Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
MARKED RING MAY
AID THE OFFICIALS
GIFT OF SANFORD CARLSON TO
DEAD GIRL, COUPLED WITH
BUTTONS FURNISH ONLY CLUES
NOW KNOWN.

morning with Governor q. F.
Carroll, and later issued the .fol-
lowing statement:
|, T. J. Phillips, mayor of the
city of OttunWa, have been duly
v authorized by Governor Carroll
to make the announcement that
the state through him will give >
an additional $500 reward for
the capture and conviction OF
the murderer Of Miss Clara
F" Rosen.
T.J. PHILIPPE,
Mayor Of the city Of ottunwa, la. =
The Courier, NJ. L. ArrIson
and c. G. Sparks this morning
received messages from Senator =
Moon stating that the state had 4
authorized the reward referred
to above.
As deep in mystery as the memor-
able crime Of many years ago when
Alice Kelly was brutally murdered
and left to die in the woods, now
known as the Old Field, is the afro
cious assassination of Miss Clara Ro.
sen. whose body was yesterday after
noon lowered into It's last resting
place in Ottumwa cemetery. The po-
lice department, working on every
semblance of clue which might lead
to the apprehension of the criminal,
have thus far failed to secure any
tangible evidence upon which to CEN
ter their efforts.
The only clues upon which the au.
thorities have to work are the two
buttons found in the vicinity of the
crime and the additional fact TINT
the diamond ring stolen was marked
with a pin by the unfortunate girl
just previously to her having 1t cut
down to fit her slender finger. This
ring, symbolic Of the troth she plight.
ed with Sanford Carlson of Ironington,
Wyo., may yet he the means OF bring
ing the doer Of the fearful murder to
, Justice, desite the fact that It's recov.
cry at this time seems distant.
Letter Clue Flzzled Out.
| With the investigation made yes.
terday by Detective John Wernicke
and Officer Charles Souders, Of the
letter received Sunday, another clue,
one In which some hope was placed,
is scattered to the four winds. In re.
sponse to the following letter receiv.
ed Monday by the police, the fruitless
investigation was made:
North English, Ia, Feb. 7, 1909.
Chief Gallagher, Ottumwa, Iowa.
| Dear Sir.-The first that was known
here Of the murder Of Miss Clara TO.
sen was the news brought by one Pete
West, farmer living about three
miles north Of, this place He said he
saw the fellow when he hit her and ha
was not more than fifteen feet away
when it happened. He said he report
ed it to the police, but | knew he lid
not or he would not be here to tell 1t
yesterday. I did not hear him say 1T,
but | have talked with number Of
people who heard him. He was in OF
tumwa the fifth and left there on the
freight the morning Of the sixth. |
saw him the morning he left here,
and he wore long black overcoat and
black cap. He is fellow about six
feet TALL weight about $50 pounds,
and about 35 or 40 years old.
M. e. Coke.
The informant was formerly con-
nected with the Ottumwa police de-
partment, some years ago. Detective
Wernicke and Oft1cer Souders went TO
North English yesterday and question:
ed Mr.. West. He explained to the en-
tire satisfaction Of the officials, that
the man who heard him refer to the
Ottumwa crime evidently nllsunder-
: stood him. He acknowledged having
said something about seeing fight on
, South Jefferson street between two
! negroes, and said he explained this as
i being pretty near murder" The
4 police department Is satisfied that
r West knows nothing of the murder oi
= Miss Rosen.
Gallagher on Case.
The return home Of Chief of Pn,,cs
Pete Gallagher, who attended tn.
Q funeral of his mother in Red Oak, may
q have some bearing on the case. All
! morning he was closeted with the Of
!. ficers who have thus far handled the