The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02
SPIRIT OF A SLAIN
MAN RETURNS AND
TELLS OF MURDER
Foraoer Assistant Secretary OF
War Tells Very Sensational
Story.

49,, On f,oaha atiorney ana former
teloi.+ secretary or war. has just
80. ss..re ~ MS experiences with q
49, four days after the Moore axe
p..s,Iar q: Viliisca, Ia. in which he
,cce;yed minute description OF the
:" ~ uefklcjohn is not spirftual:st.
he says. The inciden; was recalled
f,r mo arrest of Loving Mitchell, me-
gro suspect at ST. Louis. he SAID He
said Mitchell's description is the same
as that given him By the psychic.
AR MeikIejohn was assistant sec
rotary of war from 1897 10 1901. coy
ering the period OF the Spanish-Afner-
lean war Prior TO that time. he had
been a member of Congress 1S9S-iSJd
and lieutenant governor OF Nebraska
iSS9-ls9f He was decorated b. King
Oscar OF Sweden in 1899 as knight
of the Royal Order OF Sword. For
the last several years he has resided
in Omaha. practic:ng law.
James Allan. private detective.
SAYS Mr. Afeikiejohn told aim OF the
incident an hour afterward and that
he began an investigation in Ni!isca
that convinced him the Information
was true
J. 3. Moore. his wife four children
and two young lady visitors, were
RiIiSu IN IHee siOOEt i3OBIC t4it 80 =
OF June o. 1912. An axe was used.
AIR Meiklejohn said he was trans
acting some legal business al the res
sdence of Mrs. Fritz. the psychic, four
days after the murder.
she was a trance medium. VINO was
a ciairvoyant. clairaudient and az the
time OF the murder lived here he
saio. She nov lives in Washington
state.
-.
table in her home when she suddenly
said. Mr.. Meikiejohn. place your
hands on the table. There is some
one here wishes 10 talk with you
81 placed my hands on the table.
she doing likewise. Then she said.
Tie says that his name is Moore the
man who was murdered al Yillisca,
Ia
..I asked. rs this Moore. who was
murdered in Eiliisca?'
Yes was the answer.
DO you wish 10 talk With me-
Yes. I want you to have the ne
gro who murdered me and my family
arrested He is now in Argentine.
Kan. living with negroes there
ii told him / would give the infor-
nation 70 The authorities and detec-
tives at once and leave nothing I'M
done TO apprehend him. Then | ask
ed fhe details OF the murder.
a negro went TO my home in the
afternoon and asked my wife for
something 10 eat. and she. being afraid
Of him. turned him away without any
thing. He left the house and that
night returned and murdered all OF
US with an axe. and from the house
went 10 the river and washed his
bloody clothing- From there he Went
70 Argentine He goes 10 Kansas CITY
every morning and returns every ev-
ching He is in Kansas City today
Describe the negro
He is tall. yellow negro AND
here his clothing. hal and general APP
pearance were infinitely described.
Immediately upon my return 10 my
Office I reported This 10 Detective Al
Ian and urged him 10 get 10 work on
4 at once.
At wrote 10 the viliisca chief OF
police. ] n Horton, and asked him if
such a negro had been seen there. :
said Allan. 'He answered that such
8 negro had been seen. vas busy
at the time or would have ;alSen
up the search. was SO positive -he
Information l had was correct. The
Iowa authorities refused 10 give an
aaciai help TO the search"