Show where murder has concealed crime chicago sept 30 details of a merles of sensations are alleged to have smoldered for months in cambridge ills and which may explain the mysterious death of john V a prominent atto incy and politician who was found lifeless at his office door in cambridge a week ago with a bullet through his head were revealed here today dr birt C howell a cler inary surgeon of sandwich came to abt cago and told a story running back of the incont suicide of hia brother wil D powell of cam bridge the satorv discloses a chain of facts connecting the powell und cases with ahe virtual murder of a swedish domestic in uie home of a wealthy and prominent man at cambridge more than alvo ears ago alio s buried secretly without death certificate or inquest in the opinion of dr powell attorney was murdered because knew the behind the wo mans death got the facts from william D powell who committed suicide august last after mr powells home had been up and the guilty persons shielded it Is alleged by political friends dr powell declares that his brother was driven to death by a clique at cambridge ho suspected several men 0 prominence of being too friendly with his wife and encountered as a result persecution which it Is said drove him to suicide finally awoke one morning to find tar and feathers written on his door with a note him to leave town within four davs or suffer violence at tho hands of a mob then powell summoned his brother william detailed tho sory of his sufferings fe rings 1 of his his wire the and abo threat of death what shall I 1 do h asked in despair go after them replied his adviser you know something of tho death of als swedish clrk the men persecuting you are involved in that case po after them two detectives arrived at cambridge as a result to work up evidence in reference to the death of the domestic W D powell took the evidence to attorney and asked bilm to men refused to do ir i involved some of his best friends william D po ells followed di pow ell believes that und somo of uio suspected men quarreled pud in the heat of o mireed aci rayed or iho domestico domestics tragedy 1 my said dr powell today was hounded to deatle bi a clique ot men who control everything in tho administration of law in cambridge if as murdered it is a simple matter for tho idRO authorities to figure out who are tho persons interested te in bringing about his death but they havo purposely suppressed the truth which if revealed may lead to tho discovery of St reeds murderer and bring to light another murder |