The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-05-05
EVIDENCE ACCUMULATING.
The Murderer of the Woman i'm
Clay County Will Be FOnnd.

hdu>ds SltN, May Z.-JdS. CTanlL,
the man charged with killing the
woman whose body was found on the
bluffs near Lindenman last Sunday
morning, is either pursuing foolish
course or is the victim Of a series of
circumstances passing strange.
Late last night the bundle left with
the co'ored woman in Harlem and
which was not brought TO this city
yesterday was again examined. In it
were fonnd two letters directed 10
Crantz and a scrap Of paper with the
words "New Era House, 123 West
Ninth street. room o." written upon
it. To Chief Speers, Grant, had yes
terday said that with the woman "El-
len Nelson he had roomed upon
West Ninth street aud all day de-
tectives had searched the rooming
houses on this street, but with no sue
cess. They had been looking for
man named Grant,.
The scrap of paper was a clue.
Detectives were Immediately sent TO
the house named, that was kept by
Joseph ~r-;sn "-1 his wife Trev
-, Nobody by the name of Crantz,
but when rha man was described, Mrs
Leprise said almost Immediately: 81
think they mean Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
son, who left here Saturday"
A little questioning established the
fact that the place where Grant, and
the woman had staid from April II
until last Saturday had been found,
Mrs. Laprise described both persons
accurately.
To a reporter Mr.. Lepuse said
this morning: "This man calling
himself Nelson came to this house
April II and engaged a room for
himself and wife and paid me 81 to
hold it for him. Later in the day he
came with the woman and l showed
them the room No. "a. Neither had
any baggage, but the woman carried
a large bundle wrapped in brown
paper.
"The woman was quiet in her man.
ner while Crantz, for he I know it
is, was several times in a quarrelsome
mood. The woman was of medium
height, with iron gray hair, once red
or sandy, and with prominent high
cheek bones. She claimed to be
mine reader and fortune teller. When
| went to the room for my first weeks
rent, Grant, turned to the woman who
was in the room and spoke few
words to her. She started to reach in
her bosom fer her pocketbook and l
turned my back. / did not see how
much money she had. The second
week Crantz paid me himself.
CATER one of their quarrels Mrs.
Mrs. Nelson showed my wife a fat
purse and shaking it at her said: Il
needn't stay with this man. l can
get along without him than he with
out me-"
Saturday. the landlady said,
"they had high words. About 2
o'clock Crantz Went out. He came
back an hour later, but staid in the
house not five minutes. Mrs. Nelson
did not 60 away with him, but left
the house alone"
That was sometime after 8 o'clock.
Grant, had surrendered the room say
inf that they would 60 to Kansas
City. Kas. The woman was not seen
She said that she could
make more as fortune teller across
the Kaw. Sunday, Grant, returned to
the house alone for his overcoat. He
said that his wife was well, in answer
to inquiries, and laughed as though
was weighing on his mind,
When shown a photograph of
Crantz this morning by a reporter
both Mr. Lepuse and his wife instantly |
recognized it as picture of Nelson.
His stopping place Is thus established
beyond question.