her trunk or on
her person. The banks do not show
that she made any deposit of money
secured in st. Louis She may have
had all of the money on her person
when she went to Ocean Park. All of
the money she had acquired growing
out of her realty deals in Los Angeles
is accounted for.
Sold Property in East
1T is also known that before leav-
ing st. Louis Mrs. Milburn sold her
property there, valued at $4,000. She
held mortgage for $4,000 on the
property and took a note for $4,000.
She had the property in the hands of
st. Louis real estate agency to sell, but
she sold 1t herself, and out of the
transaction has grown suit against
the deceased for $4,000, which amount
1t is claimed by the plaintiffs they
might have secured above $4,000 had
they made the sale. Mrs. Milburn was
worried over that transaction, and be-
cause of the litigation and of her in
terest in me personally 1t appears that
she called on a clarvoyant in Los
Angeles. about two weeks ago, and
secured a reading. She told me about
the visit TO the clalrvoyant and what
was said by the person. The sub
stance of the reading, as applied to
Mrs. Milburn was: She would be very
successful i'm all her Investments; she
would find the best results by placing
her money in property at Newport
Beach or in property in southwest Los
Angeles. The reading as applied 70
myself was, according to the notation
made by Mrs. Milburn after the visit
to the clairvoyant: / was accurately
described, and the story of my recent
accident was told in detail. 1t was
stated by the clairYoyant that 1 was
more seriously injured than l thought;
that / was injured internally; that
blood clots had formed and that l
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