The Paducah sun., 1906-01-29
Her Husband and Sister Readi-
ly Recognized Clothing.
Everything Points to Foul Murder
for the Purpose of Robbery
No Clue.
SHE HAD $4,000 IN vALUABLEs

Cairo, ILL.,, Jan. 29.-The body OF
the woman discovered in the river
here last Thursday has been identi-
fed as that of Mrs. j. o. Mangrum,
of Nashville, Tenn.
j. o. Mangrum. the husband of the
deceased. OF Nashville. ana Mrs. Lo-
gan Trousdale. the sister, of Birming-
ham, Ala, arrived yesterday and i'm
medlately went to the morgue where
the clothing of the unfortunate
young woman was at once recognized
although no marks of Identification
on the body could be found.
All the theories advanced upon the
case, however vague and indiscrimi-
nate they may be. are based upon the
one primary explanation-foul play.
In fact there seems to be no doubt in
the minds OF the many who have be
come acquainted with the cas-
through the search for the missing
woman, but that she was foully and
premedtatedly murdered.
The Nashville city detective de-
partment has been called upon to
work out the mystery OF her death
the theory upon which they are work
ing being that she was murdered be-
fore she left Nashville for her money,
$1,000 and jewels worth $1,000.
When she left home the money was
in her stocking. the supporter of
which was cut and the stocking
pulled down. The other stocking
supporter was intact. Four diamond
rings and one ruby had been on Mrs.
Mangrum's left hand, the glove to
which as well as the rings was gone
when the body was found in the
river. As In the case of the stock
lngs the right hand was still covered
by the glove. The circumstances are
taken to indicate unmistakably rob
berry. Mrs Mangrum's relatives have
been unable TO find that she bought
a sleeping car ticket and railroad en-
ployes do not recall having seen hei
on the train on the night of Decem-
ber Il, when she was due to have
left for either st. Louis or Chicago.
Dr. James McManus. the coroner,
stated It as his opinion that all life
was extinct before the body was
thrown into the river. He also be-
lieves that chloroform was the me-
dlum by which Mrs. Mangrum came
to her death.
A body may be preserved indefi-
nitely in water at this time OF the
year owing to the low temperature.
II will not rise until the gases form
and until II does come to the surface
will hardly move from its original
position. The time usually set is
from ten to thirty days, sometimes
longer.
Allowing this length of time $50
days) II would leave a period OF
twelve days to pass before the body
reached Cairo.
The motive. the $4,000, is plainly
apparent, but who the parties to the
crime may be--he. she. or they, yet
remains to be discovered.
The husband and the sister, while
here stopped at the Hotel Illinois,
where in an interviewed with a rep
resentatlve of The Bulletin, the sis
ter said "There Is no doubt but
that this is the body OF our dear
Rosa. We recognized the clothes
the minute we saw them. They were
the same she wore when last seen.
IL firmly believe" she said, that my
sister has been most foully muir
dered." As to her plans for the fu-
ture, Mrs. Trousdale would say but
little.
The body was sealed in a copper
lined casket and shipped to Nash
VILE on Illinois Central train No. .
yesterday afternoon. the bereaved
relatives accompanying.