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Show W H IT HI.LA COKDKLI.T The Body of an t'nknowu Young Woman Found at I'wtLu' Point. QfiNcy, 111., June s.-The body of an nu-kuow nu-kuow young woman wan found on a lonely Island, known as Ciu tlsa Point, seven mile's above Canton. Mo.. Sunday. It w as dressed In awlne-colored cashmera strapper, silk stockings stock-ings with white strlpea, f' button shoes and tluely textured underwaar. One linger held a ring and the waist of the dress w as held at the thro;it with a gold heart pin. The body was viewed by the authorities and an luquust held when it was burled ou tho Island. It ls now believed that It was the body of handsome Ella Cordell who has been missing from her home in Industry. McDonoujih county, since May 16. The relatives In iluncwk and McDonough counties are wild with apprehension apprehen-sion over the girl's continued disappearance. It ls feared she has fallen Into evil hands, and some ugly rumors are afloat In McDonough county. Tho girl's sister at Uuweu has not seen her, and 1 positive she did not get off t he Wabash train at liowan, but must have gone to Keokuk. It ts not known whether ishe was accompanied by a mau or not, A search is still being made for her. )artles are still searching through the timber on Crooked creek lu Hancock and McDouough counties tor the lost girl. The mystery of the lonely island remains unexplained. Evidences are plain that hurried hur-ried work has been done about the gravo recently, re-cently, and buggy tracks are traceable about the spot, lu parts of the sandy shore foot-piihts foot-piihts of small shoes or boot are plainly visible. The locality Is on the Carthage and Macomb road and ou the load loading from Industry. |