Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-24

The first arrest in the case was
announced late yesterday afternoon
by the police, following a visit &c
the city Of Miss Grace Ballard
county attorney OF Washington
county, who came here in an auto.
mobile with two of Chief Dunn's
detectives. 1
The arrest was that of Cecil
Stricklett, who reported Saturday
night, after viewing the body al
Calhoun, that he felt certain it was
that of young woman with whom
he had danced the Saturday night
previous at the Calhoun dance hall.
Following this partial identified
ton by Stricklett Saturday night,
Miss Ballard, when informed of il
over, the telephone from The Bee
Office, remarked:
Il know that boy Stricklett."
Stricklett was brought to Omaha
at 8 o'clock and booked for inves-
tigation. Police refuse to give out
any information concerning the ar
rest.
Many View Body.
Over 1000 people yesterday
viewed the body at Gentleman's NOR
trary. this number including almost
everybody in the city who knew OF
missing girl, or thought that they
might recognize the girl as one
whom somebody else missed, or had
heard was missing.
A dozen times during the day It
appeared that at last identification
had been made. the persons viewing
the body exclaiming that they were
positive they recognized it, but one
case after another broke down upon
investigation made by the authori-
ties or by The Bee.
Put Clothes on Dead Body.
As a last resort that might refresh
the memory, it was decided to put
the original colthes on the girl, so
that she will appear dressed as in
life.
For this purpose Miss Grace Bal
lard, county attorney of Washing
ton county, brought the clothes in
at late hour in the afternoon.
Undertaken Gentleman. at the
instance of County Attorney Bal
lard of Washington county, who
came in from Blair with the clothes
of the dead girl, suspended the pub
lie viewing of the body for two
hours for the purpose Of going over
it thoroughly for scars. birth and
other marks.
This was the first time that
examination of the body
had been made and was doubly i'm
portant for the purpose of establish
ing the last means Of identification
advanced by two parties.
Thought Fender, (Neb.), Girl.
For time it was thought that the
dead girl had come from Fender,
Neb.
DR.. F. Fl. Ray, an Omaha physi-
clan, with offices at 800 Bee building,
stated that the description answered
that of a patient, and said that his
had viewed the body and
believed it to be that of the patient
in question.
Dr.. Ray said that certain scar
on the abdomen would identify the
body beyond any possible doubt.
In the meantime investigation by
The Bee by long distance phone to
Fender, Neb., the home of DR.. Rays
patient, had established the fact that
she had left home for another city
some tirfle ago, but that letter had
been received from her Thursday
afternoon. At a late hour last night
| telephone message announced
that the Fender girl was safe at the
place to which she had gone from
Fender.
Country Girl, Swedish Descent.
With the apparent failure of all
Efforts to identify the girl as having
come from Omaha, it was said by
the authorities that it appeared Ger
tain that the theory advanced by
some was correct-that the girl is
from some small country town
within 100 miles OF so of Omaha.
This corset bears the trade mark
'Modart."
1t is sold in Omaha BY Burgess
Nash company and Kilpatricks and
n Council Bluffs by Beno's.
Wire to Makers.
A telegram sent by The Bee to
the manufacturers of the Modart
corset at Saginaw. Mich, resulted
n the following answer:
"Modart corset is sold in Omaha
md vicinity only by firms named in
your query, and by Oransky at
Atlantic, Ia; Vessels of Nebraska
lily, and Eddy Brothers of Fulton"
All the articles of wear, with the
exception of a No. So silk under
skirt made by the vanity Fair"
show considerable wear
and are possibly several months old.
the corset especially being at least
year old, or having been washed sew
,ral times.
The Leading Clues.
The leading clues of the day were
given by the Hansen and Coon iden-
tification and that advanced by w.
Johnson, 22l5 Howard street, who
thought the girl had rented room
rom him.
A. c. Jewell, real estate man, 81
Brown building, announced at first
sight of the girl that she had been
MS stenographer, Annie Coon. He
stated facts that appeared to corro-
oorate his claim.
Investigation showed that a Mrs.
Harris, who left the employ of the
Fashion a year ago, was the sister
by Mr.. Jewell, and
through the efforts of L. Moskovitz,
OF the Fashion. it was
earned that this sister of Mrs.
Harris has been confined in the pest
house for smallpox. Mr.. Jewell cor
.oborated the smallpox story, saying
g a