| Show BARTHOLIN A SUICIDE Slayer of Mother and Sweetheart Sweet-heart Kills Himself BODY FOUND IN IOWA I Discovered in a Field Near Lowther Ho Had Boen Shot in the Head and a Pistol Lay Near DyIn the Mans Pocket Was Found a letter Confessing Murder of Two Wonion in Chicago and One Signed Minnie Mitchell tho Name of Bartholins Fiancee I Chicago Sept The body of a man thought to he William Bartholin accused ac-cused of the murder of his mother and sweetheart In Chicago a month ago was found In n field near Lowther la 200 miles from Chicago He hnd been shot In the head and n pistol lay near by byIn In the mans pocket was a letter con feral ng to the murder of two women cone In Chicago and one signed Minnie Mitchell the name of Bartholins mur dered fiancee DEAD FOR A WEEK The body was removed to RIceville whore It was recognized as that of a man who had been In the vicinity for some time A number of persona who hud talked with him recalled that he had given the name of William To others he had said he was William BOH coe At the hotel he had registered OK William Edwards lIe dleap peared a weelc ago today and it is presumed pre-sumed Uuit It was then that he took his lllo In despair of eluding the police and In terror of being captured BODY WILL BE EXHUMED Bartholins note referred to the two murders and declared that no one except ex-cept himself was concerned In the commission com-mission of the crime The note filled two and a quarter pasts or letter pat pa-t 1 per and was signed William Bartho lin It linTho Tho confession was dated August 31st and In It the writer declares that he killed his mother for her money and later murdered his sweetheart Bar tholin accuses Minnie Mitchell of being a party to tho plot to murder his mother The murder of Mrs Bartholin the confession runs was accomplished according to a plot arranged between the two lovers and later Bartholin killed Minnie Mitchell The confession states that Thompson Cloffy and Counsel man the other suspects arc guilty of no complicity In the murders Other letters found 6n tho body were written two years ago and were signed M M The Initials were supposed to stand for Minnie Mitchell The body Itself furnishes several points which are similar to those In the amended police po-lice description of Bartholin Issued August Au-gust 13th Chief of these is the upper false teeth Unable to receive any official Information Infor-mation from Ricovlllc Chief ONeill tonight to-night sent two officers who were personally per-sonally acquainted with Bartholin to the scene to chtubllsih his Identity They wore accompanied by Robert Mitchell brother of the murdered girl |
