The Goodland republic., 1906-01-19
RELATED TO REV. WOODWARD
MRS. BESSIE HOLLISTER MUIR
DERED IN CHICAGO, FRIDAY
A Woman Of Great Personal Charm,
Handsome and a Beautiful
Singer.

Chicago, Jan 13.-Mrs. Bessie Hol-
lister, 30 years OF age, the wife OF
Franklin Q. HOLSTER OF the printing
firm OF HOLSTER Bros, one OF the
largest concerns Of its kind in the city,
was murdered last night by Richard
Ivens, "A years OF age, who attempt
ed 10 assault her The body OF Mrs.
HOLSTER was found this morning Iy-
ing on a pile OF stable refuse in the
rear Of the Ivens residence, at 36S
Belden avenue Around the neck was
twisted a fine copper wire, and death
had been caused by strangulatiOn.
Ivenss who pretended to find the
body and reported the fact Of the
murder TO the police, confessed to the
crime a short time after he had been
taken into custody. His statement to
the police, in effect, was that he was
at work in his carpenter shop, which
stands but a short distance from the
place where the body was found this
morning, and that when Mrs. Hollis
ter passed by he attacked her, and
when she resisted ne dragged her in
to the carpenter shop and killed her
by twisting the wire around her neck
He then went home and remained
there ali night This morning he
went 70 the barn, Ostensibly to per
form some work, and, pretending to
find the body, rushed into the house
and reported TO his father, and later
70 the police, that the body Of a wO-
man was lying in the heap Of refuse
near the barn
Ivens, in his confession, claimed
that he was drunk at the time Of the
crime, but this is denied by his own
mother, who says that he came into
the house and ate his supper while
perfectly sober. Ivens had previously
borne a good reputation.
At the conclusion Of the cOrOner's
inquest, which was held late in the
day, a verdict was returned holding
Ivens TO the criminal court without
bail
During the inquest Ivens remained
seated and apparently showed no in
terest in the proceedings. When he
was called upon by the coroner to
give his testimony, his uncOncerned
manner and defiant tone caused great
Indignation among the men in the
room, and after the inquest was over,
W c. HOllister, bTOtheT-in-law Of the
murdered woman, made an effort to
shoot him He was making his way
toward Iyens, holding a revolver in
his hand, when an Oncer caught sight
Of the weapon and held HOIlister.
Other policemen came to his aid, and
HOllister was compelled to leave the
place Ivens, when detailing the
crime, spoke in the most Indifferent
manner. He said:
We'll, was standing in front Of
the carpenter shop when this-what's-
her-name-"
You mean Mrs. HoIIister, don't
you" asked the coroner.
Yes. That's her name. Well, she
came along and grabbed her. We
were standing at the gate in the alley
for I'VE minutes, and then I dragged
her into the yard
Ivens identified the wire which he
twisted around the neck Of Mrs. HoI-
lister, saying calmly, Yes, that's it"
Mrs. HOLSTER was 80 years old, a
woman OF great personal charm,
handsome, and had for years been
prominent because Of her beautiful
voice, which was considered to be Of
extraordinary quality. She frequent
" appeared at musical entertainments
in different parts Of the city.