The evening world., 1911-02-10
SCOTS
BODY FROM TOMB,
REPORT IN ERIE
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promised to use all his influence In
tracking down the ghouls.
on account OF tho reticence OF the
members of the family much mystery
still surrounds the Dissertation OF the
mauseleum. and efforts to unravel the
anal are hampered.
Mrs. Strong collapsed at her home
to-day. 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 serious condition. but the
physicians believe she will recover
when the excitement subsidies"
strong's First Statement.
MY wife and I are %plnning our faith
to Perkins, detectives, and we are
not working with the local police at
all.'' said Charles II. Strong in his first
authorized interview granted to-day.
II rave been instructed by Perkins to
not discuss the case. but I can say
that In my opinion ransom and nothing
else was the motive. I Will make no
statement concerning the identity Of
the body.
II am rather surprised hat so far
no ransom demand has been received
by me. but ! believe the work to have
been done by shrewd criminals who
probably figure that OF detec-
ton are less provided they wait a few
weeks.
II will spare no expense or effort to
recover the body and capture the Grim
mails. We will rot drop the matter In
a few weeks IL nothing develops in that
time. Search Will be continued for
years II necessary"
II have engaged an embalming EXPERT,
who will reach here late to-day for an
examination ~ the mausoieum with n
view to learning just when the body
was stolen. and other Information I
need" said Harry Perkins of the Per-
kins Union Detective Agency, Perkins
Is wording on the case with his father.
Gilbert Perkins, and two other Perkins
men.
MY theory Is that the body was
stolen for ransom" continued Perkins
II won't say which body was taken, but
/ will say the newspapers have made
no mistake in saying that 1t was that
OF Mrs. McCollom.
II worked on the case years ago wher
Black Handlers demanded money from
Strong. and / don't believe any mem
Der OF that gang Is connected with the
present case"
Woman Tells Of Find.
Amelia Hertwig, the woman who dis
covered the looting of the Scott mauso.
lcum Wednesday, was located to-day.
Sh had remained in s~eclusion at thu
request OF Charles H.. Strong. Even tn,
majority OF the officers did not know he
identity.
The sight which met my eyes wher
/ accidentally pushed in the tomb door.
was so CHASTITY that / ran screaming
from the cemetery" said Miss Hertwig
II am not sure. but 1t appeared to m,
that a body was standing on its heac
near the door. CAS-, Dts were pulled gu
and the place was In terrible disorder
"f was showing the tomb to an out
of-town friend. ] always admired tn,
bronze doors so that 1 went TO then
and was tracing their outlines with m,
hands when one fell In with a crash
paused but a second. then ran. Whel
we recovered from our fright l tele
phoned Mrs. Strong. She told me L
keep strictly quiet about the matter.
haven't spoken to a soul about 1t unit
now"
Ransom or Revenge.
The city police are working Of bot
the ransom and revenge theories.
II believe the body Is buried In som
cellar In Erie" said Chief Wagner to
day. Investigation shows that n
body which could possibly have bee
the stolen corpse has been shipped fror
Erie In months. Since the discovery o
the burglary. every train has bee
watched"