The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
MISSING SINCE LATEIN AUGUST
Husband of Missing Woman in Racine
Wednesday Seeking Some Trace of
Her Feels Certain that Body Found
in Hudson River is that of His Wife.

Kenosha may aid in the solution of
the latest murder mystery of the ma
tion as it is declared that the dismem-
bered body Of a woman found recent
ly in the Hudson river may be the body
Of Mrs. Lillian Altman, one time re-
sident Of Kenosha Samuel Altman, the
husband Of the woman, was in Racine
on Wednesday and he is expected to
come to Kenosha later. Altman was
formerly employed in Kenosha by the
Helm, Ornstein Company, which had a
store on Main street at the corner of
Wisconsin street and he and his wife
resided in this city for several months.
They made their home at a boarding
house on Wisconsin street and later
left Kenosha and went to Racine with
Alex Helm at the time he sold out his
interests in Kenosha. Altman in Ra-
cine on Wednesday, declared that he
was certain that the body found
in the Hudson river was the body of
his wife, but he can give no reason
for her being in New York. Altman
and his wife left Racine some time
ago and removed to Richmond, Ind.
Mrs. Altman had not been in Kenosha
since that time, but she had on two
occasions visited with friends in Ra-
cine. In speaking Of the matter Alt
man gave the following interview:
"My wife has been missing since
August 26. From the newspaper de-
scriptions Of the torso found in the
Hudson / am certain it is that of my
wife.
.The kilograms say the woman
found in the river was about five feet
three inches tall. So was my wife.
"The body is said to be that of
woman who weighed about lis
pounds. That tallies.
"The dispatches tell Of mark,
shaped like a square, on the left
shoulder blade. My wife, whose first
name is Lillian, had an l. tattooed in
just such a position many years ago.
The kilograms say that the torso
is that of woman who took perfect
care Of her skin. My wife spent hours
each day with manicure articles and
with skin foods.
"Part of the body was found wrap
ped in pillow case on which The let
ter "A is embroidered. Our name is
Altman and much of our linen is en-
broidered with the initial A.
"When she left me on August rs
I found note on the table which
said: Gam going away. Don't try to
find me. Will never live with you
agair'
eve never had serious quarrel
and I know Of no reason why she
should have left me. inquired among
the neighbors and they told me that
| my wife had spoken to them several
times about going to New York in
few days just before she disappeared.
"Since the disappearance have
searched in Peoria, the home Of my
wife's parents; in Indianapolis and in
Dubuque, Ia, both cities in which she
| had acquaintance. Now [ intend to
go on to New York to make certain
for myself.
'SThere is only one detail which
given me hope. My wife recently
| was operated upon in Peoria and
there should be visible scar upon
her abdomen There is no mention
of such scar upon the body found in
New York.
The fact that the arms of the New
York body have not been found
battles me in more definite identified
ton. My wife had the initials l.. c.
IOl uCl HldlQeu 0dIH6, LII
Ian Carpenter tattooed in tiny let
tiers on one of her hands, and the
initials IT. p standing for I don It
know what, above the elbow on one
of her arms.
She was married once before she
married me. Her husband s name was
Johnson, but she was divorced and
married to me in 1907
Martin Bros defeated the Mohawks
in double header Sunday at the
Apache grounds. The feature of the
games was the heavy hitting of the
Martin Bros, getting eight homes.
Scores of the games, first game % to
IL; second game, 8 to :