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Show THE BARTHOLIN CASE REMAINS A MYSTERY TO POLICE OF CHICAGO. All doubt as to tho complete Identification Identi-fication of tho body of William J. Bartholin, Bar-tholin, found In tho flax field near nicovlllo, Iowa, was dispelled when Dr. H. C. Waach, of Chicago, Bartholin's Bar-tholin's dentist, declnrcd that tho crown and brldce work on tho teeth of tho lower Jawbono taken from tho body had been put lr.to Bartholin's mouth by him six years ago. Tho story enrao from Hlccvlllo that low, got along as best you can until wo nrrango tho monoy matter. It Is not all flxod up yet. Koop a stiff upper up-per lip and I will soon bo ablo to help you." i When Hoeft bad rend that far ho saw Unrtholln coming townrd tho houso and ho dropped the letter, without with-out having tlmo to seo how It wa3 signed. That afternoon Bartholin told Hoeft that bo was going to "inovo on." It Is surmised that tho fugltlvo saw Hoeft reading tho letter, feared that his identity had boon discovered, and dared not remain on tho farm longer. Tho finding and Identification of tho body docs not diminish tho mystery attaching to tho Bartholin caso in Its details. Whothor that mystery over Will bo explained remains to bo soon, if It bo mado plain to tho public It must camo through confessions made by Bartholin to his friends. Tho possession pos-session of such Information would malm tho friends accessories altar the fact, so, while the police are anxious to obtain a satisfactory oxplnnatlon of tho deaths of tho two murdered women, wom-en, they do nut anttclpnto that any person will come Into tlo caso voluntarily. volun-tarily. Tho history of tho caso Is filled vlth mystery. From the first no light has been thrown upon It that would leave tho Chicago police even a plauslblo thfory on which to work. Tho dis- Inspector went so far as to Involve Thompson and Claffy, who, ho bo-llevod, bo-llevod, aided Bartholin in tho transfer of tho body to tho lonely prairie. Whero Miss Mitchell and Bartholin went after thoy wore seen at Indiana avenue and Forty-third street never has been learned. The most plausible plaus-ible theory from the first has been that they went, as they announced on their departure to the Mitchell family, for a street car ride vh'zb termlnat'jd In the murder of Mlsii Mltcneli at Seventy-fourth and State streets. Tho motive of that murder Is believed to havo been her discovery of the murder mur-der of Mrs. Bartholin and nor threat to expose tho young man. With the death of tho clrl Bartholin Barthol-in had no further motive to remain In tho city. He was seen at Mils home on July 31 and tho morning of Aug. 5 at tho home of William Underberg, 0513 Greenwood nvenuo. Then, driven by fear of capture, ho sought safety on Iowa farms, where remorse Anally drovo him to suicide. Articles connected with tho case that never have been accounted for In addition to tho $250 supposed to havo been In tho possession of Mrs. Bartholin Bar-tholin and tho clothing of Miss Mitchell Mitch-ell aro tho following: Thrco diamond rings and ono gold watch belonging to Mrs. Bartholin. Tho plain gold ring worn by Miss Mitchell when sho disappeared Tho striped suit of clothes worn by Bartholin when last seen. .j?kMlf e'iMmW Will u f-"-5 . K WiMM ft: fiHTiyiiiyil John F. Dvorak, who was said to havo been a closo friend of Bartholin aftor ho fled from Chicago, was wearing a ring which wns thought to havo bo-longed bo-longed to Mlnnlo Mitchell. Dvorak declared that ho hnd received tho ring from his fiancee, Miss Llzzlo Patch ot 197 W. Nineteenth street, and this statement was corroborated by Miss Patch. "I havo known Mr. Dvorak for eight months," said Miss Patch. "I never heard him speak Bartholin's nnmo, however, nnd nm positive thnt ho did not know tho man up to tho last tlmo wo wero together. I gnvo him a solid gold ring In April nnd ns far as I know ho still wears It. It resembled an ordinary wedding ring. Ho gavo me a diamond ring. Tho ring that ho still wears Is undoubtedly tho ono I gave him. "I never heard of Bartholin until I saw his name In the nowspapcrs rn connection with tho murder of his mother and sweetheart. It was a complete surprlso to mo to hear that Mr. Dvorak had met Bartholin In Iowa. I havo no doubt that thoy mot for tho first tlmo on the train. I do not know anything of tho letters said to havo been wrltton to Bartholin by some Chicago woman." Miss Patch's statements wero confirmed con-firmed In every particular by other members of tho family. Tho latest fcaturo In tho caso to bafllo tho police Is tho letter wrltton to Bartholin by some unknown woman In Chicago. The letter showed that tho woman knew whero tho murderer was In hiding and the nnmo which ho had assumed. Bartholin received tho letter at Hlccvlllo on Aug. 25. At that tlmo ho was working for Charles Hoeft, a farmer flvo miles from -tho village. Hoeft, who secured tho letter let-ter at the postofllco, says It was addressed ad-dressed In a woman's handwrltrng. Some days later Hoeft saw tho lettor lying on the kitchen floor and started to read It. "My dearest Will," It began, "lay f '4 Bras, W I lift. w. a I covery of tho body does not aid them. These aro some of tho questions thoy would llko to havo answored: What wns tho motlvd that Induced Bartholin to kill his mother? What day or night was she killed, and how did tho son encompass her death without attracting tho attention atten-tion of tho rest of tho roomers? How did ho succood In transferring tho body to tho cellar nnd In burying It without bolng seen or suspected? Why did ho kill the little dog, which was his mother's favorite, nnd bury It In tho cellar, destroying tho body with quicklime, without using tho samo upon tho body of his mother? Was ho afraid tho dog would whlno at the door of his mother's room and arouso Oscar Thompson and tho other roomers to a pitch thnt would convince con-vince them somothlng unusual had taken placo? Tho manner In which Bartholin concealed his mother's "disappearance," "disappear-ance," tho circumstances of her death, and what ho told Edward Counsclman on tho night of July 12, when Counsel-man Counsel-man called at the Bartholin homo, aro is JtAiOY VAriJ' "VJI J? &j M'THarf) toot Horn -r-jm0-" &WV9 I other mysteries tho pollco cannot explain. ex-plain. Coming down to tho dlsappoai-anco of Bartholin and Miss Minnie Mitchell, tho pollco still find themselves fnco to faco with Inexplicable clrcumstnucus. Wns Mlnnlo Mitchell awnro of tho murder of Mrs. Bartholin? Wus it Bartholin's intention to kill tho girl that night? If so, whero did ho kill her? How did ho cot tho body to Seventy-fourth and Stato streets? Tho theory of Inspector Hunt from tho first was that Bartholin Inveigled Miss Mitchell to tho house nnd murdered mur-dered her there. Tho theory of the MpBapjpHMpHMakBajpjpMa The pass keys to tho houso Barthot In Is known to havo carried. The connection ot Counsclman with the case furnished another "mystery." He explained that Bartholin had askod him for monoy. but ho could not tell why he had suddenly been taken HI on bis return to his homo on the night of July 12 nfter ho had visited Bartholin. Ono of tho striking features to tho pollco was tho condition of the bodies of tho threo principals of tho tragedy. None wns recognizable when discovered. discov-ered. Was it the Idea of William Bartholin Bar-tholin at the start to effect this result? Tho motives which prevailed In the whole case still aro a mystery, and thero Is little prospect of their ever being known. Tho confession lett by tho murderer Indicated that ho knew of tho arrest ot Thompson, Counsol-man Counsol-man and Claffy, yet no ono with whom ho associated after his departure from Chicago has been found who over saw him purchaso or read a nowspapcr. Perhaps In thp futitro somo person will offer tho key to tho case, which has proven tho greatest mystery In tho history of tho Chicago police. |