Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Maude Saunders Expires
at Galesburg Hospital
From Wounds.

the victim OF a murder
Gus assault at New BOs-
ton Sunday night, died
Nat 2::20 O'Clock this aft
ernoon as result of
crushing i4juries about
her head received at the
hands Of her assaiIant
who is believed to be
Lee Landers.
(By Associated Press.)
New Bosom, Ill, April b.
Peoria police are today search .
ing for Lee Landers, local
youth who disappeared early
Monday morning pI1Or to the
discovery OF the badly beaten
and seEselesS body OF Maude
Saunder here.
BIOOdhOundS followed Il trail
when led to ke.insburg, from
which place the suspect board
ed train. At the latter place
lie was seen and talked 10
trends and was last seen on the
train. lie purchased d ticket fCr
Peoria.
Inc victim OF the assault was
removed TO a Galesburg hOspitaI
today. No hOFes had been held
cut IOr her recovery.
PeOria. ILL, April =2.-Sheriff
Lewis Hines and his deputies
today were conducting search
in Peoria and nearby towns in
the county Tor Lee Landers.
Mercer county officials tras-
cd LanderS TO a train coming to-
ward Peoria and it is believed
he is in or near the city.
Bloodhounds. placed on the trail
Of Landers. asa related in The
Argus yesterday, went first to his
home in New Boston. Landers is 2
recently returned overseas soldier
and lives with his father, J. W. Ian
der, a well-to-do New Boston cit
zen. The soldier had not been
home Sunday night, his parents told
Sheriff John D. Fleming.
After returning to the scene ot
he crime, the dogs next went to
he home of Constable S. Fl. Dixon
and stopped beside a small automo-
bile he had left standing in front
If the house overnight Finding of
footprints about the machine show
I'd that some one had attempted to
start it and had turned and gone
back to the railroad tracks. being
lnable TO start the motor.
Searching parties were formed
ead sent into the swamps about
wo miles east Of the town and into
he woods at the norh, Ropes ap-
,eared among the searchers despite
he protests of the sheriff that the
)osse attempt no violence on the
subject if they found him.
Women. however, who tried to
DIN with the searchers, as we'll as
male members, continued to cry
lynch him"
Sheriff Fleming was told that the
sanders girl left her home at $50
sunday night and walked to a small
ridge that crossed a gully just a
hort ways from her home.
There she was seen to meet a
nan who answered the description
f Landers. The couple were seen TO
Falk down Main street and then to
urn at the road leading to the river
Iank.
Six couples told Sheriff Fleming
hat they had seen Landers and the
sanders girl walking in Lovers
.ane." long. natural lane between
ows of popular and elm trees.
At the end of the lane a small
leads to the railroad tracks
I a point about 100 yards east of
be New Boston depot It was at this
oint that the body of Miss Landers
-as found yesterday morning.
1t was 1880 when the last couple
aw Landers and the girl leave the
ane and start down the footpath.
his would allow them to reach the
Gene of the attack about midnight.
Foreman Finds Girl.
Louis Harvey, a section foreman
1r the Burlington railroad. todnc
1e girl Her head was crushed and
appeared as though her assailant
ad beaten her with some heavy in
-rument Her waist had been
iEped off. but marks OF blows were
1und only about her head. There
ere four fractures OF the skill.
9th eyes were destroyed
1t was held remarkable by physt-
ans that the girl was still alive
hen found. because of the serious
ess Of the injuries that she was
,ffering. Evidences of a struggle
ere found for dozen yards
round where the body lay.
Friends of the girl say that Ian
ers was Jealous and had quarreIed
it'll her about other admirers.