The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-07-26
POLICE ARE BAFFLED.
MRS. MARY WElNARD'S BODY
FOUND AT FOOT OF BANK
EVIDENCE OF HOMICIDE.
EXPLODE FIRST THEORY.
Theory of Police Now Is That Death
Resulted From Sudden Attack
of Heart FaiIure.-ReIatives
Say Murder.

Weinard, 1911 Fourth street north,
whose dead body was found at the
foot of an embankment at Fourth
street between Fourth and Fifth ave-
nues north early Saturday, came to
her death is still an unsolved mys-
terry. Her family is of the opinion
that she was murdered. but the police
insist that their investigation points
to death from natural causes.
Little of new character has been
discovered by the police, although they
have been working day and night
since the tragedy. There is an alb
sence of motive for murder. say the
police, while the family say robbery
was the motive.
The theory. of the police is that the
woman, as she was crossing the via
duct, either toward the city or to-
ward her home, was overcome with
faintness and sat down on the railing
at the point above where her body was
| found.
The top rail at this place has been
| knocked off and the lower rail offers
convenient place to rest They ar.
que that, while thus seated, she was
overcome with dizziness and toppled
over backward, and, as she felt her.
| self falling, she made a desperate
lunge with both hands for the bar on
which she was seated, which would
account for the two slight bruises on
her wrists.
Falling, as she naturally would,
head first, her hat would be torn off
her head and would remain near the
top of the embankment, caught in the
weeds, while her body would be car
ried by its own weight to the bottom.
AS she fell, the watch she carried on
a chain, would be hurled from her
with sufficient violence to break it's
fastenings and drop about half way
down the embankment, where it was
found, while her switch probably would
not become unfastened until she had
reached nearly the bottom of the in
cline.
That she had fallen backward and
head first was plainly shown by the
fact that her coat had been forced
partially off her shoulders. Her waist
had not been, as first reported, torn
open and the little red pocket which
was pinned to her corset, and in which
she was in the habit of carrying valu-
ables, had not been exposed. In fact,
it was still fastened with a safety pin
1 nd aiDn oh iplx
cts and 95 cents in cash.
Coroner Is Satisfied.
The autopsy, according to Coroner
Seashore, showed plainly that the
woman had died of heart disease
That her lungs were congested and
that she was frothing at the mouth
simply tended to confirm the dag.
nosis, he said.
Mr. Weinard said positively that his
wife could not have had more than
about 500 on her person. He says
she formed the habit of carrying her
money with her during the panic OF
nearly 20 years ago, but although she
had at that time carried as much as
$1,000.
1t is believed by the police that
there was some mystery in the WON
ans life that was not known to her
immediate family. She wore locket
with the initials "E. G. R." engraved
on it. 1t is said that she was engaged
to a man before her marriage 80 odd
years ago whose last name begins
with r. Her husband says she fire
quently received letters that she was
at great pains to conceal, always
meeting the mail carrier at the door
to prevent anyone else from s,'eing hel
mail.
1t is said that she carried many Of
these letters and also some newspaper
clippings in the black handbag thai
is said to be missing. The handbag
It appears, is the only thing she is be
lieved to have carried that was mo-
found on or near her person.