Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-09
SHE RESEMBLED
BELLA GUINNESS
Woman Travelling on N. Y. Gen.
trail Train Detained on
Ground of Suspicion.
PUT THROUGH EXAMINATION.
Ctica's Chief of Police Said She Did
Not Answer Description of Laportc
Fiend-Not Woman Wanted.

Syracuse, y. Y. May 1.-Two trav-
cling men who left a New York Cen
tral eastbound train after 10 o'clock
last night at Rochester reported to
the police Of that city that two wo-
men, one resembling Mrs. Belle GUM
ness the Laporte, Ind, alleged MUIR
deress. were passengers on the train.
The police called up the Syracuse de-
paltment and detectives boarded the
tram, and after locating the women,
went on 10 Utica in order to question
thein' They returned with the wo-
men, ana the police put them through
an examination. The suspected wo-
man said that she was Mrs L. A.
Heron; that her companion was ner
mother and that they were on then,
way to New York. This morning.
AFTER long interview with Mrs. Her
ron Chlef or Police Cabin said that
s sne ana not answer the description OF
MIS-. GUINNESS. AT the womun's re-
quest he forwarded a telegram ad
dressed TO Mrs. Charles p. Rockefel-
Ter 3lI west Fortieth street. New
York City
Tho mother gave her name as Mrs.
Lucy Burton. She said that her
nome was in Chicago, where her daugh-
Yer lNed with her and that both had
been at their summer home Mt Frank
lin, Pa. taking the train there for
Cleveland on their way to New York.
Chlet Cadin said he would detain the
women until they had furnished COM
plete Identification.
As the detectives on the train in
sisted that the two women get nm the
woman, Mrs Heron. exclaimed. "Oh
my God and nearly tainted several
on ha If,4-
ron was noticed making what appear
ed 10 be mods indicating silence, at
her mother on the journey
AL the waiting room in Utica. Mrs.
HERON looked faint again. She IS said
by the police to bear a close resem
blance to Mrs, Guinness. Some of them
did not think that she was Mrs, GUM
ness and only a few would express
themselves as positive that she was the
woman wanted.
WHO lady WAS.
Franklin. Pa, May g.--Mrs +. h.
Heron, arrested In Syracuse, y. Y.
on suspicion OF being Mrs. Bella GUM
ness, the Laporte arch-murdress. lives
In the country about eight miles from
FRANKLIN. She resides with her mother,
Mrs. Lucy Burton. an aged lady.
Mrs. Heron was reared in this vicini-
ty and number of years ago was mar
RED. Her husband died in the south
last winter and Mrs Heron brought
the body here for burial
They had no children Since then she
has been in Chicago much of the time
but had arranged to spend the summer
with her mother. On April % she adj
Vertised In a Franklin newspaper for
summer boarders, either children or
adults. She has a brother who resides
here. The family has always borne a
good reputation.
HER SISTER.
New York, May 9.--Mrs. Charles p.
Rockefeller Of this city is a sister of
Mrs. L. A. Heron She said today that
Mrs. Heron has lived most of her life
in Franklin, Pa, and that Frederick y.
Heron, her husband was formerly vice
president OF the Sethness company of
Chicago a concern manufacturing fla
Voring extracts. Mr. Heron died in
Vicksburg. Miss, last Christmas. at
which time Mrs. Heron was a guest of
Mrs. Rockefeller In this city
Mrs. Rockefeller received postal
card from Mrs Heron from Franklin,
Pa, n few days ago notifying her that
Mrs. Heron was coming to New York
to visit her and would be accompanied
by her mother
MRS. HERRON's HUSBAND.
Chicago, May ct was stated az
the office OF the Stiffness company IN
this city that f. b. Heron, the hus-
band of Mrs. L. A. Heron, was vice
president of the company until Jan
of this year. He died in Vicksburg.
Miss. The officers OF the company
declared that they had no present
knowledge OF the exact whereabouts
of Mrs. Heron. but that her reported
statement of having lived in Franklin,
Pa. was correct.
NAME IN DIRECTORY.
Chicago, May 9.--The Chicago city
directory gives but one Mrs. Heron.
She Is Mrs A. l.. Heron, 4743 Evans
avenue, the widow OF Abraham Her
ron, a drygoods man. Mrs. Heron ia
at her home and said that she knew
of no other Mrs Heron in the city
of similar initials or who would answer
the description Of the woman detained
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