The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-04
NOW MADE
FOR SLAYER'S KNIFE
Weapon Is Last Glue on Which Officers Hope
to Determine the Identity of the Person Who
Murdered Little Elsie MiIhuff-- Clothing Not
Missing.

The assumption that a portion Of
little Elsie millhuffa clothing WAS
missing when tho body Of the muir.
defed giri Wae found on the bank
Of Cedar river was dispfaTen this
morning by a close examination Of
the raiment taken from the body
and left at the undertaking parl0ra
la Renion Mrn Christina Cieeef.
axe. an intimate friend of the Mil.
huff family. superlntended the eK-
animation conducted by Deputies
Cameron and Hiil Mrs Ciesefske
had been given a minute deaefip-
tion Of the clothing worn By Elsie
Miiihuf on the day Of her death,
and was positive that none waa
missing after the blood soaked gar
menta had been spread out on the
floor 81 the undertaking room.
skirt not Missing.
The skirt upon which the muir.
deref ~ supposed 70 have wiped bis
hands waa there. aoiled with blood
and mud and also the hairFibDona.
one Of which WIS supposed 10 have
been missing
This leaves the knife with which
the death wounds we're inflicted as
the remaining clue TO point out the
murderer. and the search for that
has been taken up today with re
neHed determination By the eher-
iffa office II has not been prac
,ieal until this morning 20 deter.
mine exactly whether any OF the
chlid's clothing was missing be-
cause Of the critical mental oondi
tIon Of Mrs Mlififf
Oppressed By Horror.
She has been unable TO turn her
ihongnts Ia anything but the hor.
roF Of what has happened. and the
report that a part u the child's
clothing Was missing Was accepted
~ a clue to the criminals identity
Another misstatement vas cor.
feeted today BY Carlson and POI.
lock. The two scanainavians Twins
on the old Adslt place. from whom
Tom Michigan obtained the flowers
Tor tho Connolly aifls.
Both CariNon aud Pollock declare
that they saN nothinE Of the forged
note - which Michigan IL supposed
20 have secured the flowers. Nell.
gan simply came and asked pcruiiH.
sion 81 Pollock and the latter &s
scented Later NeIllgan told about
the note II Conneily's home. sc.
corstinR 10 Nrn Connolly.
Yesterdays search OF the ground
surrounding the spot where the
body Was discovered. conducted b.
several hundred people working
with sheriff Smith and his depu
lies. failed 20 reveal ani thing Ia the
nafure Of 4 clue Only the flnding
81 a knife that viii correspond e.
the wounds inflicted will furniEh a
conclusive Indication and the Of
ficers on the case ere beniing their
Efforts In this direction exclusively
Divers Are Busy.
Several swimmsrs we're In the
river yesterday diving 10 find thu
fnlfe. but owing 70 the swift cur.
rent they we're not successful
To-day 4 } Nrrbreek. profes.
siunai diver IN the employ Of the
Pacific Coast Steamship company.
la searching the river bottom Yer.
beck has just finished a fShouF
Job. but be got into bis diving suit
Immediately after dinner. He start.
al work under the Newcastle road
bridge and viii search the river bot.
tom 20 the bridge Just below the
spot where the body Of Elsie Mil
huff was found
There vas q rumor this morning
that the knit, had been found. but
this was soan disproYed.
" T. Hubbard in searching the
river thought he saw the knife.
Lloyd Pratt. an expert swimmer.
volunteered to dive for Il and after
being shown the spot. went down.
4 long white stone proved IN BE-
what Hubbard thought was the
knife
The finding Of knife in the river
or near the spot where the little
girls body WAS found. and suhse.
Quont proof of its ownership. viii.
81 course. iastcn suspicion CLOSELY
around that owner and viii proban.
ly solve the mystery Of the muir.
derers Identity. Otherwise the OF
fcers will sin he left in the darl,
as far aa leflriic clues are con.
cernsd
Disposed Of Weapon.
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