The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
MURDER VICTIM
IS IDENTIFIED
MYSTERY OF NEAR MUscATINE
HAS BEEN CLEARED UP.
MRS. M'DONOUGH OF 0SKAL0OSA
Daughter Makes ldentification-Po.
Ice Now Looking For Son Who
Was With His Mother--He
May Also Be Murdered.


May Also Be Murdered.
MUsvatine, Nov. 17.--The mystery
OF the Elsie Hin murder was cleared
up when Mrs. Lou Braun, OF near New
Boston, positively identified the cloth
ing and bits of jewelry taken from the
dead woman as belonging to her
/ mother, Mrs. Anna McDonough, of
Oskaloosa, WHO was last seen alive
by her relatives and friends October
IS, when she and her son John start.
ed for an auto trip to New Boston for
visit with Mrs. McDonough's daugh.
ter. They never arrived.
James Lawrence, chief OF the Os.
kaloosa police, accompanied by Geo
liabcr, son-iu.law of Mrs. Melon.
,Ough, arrived in Muscatine, and &C.
Companied by Sheriff Wiley they left
for Let's, where Mr. Haber viewed
and identified the clothing and jewel.
rs as the property OF his motherin.
law.
ANOI ohlASlCt' tHS paw IlotUi "
New Boston, ILL.,. where the daughter,
Mrs. Braun, made the Identification
positive, and the mystery of the Elsie
Hill murder was a mystery no long,
or so far as the identity OF the muir,
dered woman is concerned. The body
was not eXhumed, as the laws of the
state require a permit from the state
board of health for the purpose, and
besides it would have been useless
labor as II sight of tue decomposed
remains would not be of any assist.
nnCe.
Had Been Missing.
On October Is, Mrs. McDonough,
accompanied by her son John, 81
years old, who drove the car, started
for New Boston in Mrs. McDonough' Il
Ford. That was the last trace OF any
OF them. They neYeh arrived at their
destination and The. sAyhareahOnts /. 81
the son is still mystery, He and
the automobile which he drove
dropped completely from sight.
The son John, Tor whom the police
Of many cities will be searching with,
in The next few hours, is described
as being 81 years old. OF medium
height, about 16J pounds in weight.
He has been married but has separ,
ated from his wife He has two
children. The husband of the slain
y oman is at present in the Soldiers
Home at Marshalltown.
Had Money on Person.
1t is supposed that when Mrs. Nc,
Douough left her home in Oskaloosa
to begin the trip which ended SO
tragically She had with her a con
siderable sum OF money which she
carried IN a sack No money was
found on the corpse.
Besides the daughter AT New BOs
ton there are four other children
two sons and two daughters. The
dead woman was - years old, and
whether or not she possessed any
means is a matter of guess work.
The son. John, has been in trouble
before, il is said. About - years
ago he shot a negro with a shot gun
at Colon, three miles south of Oska
lOosa. but he was acquitted when ar
raigned on charge OF attempted
murder. The fact that the negro was
an eX-CouviCt probably had a grea
deal to do with the acquittal.
He had at one time been in the
United States navy, where he served
discharge, and all his life. he haC
been a wanderer. 1t was just las
July that he suddenly and uneXpect
eddy returned to his home in Oska
Iloosa and took up his abode will
his mother, with whom he had livet
ever since.
| Identify Hat Also.
! The fact that the blood STAINED
hat, found ten miles south of tn,
deserted house in which the bod
was hidden, was also identified a
that of Mrs. MCDonough proves tina
at the point in the road near FredC
MIA the murderer, whoever he ma
be, committed the crime. The SUI
position is that there was a quarre
and that the murderer was not a
once aware of the fact that he ha
killed her. Then upon the discoN
ery that he had snufred out life h
became frightened and drove TO
miles, always looking for some plac
where the body might be secured
hidden, until at last he sped the d.
serted house at the top OF lionel
Elsie Hill.
The, blood stains OF the hat, glove
and clothing of the murdered W,
man would preclude the idea th5
. she had been choked or strangled I
death and the police adhere to til
, theory that she was killed by bio
on the head, probably delivered Wit
, some blunt instrument.
Son Murdered Also?
: While the police are seeking II
: son alive they are also working {
the possibility that he may ha,
been the other victim OF an atrocio'
double murder in which both he al
!. his mother lost heir lives.