The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-24
BODY FOuNOJUS7 OFF KENOSHA
Manner in Which Well Known Woman
Met Her Death Will Probably Never
be Known Searching Parties Hunt
Long for Clews.
/ From Wednesdays Daily.l


Old Lake Michigan solved another
mystery just before noon today when
it washed up on the beach at the foot
nf Ohio street the body of Mrs. Helen
Murray, wife of Frederick L. Murray
Of Waukcgan and one Of the best
known and most highly respected wom-
On of Waukegan, Mrs. Murray had
wandered away from her home on last
Friday evening and since that time
members of the family, which includes a
number Of the best known society peo-
pie Of the north shore suburb, had been
searching for the woman. This morn
ing more than hundred people had
been enlisted in the search for the miss
ing woman at Waukegan and when the
news came that the body of Mrs. Muir
ray had been found in the lake off Ke
nosha the fire whistle at Waukegan
was blown ten minutes to call in the
searching parties some of whom had
gone to distant parts of the county
Later the relatives Of Mrs. Murray
came to Kenosha in an automobile to
take care of the body which had been
removed to the Mischler and Stanton
morgue. Coroner James II. Stanton
called jury to Investigate the case
and the inquest win be held this even
ing
It j. probable that the secret Of the
manner in which Mrs. Murray met her
death was forever sealed by the lake.
The body was found by Edward Chester
the son of John I. Chester just before
noon today and it had evidently been
carried in by the heavy seas. The body
had lodged in little pier leading from
the breakwater just north of the resi-
lence of John M. Kehlor and the coro-
Ter and members of the police and fire
department. had some trouble in remov.
pg it from the water. Only this morn
ng the police received letter from
he police of Waukegan asking that
hey search for the missing woman and
Police Officer Emil Clausen as soon as
le saw the body declared that the
Naukegan search was at an end
Mrs. Murray was a sister-in-la of
ihe late Clarence A. Murray, former
postmaster of Waukegan. She was the
mother OF Mrs. r. M. ingalls, of Wan
5egan and of William G. Murray, the
after manager for the Pillsbury com
sany in Chicago. On last Friday even
ng Mrs. Murray had eaten supper with
The members of her family and left the
house on some trifing errand. When
he failed to return the members of
he family instituted search for her.
She was known to be suffering from
nervous exhaustion and on previous oc-
,asions she had left the house and had
caused the members of the family
anxiety.
On Sunday evening the members of
lie family made formal call on the
police of Waukegan to search for the
woman and since that time there had
been searching parties covering all
parts of Lake county and some of them
had come as far north as Kenosha.
Mrs. Murray was IS years of age and
before her illness had been prominent
in the society of the north shore town
Relatives are expected to take the body
back to Waukegan this evening.
There was nothing found on the body
of Mrs. Murray to aid in the solution
Of the mystery attending her death save
portion of ticket which would In
lieate that Mrs. Murray had gone from
Waukegan to the state line on last
Friday evening. This would indicate
hat the woman went into the lake at
hat point or that she possibly came
20 Kenosha.