The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-09
MURDER MYSTERY
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chicago, Oct. ga Drown ie".ne'
'no, thought to have BELONGED to
sa,.a Ida Leegson, the sculptress, who
"le' murdered here Saturday night or
S Sa morning, was found today by
prochmier, game warden.
Tho bag, slit end to end was
.ound near the scene Of the crime. its
Jn,arts we're disturbed, after which
u,rrderer threw it into the bush.
r ~. remained in the satchel only
na,r Of stockings and piece OF sur
a,ao, soap. A watch, two rings and
nocketbook which she carried wheh
she left her rooms, were missing
The authorities are struck with the
,hot Miss Leegson, like MRS.
Allison. Rexroat, was lured by tele-
80 call to the spot where she was
murdered. A. 900,
Marshal Michael Kerr of the sub
urban village Of AFRO, after closely
examining the ground, said ne pc
,,orod that the attack was made by
.mo nersons. The satchel and the
,,oce Of silk fish line with which the
roman was garroted, form the most
,mnortaut clews since the finding OF
the body. an,
chicago, Oct. 6.-Mystery still
.,rouds the murder of Miss Ida g.
carson. an art student, who was
,ured by telephone call to the prairie
southwest of the city Saturday and
strangled with silken cord. After
her Identification little was found to
indicate a motive for the crime.
Hurried investigation has shown
on,v that she led an exemplary life.
had no men callers at any OF the
n,aces where she resided and she Is
mt thought to have possessed any
large amount o. money.
Miss Leegson was graduate OF the
University cf Chicago, a sculptor pup
IL Of dorado Taft and student at tle
Art institute. Her murder marked the
end of long pit ful struggle to make
her wav as a sculptor. Her studies AT
the University Of Chicago were to fit
her for wcrk by which she could learn
enough to complete her art education
For several winters she taught school
returning to the city to resume work
-. .ha ort ipctitntp
lured to Her Death.
Late Saturday afternoon, man,
who gave the name of Wilson, tele-
y phoned the residence where Miss
4 Leegson lived and asked her to take
a position as nus Sc in maternity
case. She was directed TO 60 to Sew
enty first street and Western avenue
and walk TO an address four miles
west The body was found three m lee
west of the street intersection IN Q
clump of bushes. The address &c
which she had been direc ed does not
exist.
Game wardens followed trail Of
torn clothing to the spot where ne
half nude body was lying. On he
neck we're finger marks and encircl
ing 1t was a thin blue line which wa
made by piece of cord nearby.
There also we're fresh tracks mad
by an automobile. A guard at the raj
road crossing on Seventy-first stree
saw large black car go west on Se'
enty.first street Saturday evening.
returned about three hours later.
Although the body was not We've
tonight by anyone who had know
Miss Leegson, the notes found in tn
clothing seemed to make the ident
fication certain Among them was
telegram from Mason City, addresse
to Miss Ida M. Leegson and signe
Hugh M. Gilmore. Am sending $6s
Come Immediately" was the text
the message.
Miss Leegson at one time was
art student Of dorado Taft, Accordir
to Miss Morris, who said she hf
much ability as sculptor.
Mason City, Ia. Oct. 5-Miss Il
Leegson was employed as a teach
in the grade schools from Septemb
LIST to noon on September 9th.
that time she asked for a releas
saying that she had a position as 81
eryisor in another school which 8
did not name. She left this city Ia
Monday evening She came here fro
Chicago teachers agency, and h
pleased the local board with b
work.