The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-19
WAS JEKYLL AND HYDE"
SLAYER OF ELLSWORTH WOMAN
DESCRIBED BY POLICE.
Authorities Say He Courted Another
Woman in Minneapolis-Real
Mystery Sealed Up.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, July 10
/ Especial. with Mile Ellison as the
murdered victim and Natuan Riggs, her
alleged slayer, suicide, with the seal
of death on the sec, t back of the girls
registering under an assumed name, and
with deaths seal, too, on the secret of
many of the murderer's movement. the
National hotel tragedy has resolved it
self into n mystery Of two $1,000 bills.
The funeral of Miss Ellison was held
in Ellsworth, Wis, Yesterday. The
money she had has not been found.
IF ever there was n .lckyll and Hyde
in real lie, Nathan Riggs was the man.
says Police Superintendent Doyle.
He led a double life for ten years
and the wonder is he was able to keep
it up "a long rs he did. While he was
known in Minneapolis as a church mem
Der, model husband and father, AMI
respected citizen, he was recognized
along the line as bad egg.
After the crime at the National hotel
had been committed Riggs went out on
his train to Elroy, the same cheerful, &C
commOdating conductor as ever, appar-
entity. At the time of his arrest in Elroy
he seemed greved and shocked that he
should be under suspicion.
within n few blocks from the home
of his wife and daughter lived Miss
'race u: NercIoF, o. .>IIui'tt 4''n"''
Whoh hsSS regularly visited re Iti
resented llilSeli us uilu'afI''u auu ln"ur
love TO Hef. lie hhaIi! was ENGAGE" !"
be married TO E'r ana me "'a""iE ga!
was set. In the meantime she discoY-
cred that Riggs was married and the
engagement was broken Off. Miss M"r-
cler lau 'ouSIuet"ulc i''"IrH' gu,
mehcSd SUIT against MN "ul I'''t"NT "a ~.
ms InneHtS 'lc "'I"" "'"PP'" wa guy
sheriff Snorles Is blamed bv the Min
ncapolis police for the Ian watch put
over the prisoner, who was gwen every
opportunity to commit SUICIDE, heIHre
blowing his brains out ne WFoi" SIN l't
ters on a typewriter. hose letters are
now IN the possession Oh Eu"A JufS,'e
OF me peace. me I'i''rS were MIi I;',,,
IN KiEGS ROOM VINE ms .uH ',;,'',
Sear.eS, sat III another ROOM" '''''07 "
ulnTa"'i'. ni,,,, ,,.,,,,, =, his u,iro
INC ISt''r h'EES M VIZ, i',,o. -, yos,nr.
was Hiaue 'uT r,,u, "I wv '''l''''
H"S' ~ 81 ~ ,,i,,,. ,..,,, - Ic,tor
l'Har VII VIZ. I,st a." in,,"r yr,t"yrr MA
pcrmSdJ nf nm Innocent Of | know
have done some things that were not right,
but my love has been FOR you, ana because
of NY action ! have tried TO be brave ana
iaIS Ann,c,> W.. ,,lr. - fS,oci,I ! -
r, II Doo-Ni W 'S," "HiS 10 iif,u.',,,,lis
NollTuctHr HISHS ,a',,', ' .,,i,, J,as
i t'uiS 'ne Si'',.;0 iIa,r,s' ,L,
,i!"iu Us " C,nInctn. H@,,s train
, ",3 ,.""re .,,H mo sL"riff vnrn , brnr.
tiC,,l L;nn,'i1d r;,,,, vLrn sbnt and tI1t
rim" disamnnorri Inrinr fine excitement.
InTnr no rinr was returned 10 Mrs.
Harris by Riggs, hut in place of the
prccious stone was n worthless paste dla-
moud, il was alleged. No action WAS be-,
gun against Riggs.
Wind Victims Bodv
,,,>.>.,,,nn,io ''''' ,,;,-, r,,. 90
MIN NEAi ollN, M'"I', 'ui! 10
Especial ne iaNt my St'TE III S"H'l't-
toIl WIN inc NNuVhNl h"''' rluI"Ir WIS
explained TO-DAY Wh'h 'h' Sal'ly "'PoSIi
box OF ~ NJ hIEEs was drl'od ana
opened under orders from ihe county
/ attorney. In IL were louhu lhc Two