Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-21

get in touch with him before the day
was over.
Mrs. burst was addicted to the drug
hablt. She had weak heart She
had been committed to Watertown hos
pital TO take the cure for the drug
habit. but the treatment evidently did
her no good. as she returned TO the
use OF dope after she had been re-
leased from the state hospital.
No Marks ON Body.
Police passing upon the cause of
death were inclined to believe today
that heart failure or an overdose of
drug was responsible. There were no
marks on the body to indicate that she
had met with foul play.
Mckay told the following story:
Il have known the woman for the
last two years. She has been on the
streets here for that time She told
me last night that she was "a years
old and used 10 live in Dixon, Iowa
She said she was married once Her
husband was named burst She did
not tell me whether he died or whether
they just separated
Il met her about 10 o'clock at Sew
enteenth and Third. We walked up
to the vacant lot next to where l live
and we sat there for two hours. She
dinerent times and l went into the
house several times to get her water,
as she asked me to do
I tried to get her up and leave She
said she was too sick. Finally I left
her. She told me it would be all right
If she just laid down there. She didn't
make great fuss over her illness. so
| thought that she was probably ac-
customed TO having those spells l had
no idea that she was so i'll that she
was to die"
The foregoing is the story Mckay
told last. When first questioned he
made sufficient admissions, police say.
TO indicate that the woman died while
she was with him. Police expressed
confidence that the latter is the case
They say that an investigation into the
matter revealed that Mckay did not
! leave her until after death came They
say that he would not have left her in
the lot next to his home in a sick and
weakened condition.
Inquest Tomorrow.
Coroner Meyer first planned to hold
the inquest this afternoon. hut later
in the day postponed it until tomorrow
morning 1t is expected that Mckay
Will testify at the hearing, but at any
rae he will be held by police until
facts in the matter are established be
y0nd all doubt.
Police had many theories concerning
the case. One was that Mckay might
have given her dope and she might
have taken it after she had gone to the
vacant lot Another is that she might
have gotten the wrong kind of drug
or an overdose
The woman has no police record. Eff
forts to locate her relatives were made
Immediately by authorities who got in
touch with Dixon.
Find Needle Mark.
In the wOman's purse were found
S16 in cash, a gold watch and several
rings. Coroner Meyer and DR.. A. y.
Mueller made a careful examination of
the body this morning, but failed to
find any marks except one on the left
arm above the elbow, where a dose Of
drug had been injected with a needle,
presumably last night. Mrs. bursts
father lives at Dixon, Iowa. and she is
said to have a brother who formerly
operated grocery store in Davenport.
but who has now moved to Bennett,
Iowa. She is also said to have a mar
ried sister residing in Silvis. Up until
a late hour this afternoon several hun
dred people had visited the undertake
ing parlors to view the body.