Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Woman Lured to Lonely Spot,
Shot in Head and Then
Robbed.
WAS A TEACHER ON WAY
TO FORM TANGO CLASS
Body Put on Railroad Track to De-
stroy Crime Evidence Identified as
Mrs. Mildred Allison Rexrost.

CHICAGO, September 27.-Robbery by
some one who lured her to a lonely spot
on terms of friendship was held by the
police tonight as the probable motive for
the murder OF Mrs Mildred Allison Rex
rost thirty-seven years old, dancing
teacher, whose body was found today on
the tracks of the Elgin. Joliet and East
ern railroad. near Wayne. a suburb.
Before the body had been placed on the
tracks. obviously to cover up the MUIR
der, the woman had been shot In the
head. few moments before her death
the woman had been laughing and jest
ing with a man with whom she had
aligkted from an electric train from Chi
cago and with whom she had walked
up the tracks in the darkness OF last
night.
Efforts had been made by the muir
derer to obliterate the woman's identity
and make it appear that she had been
killed by an electric train. A diamond
ring had been taken OF the woman's
finger, a channels bag in which she car
red jewels about her neck had been
on which were engraved her initials had
been overlooked.
Motorman Ran Over Body.
Before a motorman discovered the body
by running over 1t q man telephoned
the woman's home in Chicago. She
won't be home today. She's gone on her
honeymoon"
Who was the man who accompanied
the woman on the trip to Wayne. where
she said she was going to estaDlsh q
tango class. was mystery on Wnlcn the
police were seeking light. Mrs. Rexrost's
\ ~Ino Ia<r he,ay pnl
telephone and had arranged to meet
Lincoln Spencer. who was to help her
with a dancing class at Wheaton. Spen-
Ger was sought by the police. but was not
found.
A sister of Mrs Rexrost said the lat
ter had been divorced from w. III. AL
lison and last May had been married to
E. A. Rexrost, jr, son of a farmer at
Macomb, Ill.
Identification Of Body.
Identification Of the body apparently
was completed when the woman's purse
was found and in 1t a card on which was
engraved Mildred Allison. dancing
teacher" In pencil the name Oleson and
an address had been written.
Later it was learned that a telephone
message to Sheriff Kuhn came from
Frank Oleson, proprietor of Club al
Cottage Grove avenue and 31st street.
Chicago. Oleson expressed the fear that
the dead woman was Mrs. Mildred Allison,
the name under which he knew her,
dancing teacher employed by him Last
Thursday night Oleson said that Mrs. AL
1ison during a telephone conversation had
shouted to some one: "I'n give you till
Thursday night; then something will hap
pen."
Search in the vicinity OF where the body
was found failed to disclose a weapon,
which. fact forced the police to the con-
clusion that the woman was lured to the
place and murdered.
Couple Were Observed.
oner Hoft by Mrs. Frank Pratt Of Wayne.
Mrs. Pratt observed the woman. accom-
panied by a man. when they alighted from
a train at Wayne and followed them at
a distance Of about 100 feet and saw them
separate. Mrs. Pratt continued home.
and when she reached the door heard
what sounded like pistol shot.
In the opinion Of the police. the woman.
after being shot. was carried to the track
and placed on the rails to destroy evil
dences Of the crime. Fifteen feet from
the BODY scraps OF what nad Deen an
eight-page letter, written in lead pencil
on the stationery Of the Congress Hotel.
Chicago, were found and turned over to
the sheriff. A bracelet worn by the wom-
an was inscribed From w. H. A. to M.
A., 1-6-'13'' The woman was we'll dressed
and this description was given by Sheriff
Kuhn: Age. thirty-f1ve to forty years; 40
pounds: nails well manicured: long. au-
burn hair. Wore dark blue serge suit.
large hat trimmed with pink rose and bow
and twenty-six-inch ostrich plume: old
rose petticoat and blue silk garters.