Unknown County IL Archives News.....Jealous Man Is Suspected October 22, 1904
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Monring Oregonian October 23,1904 October 22, 1904
Higgin's Friends Advance a New Theory Ini The Thomasson Murder
Peoria,Ill.Oct 22.- Some unkown person may have inflicted the injuries upon 
Mrs. Nellie Thomasson from which she died,according to the friends fo young 
Higgins,who is under arrest charged with the crime.The evidence brought out at 
the Cornoer;s inquest showed the omwan walked to the train at the station in 
this city with but slight assistance from one of the employees of the road,and 
that when she arrived at Lacon she summoned a hack and made her way to the 
home of her mother,several blocks away,without assistance. She did not summon 
a physician until 16 hours later,and these facts tend to prove,it is 
aserted,that Mrs. Thomasson was not fatally hurt by young Higgin,but by some 
oen else after she left the depot where she had encountered Higgins and his 
sister.
The name of a man whom Mrs. Thomasson was intimnate,and who is known to have 
objected to her relations with Higgins,Sr.,is mentioned in this connection,but 
so far there has been no positive evidence against him.
When itbecame known that the grand jury had reccoemneded that Higgins be held 
for murder,there was a remarkable demonstartion on the part of his friends, 
who flocked to his assistance.

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