The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-24
AURORA POLICE IN The SEARCH
Efforts are Made to Discover Identity
Of u. A. Haskell Who Disappeared
After He Had Been Seemingly Terri
bly, Wounded in Hotel Chamber.

Police of Kenosha and Aurora, ILL.,,
are making an effort to solve the mys-
terry surrounding the identity of a
venerable man, fautlessly dressed,
who registered at the Hotel Borup in
this city on the morning of February
18th last and disappeared three days
later under circumstances most mys-
ferrous, leaving behind him blood
smeared room in which there was evil
dence OF struggle. While the case
was reported to the police at the time
by Theodore Borup, proprietor of the
hotel, the room had been cleaned up
and little was ever done in the matter
This morning Fred Michels, chief of
police OF Aurora, ILL.,, re-opened the in
vestlgation and he is seeking to find
something that will lead to the dis
covery Of the identity Of the missing
man who registered under the name Of
J. A. Haskell.
The man who appeared to be well
past middle age, registered from Chica-
go. He declared that he was suffering
from headache and that he had come
to Kenosha to rest for day. He re-
manned here until Monday, February
23rd. He failed to come down for any
OF his meals on the preceding Sunday
and on Monday morning an investiga-
ton was made. Haskell was found in
the room. He was covered with blood
and he held his hand over his throat
IN an effort to conceal what appeared
to be great wound. The clothing of
the bed and the rugs on the floor were
smeared with blood as if there had
been a Struggle. Haskell refused to
make any statement at the time and
DR.. J. H. Cleary was called to attend
him. DR.. Cleary could not find out
how the man had been injured, but he
gave him quieting powder and left.
An hour later Haskell slipped out of
the room and the hotel and he never
returned His bills had all been paid
In advance and as the people about the
hotel thought possible that the man
had attempted suicide forts were made
to locate him, but when these failed
the search was given up. Two weeks
later John A. Haskell Of Aurora, came
to Kenosha to make an investigation
and he remained here for more than
a day, but declared that he could
not identify the man and knew moth
ing of him.
When he came to the hotel Haskell
lntimated that he had been connected
with paint and varnish house in
Chicago as a salesman. He seemed to
have money, but when he was found
helpless on the floor with blood flowing
freely from his throat there was no
money in his pockets. The clerk at
the hotel today declared that noise of
a humping had been heard in the
room some time before Haskell was
found. It is just possible that Has
kell may have been in some way con-
nected with the tragedies at Aurora
earlier in the year. Police Chief
Michels Of that city, is seeking the
fullest facts in the case. He has asked
for facsimile of the signature on the
hotel register and believes that pos
sibly by this means he may be able to
unravel the mystery.
Haskell appeared to be a man Of
education and refinement and his con
versation with people about the hotel
indicated that he had travelled widely
in this country and abroad. It is
thought pretty certain that Haskell
was well known in Chicago and that
he took the name Haskello when he
came here. No one was seen to 90 to
the room on the morning Haskell was
found. He made no complaint of any
attack upon him and refused to even
discuss with the doctor the manner in
which he received his injuries.
He had no baggage when he came to
the hotel and he left absolutely moth
ing in the room which might serve
to identify him.
There is just enough mystery in the
case to make it interesting and the
police of the two cities will make every