The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-31
STEVE IUMPKIN. ORn1N WORTHEN.

Blame for the murder of Orin Worthen
| ccachman in the employ of Mrs. Reb cca
Webb of No S7OJ Washington avenue. who
was found dead near the stable in the rear
of that number yesterday morning. rests
upon Steve Lumpkin. one of several ne
Groes examined by Chief of Detectives Des-
! mond last night.
| Lumpkn has so far failed TO account FOR
| his actions Monday night.
Witnesses say he played dice at John Cow
| ington's place at No. Sl19 Pine street. where
Worthen was until about IL o'clock. and
that he left the place about the same time
Worthen departed for his room at the
Webb stable.
He at first said he went to bed at his
home. No. 30l0 Lawton avenue. about
O'Clock in the evening and later admitted
being In the dice game. Many of his state
ments have been prevarications, and his
nervous demeanOr when questioned on GER
tain points, causes the belief that he at
least knows more than he desires TO tell.
Jack Bond. Albert Mcclure. John Coving-
ton, proprietor of the dice game: John
Watts. James Kennedy, Annie Ball and
Hattie Lumpkins, wife of one of the pris-
oners, Were put through the sweating
process.
Sc EN- t'ERSONS SAW
WORTHEN AT DICE GAME
All except the two women are freuuenters
Of the dice game. and were arrested by De
tectives kiliian. Cordell. Murphy and Keelv
Their statements to Chief Desmond have
been almost unvarying to the effect that
they saw Worthen at the game, and that
he departed about IL O'Clock with an un>
stated amount of money for his home
Ennie Ball and Hattie LuInpkin tod Chief
pSnlnnn p.- mn. t;,,
the time he said he did but they did not
say exactly what hour ne did retire.
The most important of the other suspects
is Thought to be Albert Mcclure, whose in
formation is cons .derably tangled, and who
seems to be somewhat in The mood OF
LuInpkin.
The prisoners Will all be held temporarily
except, probably, the women, and the police
expect TO make other arrests to-day. Wor-
then was accustomed 10 visiting places
where gambling was carried on In the West
End.
Two of the dead mans brothers, Fred
and Hilry Worthen, of Ava. Ill. viewed
the body at the morgue last night. and
stated that their brother had mania for
gambling, and that he never carried less
than 500 IN his pockets. They believe ne
was murdered for his money and expressed
deterntinaton IN helping the police run
An autopsy was held on the body by Doc
tor HoChdCerfer. a Coroner physician. last
night ard it was determined that the blow
on the left temple, which shattered the
bone, caused the mans death. Whether
this was delivered first could not be decided
MURDERED MANS BODY
FOUND BY HOUSEMAID.
Northen's body was discovered about 6:i5
a. M by Ida Sch!ichman. housenaid for
Mrs. Webb. According to her usual Gus
tom, the maid went out to the stable at
$50 to summon Worthen to breakfast She
received no response and went back to the
house. About fifteen minutes later .he
again went to the stable. and, after cali
Ing MIN without receiving any reply she
started around to the stable door on the
driveway leading to the alley. She shook
the door and knocked on it and was about
to return to the house. when she saw a
dark object lying on the ground In the
cCrner of the yard
a second glance convinced her that II was
the body of a man. frightened, she ran
TO the house OF Mrs. A. Deane Cooper next
door and told the housemaid. Gertie Rosch
heved the man was dead. The two girls
were afraid to approach the body, and they
summoned Frank Storey. the negro house
man of Mrs. Cooper, and asked him to in
veIigate.
Storey went over to where the body was
lying and, after a brief investigation, saw
that the man was dead ard fearfully
hacked about the face and head. He re-
ported this to the two girls. and they asked
him II he knew who It was. He said he
could not recognize the man. He described
the dead mans clothing, and Miss SCtlich-
man at once sad that 1t must be Worthen.
Patrolman GrOgan was summoned and
he notified the Eighth District Police Sta
tion. The police took charge of the body
and made careful examinat ton of the
premises.
MATURE. OF WOUNDS
INDICATE DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
Worthen's head and face were terribly
hacked and mutilated by the murderers
and there evidence that he had not
succumbed without n struggle From the
appearance of the wounds the police believe
that the murderer or murderers used a