The Minneapolis journal., 1905-01-24
SCOUT THEORY
OF SUICIDE PACT
Relatives Of Mrs. Terry, Found
Dead in Milwaukee, Assert
/ She Was Murdered.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Jan. 24.-With an empty
vial lying beside her and the corners
of her mouth fearfully burned from
strong dose of carbolic acid, the dead
BODY es Of ynd young ag and and pretty Chicago
Of q Milwaukee hotel yesterday. The girl
Florence Groves, 1907 Vernon avenue,
who left home under romantic circum-
stances about ten days ago and had
not been heard Of since.
Altho suicide compact between the
girl and her husband was limited at, the
police discredit the rumors and are look
ing for Terry, who disappeared sudden
ly shortly after the body was found.
The girls mother and brother make
no secret Of their belief that the girl
was enticed away from her home and
murdered. Terry boarded at the home
Of the girl, and about ten days ago
both left the house, ostensibly for the
purpose of going out to dinner. In
stead, it is thought, they were married
and went to Milwaukee, where the
tragedy occurred soon after.
The young woman's mother and her
brother, F. A. Groves, were Immediately
expressed belief Of the brother that
murder had been committed, the police
are Of the opinion that Terry is also
known as Arthur H. Milligan, and is
wanted in Boston for embezzlement Of
81 400. g.. 1&
Relatives Deceived. ..
Miss Groves married Mr.. Terry in a
romantic manner. They went out to-
gether, ostensibly for dinner, and that
night the young man g mother received
telegram from Terry saying that they
had been married and were on the way
to Milwaukee, where they would re-
main for several weeks. The members
Of her family were nonplussed, as they
had not the slightest intimation that
the couple contemplated marriage.
"My daughter had been out with
Terry only few times and she gave
us no cause to believe she cared for
him in the least" said the sorrowing
mother today. 81 cannot-I will not
believe she committed suicide. She had
absolutely no motive. I believe he
drugged and then murdered my poor,
unsuspicious girl.' ~- ss@~ s-
Calls Him a Degenerate.
Mrs. Parker declared today that
Terry was degenerate and often said
| he would, commit suicide. 81 think
he was jealous Of Clyde Brown, young
|
was practically engaged" she said
Hand made up his mind he would stea]
her away from him. They had been
going together for some time and re-
Gently had slight falling out, but
had made up. Terry declared about
that time he would kill himself if Flor
ence did not marry him, but she die
not show any affection for the mar
whatever-in fact, she said he was the
biggest liar she had ever met.
"She did not have reason for want
ing to die. There was no trouble be
tween them; she was very young, ant
if she wanted to leave him she had {
! good home to return to-
According to Mrs. Parker, Terry hat
no trade or profession, but said he wa
living on an inheritance derived from
his fathers estate in England. He il
t32-almost twice the age of his pretty
| dead wife. 49,. ...-@. ~. F. 60
Terry left the hotel at 9 O'Clock il
the morning and has not been found b.
the police, altho it was reported that
man in the act Of swallowing some
thing from bottle had been seen il
hallway a few blocks from the Blat
hotel, and that the bottle had bee1
knocked from his hand and he had fled
The description of the man answers t.
Terry - 49,
The police are using every effort t.
find Terry, as he answers the descrip
ton Of Arthur Fl. Milligan, alias Al
thur H. Smith, who is wanted for EN-
Bezzlement.