The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-11
NO SOLUTION TO
LETTER MYSTERY
Police Fail to Find Clue of Miss.
ing Woman-A Conspiracy
Is Feared
(By Associated Press.)


still was lacking here tonight M to
the whereabouts Of Mrs. Eloisc Nelms
Dennis. believed TO have signed II
letter received hero which said she
hnd murdered her sister in New Or
icans| was preparing to kill her broth
er in San FGrancisco and then would
commit suicide.
Police officials in San Francisco.
New Orleans and Houston, Dallas and
San Antonio. Texas, where Mrs Dem
MIS- and her sister. Miss Beatrice
Nelms. planned to visit, failed to find
any trace of them.
Mrs. John w. Nelms. mother of the
missing women and recipient of the
mysterious letter. continued to believe
that her daughters were tho victims of
conspiracy. They had draft for
$l,43O cashcd in New Orleans on June
Is after their departure from here
the proceeds OF which were 10 be used
In completing Mexican investments
made by Mrs. Dennis.
Checks issued by Mrs Dennis for
previous sums for investments were
made In favor of n "Victor e. Innes."
It developed today. The two women
left New Orleans for Texas on June
IA. supposedly to meet the man giving
mis- name as Innes in either Houston.
or San Antonio. The total sum turned
over to lnnes for investment amount
ed to approximately $4,000, accord
ing to Mrs. Nelms.
NO information as to whether the
business transaction was completed
ever has been received by Mrs. Nelms.
A telegram from Houston on June 81
signed "Bee" for Beatrice. told only
OF an enjoyable time in Houston. A
week later another telegram was re-
ceived from New Orleans. signed az.
and Z" for Eloise and Beatrice, which
said they were going farther west.
This indicated that they had returned
from Texas.
This was also the last message re-
ceived by Mrs. Nelms until last Tues
day when typewritten letter, signed
with the name OF Mrs. Dennis, was re-
ceived from San Francisco, where It
had been, mailed on July g. 1t, told of
the alleged death Of her sister, her
plans for killing Marshall Nelms, her
brother. and then drowning herself.
IL was accompanied by hand written
note Indicating despopdvncy. Append
ed to the typewriter tote was the
following sentence referring to Mrs.
Eennis' divorced husband:
lam sending copy of this to Wal.
ter Dennis. In New York"
Innes first met Mrs. Dennis while
she was in Reno. Nevada, about n year
ana half ago. Mrs. Nelms said. He
IL supposed to have been a lawyer and
TO have assisted Mrs. Dennis in OBJ
tanning a divorce there.
woman giving her name as Mrs
margaret Minis. or Mines, and repre-
senting herself to be an aunt of Innes
was In. Atlanta about June /, accord,
Ing TO the mother. Innes later came
and remained for short time con-
sulting with Mrs. Dennis about the
Mexican Investments.
In compliance with request from
her daughter. Beatrice. Mrs. Nelms
said she had sent an express cack-
age containing some wearing apparel
70 san Antonio. addressing 1t "in care
Mrs. Margaret hiin,s't Information
from San Antonio late today said that
the package had not been delivered.
In following description of the two
women were made public here to-
night:
Beatrice Nelms is blonde. 90
Jedrs Ola. Shn 1s self reliant busf-
ness woman and brusque in manner.
She is OF medium height and has blue
eyes,.
Eloise NelmH Dennis fs q brunette
80 years old. She Is slender and talk
ative. She is slightly taller than
The younger woman was eneae-
ed In the real estate business here in
which sire is credited with making q
considerable fortune. Mrs. NeIms.
mother Of the missing women, 3:
wealthy.
Portland, Ore. .a:y TO- City detec-
:.ves today :afnly sought Vic;or q.
innes. In connection with the dirap-
pearance of the two daughters OF Ms.
J. w. NelmB. The chief OF police OF
Atlanta teiegraphed a query as to
whether 1nnes ever had been a Unit
cd States district attorney in Oregon.
The records don't show that he ever
held that office.
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