The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-10
SCOTT'S BODY
 TAKEN FROM
 MAUSOLEUM
(special from United Press. ]

Erie, Pa., Feb. 1O-Rumors are afloat. today, that it was not the body of Mrs. Anna McCullom that was remov- ed from the Scott family mausoleum in Erie Cemetery, but the remains of William Scott himself.
 Police Chief Wagner denied the> ru- mors. It is known that relatives told the police, Wednesday, when the theft was discovered, that Mrs. McCullom's 8 body was missing and others were left.
 A milkman was found, today, who believes he passed the cemetery at the time of the robbery. He is Louis Wall dinger, 234 Cherry street, and he fixes the date, as Tuesday, January 27.
 'I was passing the cemetery at about o'clock when a man who look ed to be a railroader, stepped to my wagon and asked for a match" said Waldinger. "He said he had stood there for an hour watching three men remove a body. He said they put it in a black covered wagon and drove to the red house. I paid no atten- tion to it and drove on"
 There are but two red houses near the cemetery. One is a manufactur- ing plant and the other is occupied by employees of the cemetery. The police and the private detectives are following this clue. Chief Wagner held a long conference with Waldinger this morning.
 Mrs. Charles H. Strong, daughter of William Scott, received telegram, to- day, from J. w. Griswold, millionaire Philadelphian and first cousin to Mrs. Strong, advising her to employ Pink ertons. Griswold promised to use all his influence in tracking down the ghouls.
 The rumor that Scott's body was taken is strengthened by the effor-s which members of the family are making to preserve secrecy regarding the whole affair.
 A few city police believe a ransom has already been demanded although Chief Wagner refuses to accept this theory.
 Gilbert P. Perkins, chief of the Perkins Union Detective Agency, Pittsburg. arrived late yesterday, with a squad of men. in response to tele- gram from Charles H. Strong, son-in- law of William L. Scott, millionaire, who built the mausoleum. Perkins was called by Strong two years ago when blackhanders threatened to they received $10,000. The criminals were caught and convicted and are in the penftentiary.
 The city police are working on both the ransom and revenge theories. Po- lice Chief Edward Wagner holds to the belief that the body was stolen for ransom. Several city detectives, following this theory, suspect that the mysterious unidentified woman who telephoned the first news of the burg lary to Mrs. Strong, daughter of the tomb builder, is implicated. Still other officers believe that the body was taken for revenge.
 "I believe the body is buried in some cellar in Erie" said Chief Wag. ner. Investigation shows that no body from mausoleum has been shipped from this city in months"
 Chief Wagner's ransom theory is weakened by the fact that silver trim $S,00O were not taken although it would have been but a few minutes work to have removed them all. The silver was torn from two of the cask- cts and left lying on the floor.
 Mrs. Strong collapsed, today, and physicians were called. Mrs. Strong's collapse is due to nervous shock and worry" said Steve Walker, Strong's private secretary. "She is in a seriors condition but the physicians believe she will recover when the excitement subsides.'
 Charles H. Strong said, today, that he and his wife were ignoring the To- cal police because they had more faith in the private detectives they have engaged. Strong said he was satisfied that ransoni and nothing else was the motive but he refused to make any statement regarding the
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