The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-21
EIGHTH VICTIM
OF B|LL|K FOUND
CHICAGO POLICE FIND NEW
PROOF or GUILT OF Ac-
cusED PoISoNER.
.EXHUME MORE BOD ES
OF the vrzal Famly-Fortune Teller
Says He Had Winning Ways
and That Women All
Adored Him.

/ Chicago. Dec San eighth victim
of Hypnotst Herman Billik, poison
suspect, is declared today TO have
been found by the police through a
detective sent to San Francisco
where the victim, woman, dcd,
Following this announcement Coro-
ncr Hoffman arranged to exhume the
Iremainng two bodies Of the six mem
bers of the Vr2al family who diel
from poison. At 2:30 o'clock his after,
noon the coroner summoned a jury,
composed Of the same men who are
engaged on the inquest over Mrs.
Rose Vrzal's body, ana accompanied
them to the Bohemian National Gene.
terry.
The bodies of Mratin and -Tillie
Vrzal were exhumed in the presence
of the jurors. who were sworn oyer
the open graves The caskets. .swere
then sealed and taken to the county
morgua where Drs. o. w. :" Lewke,i
Harold Meyer and Warren Hunter.
performed an autopsy. The digestive
organs were then given to Or. Walter
S. Haincs of Rush Medical college for
chemical analysis.
Evidence Of suicide pact were
also discovered during the day by
police. 1t is learned that Bitlk, few
minutes after Mrs, Trzal took poison
rushed from her house and hurriedly
telephoned his wife 10 pay up prem
ium on his insurance policy, fol
which he was a few day: in arraars.
This case is now so strong that |
believe now we can prove absolutely
that Billik is a poisoner," announced
Police Inspector Shippy. THE eyi
dence is conclusive, in my opiniqn."
Billik today admitted to the police
that he bad been in league with Cas-
sic NJ. Chadwick, of Cleveland, ana
that he furnished her with the names
of bankers whom she swindled.
Inspector Shippey refused TO di-
vulge the name of the woman whose
death occurred in San Francisco a
short time after Billik predicted ia.
Chicago detectives gathered the facts |
On which the murder charge is to be
mede The circumstances are also
carefully kept secret by the police,
though it is known that Billik OBJ
aimed money from her.
List of Women He SwindIed.
In supplemental, story fob 81 life
md his swndling operations, Billik |
ias furnished the police with long
ist of women whom he persistently |
,reyed upon while he told fortunes.
Il have swindled lots of them" he
;aid. Women love me. They think
hat | have supernatural powers and
hey adore me. 1t is easy to get their
money Sometimes they give me-
Il 600 a. time.
Il knew Cassie Chadwick. | used to
ell her fortune. She came to me for
he names of the men whom she
Iupcd. She gave me lots of money.
so did her sister Mrs. Standisli
'ork, but did not kill her husband.
20, | never knew him"
DO you know that you are an ac-
essory to Cassie Chadwick" asked
Inspector Shippes.
Billik protested and refused to talk
urther of The woman.
Actress Victim of BiIlk.
One of the alleged victims of Billik L
'as found-Carrie DiIler. 42l Wood
and avenue. Cleveland. an actress. h
his girl went to Billik's mother and
'as introduced to the fortune teller,
Tho, it is alleged, contracted with he! I
} res tore a lost sweetheart In the
curse to time he got from her $500 =
1 monev, $500 wcr,h of jewelry and
200 worth of furniture and clothes
Through Miss Marie E. Flynn, 505J ,
avenue, a stenographer .
the Palmer House, Inspecto- Ship :
Y learned that Billiks wanderings
trough many states in search of a
iystic herb we're mythical.
From the Palmer House and the
ostal Telegraph companyi= Office.
illik dictated ana sent letters to
RS Vrzal. dating them from Buff
10. Saratoga, san Francisco, and 1
her points asking for money TO
lnt.nuc his quest
The amounts asked for varied from
20 to $40 and the demands were
ever refused. While debating the
winding letter the man essayed a il
rtatlon with the stenographer and C
as rebuffed. The sending of boxes a
violats IN Miss FLYNN was an eDi- &