The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05
slain WOMAN IS
IDENTIFIED AS
MISSION ANGEL

HN s-
Chicago, July 4.-One OF Chi
cagos most perp exing murder mys-
teries, developed through the find
ing of the body OF woman IN the
alley back OF 730 West Monroe
street early Wednesday morning,
was started on the road to its solu-
ton last night when three persons
two women and a man-appeared
at Sheldon's morgue and Identified
the body as that of Mrs. Matte Ben
diet, mission worker.
Positive in Identification.
All three were positive in their
Identification and no amount of
questioning by the police could
shake them in their belief that the
woman is Mrs. Bendict, the West
Side mission worker.
Though the police are satisfied
that the Identification is true one.
the motive for the brutal murder is
yet to be solved and the identity OF
the slayer established The wom-
ans throat had been cut most
from ear 10 or and one Gt her shoes
had been ;ak2o off. Her jewels and
money were not touched.
Mrs. Bendict, according to Mr..
Baty, is an italian mission worker
who has worked in the poorer dis
trict OF the West Side for years.
During all the years of her service
she has lived in fear she would
meet the fate which finally overlook
her and for that reason carried a
heavy cane.
Always Carried a Cane.
The woman had no enemies so TAR
Nas krIur-n. Her m.sslcr and sole
amb ltion was tn pe OF service to the
nnforG,.. ate OF the tenement dis
tricts Size was hnown as an "aaeol'
To the D. ior, and as "tnC woman with
the cans" Her figure was famil-
lar sight on the street corners both
day an ! night,
But few persons knew he real
reason lor the cane. They thought
it a STAFF, not weapon, as Ms. zen
dict walket with slight limp,
which 1t is believed was affect d.
Before he had seen the body Mr..
Baty told the detectives stf toned
at the morgue OF ,hree marks OF
Identification that woulu be found
on the body If it was that OF Mrs.
Bendtct.
Mrs. Bendict,' said Mr. Baty,
had a gold crown in her upper
Jaw. She has mole on her right
cheek. and had recently undergone
an operation"
All Marks Were Found.
All three distinguishing marks
were found on the body OF the slain
woman.
The first clew to the identity OF
the mission worker was secured in
the afternoon from Mrs. Ada Keat-
ing, mission worker. Mrs. keat-
ing visited the porgue and viewed
the body. She recognized it as tnat
OF a woman she had frequently seen
in West Madison street, generally
between Halsted and Desplaines
streets.
Detectives from the Desplaines
Street station Immediately secured
the vicinity for mission workers.
Mrs. Jennie Taylor was brought to
the morgue. Mrs. Taylor identified
the woman as Mrs. Beendict.
Mrs. Taylor told the police that
Mrs. Martin, whoes home is at 1112
Orleans street, could give more in
formation about Mrs. Bendict. Mrs
Martin was notified. Accompanied
by Mr.. Baty, she went to the morgue
Though have known Mrs. Ben
dict for several years | have never
been intimately acquainted with
her" said Mrs. Martin. 81 do know
she has been married twice and has
a fourteen-ye -year-old daughter. HeI
first husband, | believe is dead.
do not know whether her second
husband is living.
Mrs Bendict up to severa
months ago lived at Whiting stree
and LaSalle avenue. | cannot recal
her exact address.
"She has been active in mission
work for many years and was at on,
time connected with the Italian sec
tion of the Moody Bible Institute a
sos La Sale avenue"
Thousand View Body.
More than a thousand person
have viewed the body since Wednes
day. Three have made identitica
tions, but each time the identiiica
tion proved false The body wa
first identified as that of Mrs
George Dean of Cleveland, O., AM
then as Mrs. Caldwell of Peoria, an,
Mrs. Nightingale. Mrs Dean wa
found living at 1423 West Val