Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-03
Fortune Stolen or Misplaced
by Mrs. Mills in Chicago.
POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING
Four Women to Be Questioned to
Clear Up Mystery.
VICTIM GIVES STATEMENT
Remembers Fall, Rendering Her I'm
conscious, But Knew of No One
Around at the Time.

CHICAGO. March 3-Chicaso and
Evanston police co-operated today IN in
vestlsatins the disappearance of $1,000
which either was lost or stolen from Mrs
Mabel Mills. forty five years old. wife of
a wealthy real estate dealer of San An
tonic, Texas.
Mrs. Mills is in serious condition at
an Evanston hospital. due to a wound on
the back of her head. which She receiv ed
either from blow dealt by robbers or a
fall
Mrs. Mills told the police of having
drawn $4,000 from a Chicago bank Sat
urday and spending $1,000 on a shopping
tour in State street and then dining with
u woman friend in Evanston. She said
she suffered intensely from the cold
when she started back 10 Chicago and
that She had no recollection of how she
lost the money. When found she was
open.
Mrs. Mills was reported to have spent
comfortable night and to be improved
today.
Women to Be Questioned.
Four women will be questioned by Chief
Shaffer of the Evanston police depart
ment today In an effort to clear up the
battling mystery. The cabman who drove
Mrs Mills from the home of Mrs. II. L..
Stevens in Evanston to the railway sta
ton was closely questioned by the police
early in the day, after which he was
allowed to go.
Notice has been sent to every bank in
the country to watch for the $1,000 bills
lost by Mrs Mills.
Mrs. Mills Statement.
Mrs Mills made the following state
ment today:
81 came to Chicago last Tuesday and
deposited my money with the Union
Trust Company with the purpose of get
ting it back in 81 600 bills, in which form
always carry my money. I have a
ranch Of 1880 acres. on which 1 employ
fifty men. On pay day I carry the money
myself. When l removed the money
from the bank Saturday had 1t placed
in the safe of my hotel, but took it out
again last night after visiting my friends
in Evanston. / expected to take a train
for home.
From the Stevens building 1 took a
cal to station of the elevated road.
had ridden about twenty minutes when
discovered 1 did not have my Illinois
Central transportation with me. 1t was
i'm a small pocketbook. which also con-
tanned 81 $50. / Immediately left the train
and started back to Evanston.
ARRIVING there. 1 started to walk back
to the Stevens residence. My feet go,
cold and 1 went into a. fruit store to
warm them. Then ] started again. After
that l remember only falling. I did no,
see any one around me on the street. nor
did 1 notice any one following me from
the station
The small purse containing the 81 $50
and the railroad transportation was found
at the Stevens home after search.
The larger bag. which contained Sal 900,
was discovered on the street. 1t was
empty. An envelope in which the money
had been placed had been torn open and
was lying nearby. G. Warmolts. ticket
agent of the Central street station of the
Northwestern elevated road, told of see
ing Mrs. Mills.
''She came in about o'clock and looked
around nervously," said. She was
laughing and acted SO strangely that /
watched her curiously. She took off her
rubbers and warmed her feet at the stove.
When she put them on and walked out
again she was still laughing