Show MRS BESSIE HOlliSTER MURDERED IN CHICAG Beautiful and Accomplished Woman the Victim of Brutal Richard l Ivens 24 Years Old 4 i i i c Chicago Jan 13 Mrs Hollis Hollister HollIster Hollister ter 30 years old the wIre wife of franklin C of fth the th printing firm of Hol Hollister Ilster lister Brothers Broth rs one o e of the largest con concerns concerns cerns corns of ot its kind in n the city was mur murdered murdered murdered dered last night I by Richard Ivens 24 years ot of age who had bad attempted to as assault assault assault sault her The body of Mrs Hollister was found this morning lying on a pile of stable refuse In the re rear r of the Ivens residence at Belden avenue e Around the neck was twisted a fine copper wire death had been caused used by atlon Confession Conf of Murderer Ivens who pretended ed to find the body and reported ted the tile fact of ot the murder to the police DoUce confessed d to the crime a short time after att r he lie 1 had been taken into custody His statement to the police I In effect was that he was at work in Ws his carpenter shop which stands but a Short hort distance from fro the place where the body was found this morning and that when Mrs Hollister passed by he attacked lifer hr and d when she resisted he dragged her into the carpenter shop and nd killed her by twisting the wire around round her neck He then went 1 nt home and remained there all nIght nigh This morning he went to the barn bam ostensibly to perform some work and pretending to find the body rushed into the house housend and nd reported to t his father and later to the police that the body of ot a woman was lying in jn the heap of refuse near the barn Claims He Was Drunk Ivens ir in his confession claimed that he be was drunk at the time of the crime but this is denied del e by his own mother who says that he came me into the house and ate supper while perfectly sober Bober Ivens had previously borne a good reputation Mrs Hollister left lefther her home yester yesterday yesterday yesterday day aterno to attend the funeral of ofa a 0 friend Mrs rs tha emple Semple at Seminary t far fr r from the Hol Ho Hollister Hollister Holister lister residence When she left the house she carrl lI her a small clock which she sid said she Intended to leave at a jewelers jew ler for tor r and she also intended to stop at a 8 florists and order some flowers lo rs to be sent to the funeral That was the last seen of her herby herby herby by any of her friends The flowers she ordered arrived d at the funeral but Mrs Hollister did lOt ot After until 7 7 Mr r Informed the police of ot his disappearance and an search was Instituted d which resulted in nothing The Body Found Early arly this morning young Ivens lyons went to the stable to attend to some alleged work He pretended to find the body bod protruding from a pile of refuse r fuse which lay in a 0 small enclosure just off the al a ley icy it was almost entirely covered by the refuse He then notified the po pa police lice As soon as the patrol wagon had arrived at the spot a crowd gathered among its members being George G Congdon choirmaster at the Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal church where Mrs Hollister sang In the choir He Ho at once Identified the body as that of Mrs and It was removed to an all un establishment est and her husband notified Judging from the appearance of her clothing Mrs Hollister had made madea maden a n desperate fight before she was killed Her long hair was torn loose and tangled as if it it had been pulled violently down the front of ot her silk waist had been torn open and the glove of her right hand was missing Three rings which she usually wore on this hand were gone Other small articles of jewelry which she had worn at the time of leaving ving the house had been taken Mrs Hollister was 30 years ears old a wo woman woman woman man of ot great personal character hand handsome handsome handsome some and had for years been prom prominent promInent nent nest because of her beautiful voice w uch ch was Considered to be of extra extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary ordinary quality She frequently ap appeared appeared appeared at musical entertainments in dif different dIfferent different ferent parts of the city Held Without Bail BailAt BailAt BailAt i At the conclusion of the coroners In Inquest inquest inquest quest which was held late in the day daya a verdict was returned holding Ivens to the criminal court without bail ball During the Inquest Ivens remained seated and apparently showed no inter interest interest interest est in the proceedings When he was called upon by the coroner to give his testimony his unconcerned manner and defiant tone caused great indignation among the men in the room and after the Inquest was over W TV C Hollister of the murdered woman made an effort to shoot him He was making his way toward Ivens holding a revolver in his hand when an officer caught sight of the weapon and held Hollister Other policemen came caine to his aid and Hollister was compelled to leave the place Murderer Callous Ivens lyons when detailing ng the crime spoke In the most Indifferent manner He said Well I was standing In front of ot the carpenter shop when this her name Yeu You mean mean Mrs Hollister dont you asked the coroner Yes her name Well she came along long and I grabbed her We were standing at the gate in the alley aJl j for five minutes and then I dragged her into the tho yard Ivens I ens identified the wire which he twisted around the neck of ot Mrs Hol Ho Hollister hater lister saying sa ng calmly Yes It |