Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-05 | Page 1 | St. Louis Girl Found Slain in Vacant City Lot

ST. ST LOUIS LOllIS GIRL GIRL FOUND SLAIN IN V VACANT CITY LOT LOr ST. ST LOUIS Nov 5 Miss G. Miss Edna Ellis 18 years ears old was found mysteriously mysteriously mysteriously mys mys- slain in a clump of weeds in a vacant lot in the northern section of the city Her throat had been slashed and a broken razor razor was as as found near the bod body She was wasa was wasa a stenographer The girl had been beaten se- se verely Both eyes were discolored and her left eft jaw was swollen The body bore numerous marks of maltreatment t The rhe condition of the ground n near ar where the body w was v s sound round in indicated indicated indicated in- in that Miss Ellis fought desperately with her a assailant ailant The lot is located jn In a populous section and police s say y they do not understand why the girls girl's outcries ies were were nere not heard by neighbors v Miss Miss' Ellis who lived near the I scene of the murder was last seen getting off a s streetcar re in the neighborhood en route home from work last evening Shortly be before before before be- be fore the body was discovered at 9 0 p. p m. m Miss Ellis' Ellis mother rep re- re p to the police pollee that her daughter had not come home last night Police began a search of the neighborhood and footprints in the lot led to the discovery of the body