The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-07-04
BATH oF WEALTHY WIDOW
Stills POLICE

0eatn d woman II the lily AalI
Square Hotel, 81 West Randolph
street, Chicago. has presented the
police with the most battling case in
recent months.
They believe she was murdered.
though 30 far investigation has failed
70 diAc1oge the cause OF death. A man
vino accompanied her and registered
IS husband and wife disappeared
during the night, no one having seen
him depart.
It might be called the case OF q
thousand angles. Letters, notations
n a personal notebook, with names.
addresses. cryptic references and
other data found in the womanis
handbag carry one all over America
and across the Pacific ocean into the
Orient Only the dead woman and
the persons named in abbreviated
fashion can interpret the notebook.
The woman was identified at the
Western Caskel Company Is Mrs.
Anna Poeock, : wealthy widow, for
merly Of Canton, Ohio but who prior
to and since the death Of her husband
IN 1914 has been living in Chicago.
She was identified by her son.
Harry r Pocock. 1874 East Fifty-sixth
street, an employee Of Adds & Co..
accountants However. identification:
only added another element Of mys-
terry to the case. He displayed no
emotion when he viewed the body and
said he had no theory as to how she
met her death.
So far as he knew she had no suit
or. he said, and he knew virtually
nothing Of her life In Chicago. He
last saw her five days ago when
she visited his home and helped take
a number OF camera pictures Of his
little son. At that time she seemed
happy and in the best of health.
It was 10.b0 O'clock Thursday
night when a Eray-haired man with
an English accent and fashionahly at
tired In summer suit and straw hat
approached the desk Of the City Hall
Square Hotel and aeeosted Frank J.
Kenmore. the night clerk
4 would like TO reserve room
Tor myself and wife" he said.
Kenmore handed him a pen and he
inscribed on the register a name and
address Kenmore could not deeper.
beg pardon. but cannot make
this out he said
!. s. Mintren." said the man, a
shade Of annoyance passing over his
face.
lie did not see Mrs PocoeR. She
had remained IN the Roman's wait
ing room.
The hellbOy. Edward Sorenson Of
3a24 North Clark street. saw her. but
had no conversation With her. as he
escorted the couple 10 room e07.
Boy said her companion n the
door of the room. bring me pitcher
Of iced water. And. aag. boz. leave
4 call for me n a. n
That WIS all. That was the inat
time Mrs. Pocoek was seen alive aud
the last time anyone saw her com
panion. Occupants Of adjoining
rooms heard no sound from CO.
throughout the night Even the bell
boy, when he brought the Ice water
heard no one. lie raped at he door
and then left II outside.
At S o'clock the next morning
sorenson and Kenmore. the night
clerk, had gone home. but the day
clerk saw the ell and had the hotel
telephone operator ring Gu. She
rang for several minutes. Then
ceased. She thought nothing Of the
matter. Is guests frequently leave
calls and fail ID observe them.
At o'clock IN the afternoon Mra.
Margaret 0'NeilI. maid. was making
her rounds. She raped n J07
There Vas no response. She opened
the door with her skeleton key and
entered. Diagonally across the bed
lay Mrs. PococK. In 4 silken night
4H=a -. ar
she was asleep. On nearer view slfe
found she was dead.
She summoned the day clerk. who
in turn notified the authorities
Coroner Peter Il. Hoffman. Detective
Sergeanta John PrendergaHl and
Charles McGurn of the Central Sta
ton and Detective Sergeant William
0.NeiIl Of the bureau were the first to
arrive. Coroner Hoffman immedi-
aIely summoned Drs william IL.
Burmeister and William MoNally. city
chemist.
These Two conducted a haaty post
mortem Of the stomach contents aud
the heart. They found only traces Of
alcohol and those very slight :
more thorough chemical analysis Il
being conducted 10 determine Wheth=
Of there Is any poison present
And here develops another remark
able angle of the case. Coroner Peter
n. Hoffman said:
I'VE have, nothing 10 show how
the woman died.
There we're new fngerprint bruises
IN either side Of each muscle Of the
upper arm. At the baae of the brain
vas a small confusion. The skin was
not broken, but under II elot OF
blood vas visible. This could have
been caused either accidentally or
otherwise, the coroner said. but
would not have caused DEATH
Finger print bruises. apparently
about ID days old, we're found on
either side of the upper hips and on
the interior Of the thighs.
while the new bruises indicate
that violent, i silent. struggle. tran
spired in room GOT, all are superficial
and could not possibly have caused
DEATH" the coroner said. Recon
structing the struggle. | should say
the woman was pinned on her back
b. the man"
Evidence of the struggle ends there,
however. The bed linen, the bureau
contents. the furniture. were all IN
order. There vas nothing To indi=
cate that Mrs. pocock had been taken
suddenly III and that her companion
had andaavnred In give her treatment