The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-02
LOOK TO SOLONS
FOR GIRL s DEATH.
MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE EN-
EMPLoYE succuMBs FROM
CRIMINAL OPERATION.
MYSTERY SHROUDS CASE
And Legislature Members Maintain
Strict slIcncc--Representstivc
Admits Getting Letter From
the Hospital.

4 Detroit, Mich, May III. Edith Al.
Presley proofreader In the Michigan
Estate senate, hehess to s75.o00, ara
who since her babyhood, has heen d
familiar figure In the statthruse. is
dead in Detroit as result Of crimi
lnal operation She was the daughter
lof George e Presley former head OF
1 tho ate corporation department..
fShe was "a years old.
The Detroit police are holding Dr.
IG Al. Ftitsch, who treated M ss Pres.
LEY In her fast hours, hut there IN
little likelihood OF eonyistion. as the
girl left signed statement fhat the
work was done by another ph sican,
whose name she did MOI know ANA at
Ia place In Detioit she could non lo-
cate because moi familiar with iha
city
While III she went unattended to
Hope sanitanum. q Detroit piyate
hospital Asked why she did not com.
muniea with the cause Of her
trouble she said.
lie II not In position to mafry
me, and | io not want to get vel.
Officials Under Suspicion.
Detective J. b Downey has gone to
Lansing to corrohorate the police
theory that the operation was plan
ned in Lancing. Suspicion II Ill
rected against several officials there
--one in particular-but there III as
yet no direct evidence, George G..
Presley OF Eastwood, Saginaw c0tnty.
father Of the dead girl. ana two oi her
brothers who arrived this morning
from Rhode Island are assisting in
he investigation. The sons th eat
ered death 10 the guilty man. One of
Miss Pfesleys brothers said:
While my sister was In The his
pital She wrote me u nDte, inc Eel
with II was a letter to Repres cntative
Charles D. Ward of Bancroft | con-
sidared the communication coafiden-
tial and did not read it. Afv sister
was on friendly terms with Mr. and
Mrs. Ward, She used to visit their
home, and used to be in his wfes
company a great deal.f'
"She used to get letters from
Ward said hes father | never saw
any of them. but | never had sny rea
son to think they were her than en-
tirely proper. She made no secret of
having received them.
"E. v. Chilson. now secretary Of
he senate, gave her position as
OF the senate. when he
became secretary of The Lansing
Business Mems association my daugh.
ter used to do a great deal Of work
ar him. She used to speak often Of
Charles s Pierce, clerk OF he house"
Coroner to Investigate.
The coroner says he win maize
thorough investigation and summon
witnesses from Lansing, including
Ward.
preventative Ward admits re-
eelving a letter from Hiss Presley
while she was at the hospital, but
SAYS be destroyed it. He said:
She said in he note that he Can
ger was over and she was com ng out
All right She added something about
ranting her friends NOT 10 worry ami
hat she had written 10 M ono else.
che kent In the note the same secrecy
hat she kent about he whole affair
rom TIE first"
The members OF the Iegislatrre.
ecoyesirg in measure from their
l,st shock al the news have rallied
@ protect an concerned. at lesst BY
.ilence. A close friend Of the dead
aenosrapher predicted hat no one
would ever solve the mystery.
Lansing police have found nnm
er Of letters In Miss Presley's room.
ui refuse 10 divulge their contents.