Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
GIRL IS IDENTIFIED
Young womana Who Died at Refuge
Home in Des Moines, Makes Confess
sion and Gives the Name Of Her Be-
trayer-Tool. Poison at His Request.

sion and Gives the Name of Her Be-
trayer-Took Poison at His Request
Des Moinesa Feb. 20.-Unable to
longer bear her shame, and, it is said,
following the advice of her lover til
take drug he prescribed for her, Miss
Ethel Lindville, young and beautiful,
whose home is ar Augusta. Ies Moines
county, has been Identified as the girl
who died in East Ioes MONIES a few
days ago, and whose remains lie un-
claimed in Newlen's morgue. At the
Salvation Army home, whera she died,
it is said that Miss Liniville made a
complete confession, implicating the
man who had wronged her, and with
whom she had been corresponding. The
correspondence which went out from
the home was address,, to a man NAM
ed Kingsley, and Miss Lindville claim
ed that Kingsley was her BROTHER.
This confession, It was claimed, was
made voluntarily, when Miss Lindvflle
learned that she was going to die. The
girl, it is alleged, summoned all her
strength and at the last moment said
that she had taken ergot, which had
been given her by the man who had ac-
complished her ruin. She prayed that
the hospital people would care for the
baby. The child is now said TO be in
charge of the keepers of the home.
The Salvation Army Rescue Home is
a refuge for unfortunate girls. 1t is
conducted on a charitable basis. Miss
Lindville went there because, as the
story is told, she was refused admit
tance to the home of her parents AMI
the houses where her former friends
had lived.
Coroner Beck. who will make a COM
plete investigation of the case, thinks
that the name of Kingsley is fictitious
He hopes to be able to find out who
the father of the child is and bring
the guilty man to justice. DR.. Beck
says that he will spare no pains to work
out the case. 1t is claimed that there
are letters in charge of the Salvation
Army home people which will be
brought before the coroner's jury and
throw light on the case.
Miss Lindville came here last week
and was registered at the home as
Miss Middleworth.
Remains to College.
AS neither the father nor the lover 1t
is said. will claim te girls remains 1T
is now regarded certain that the fair
girls body will be given to a medical
college.
Miss Lindville was only II years OF
age. Her remains are sufficient proof
that she was a beautiful girl. While
the authorities believe hat the author
of her ruin has now fled they Still have
hopes of getting track of the man.
The alleged confession, it is said, in
cluded statement that the girls
lover had brought large quantities of
the poison taken and given her with In
structions that if she would take it her
troubles would soon be over and she
would feel no i'll effect.
Under the laws of Iowa any person
who gives drugs to a woman for Grim
inal purposes is guilty of murder
Augusta, Feb 2O.-Miss Ethel Lind
vile. who is dead at Des Mones, left
her home here early in January She
was only II years old. and had been as
a domestic by various families in the
vicinity. Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lindville, are old residents, and
in moderate circumstances. Hints of
a love affair are pife in the community,
but intimate friends of the dead girl
refuse to discuss the sad affair.