The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-10
TWO MURDERS
IN ONE NIGHT.
Detroit is Shocked BY Myster-
iOus Tragedies.
Dead Body Of a Man Found on
the Sidewalk.
ARE BEATEN AND CUT.
Girl Pounded and Stabbed to
Death in Street.
Dead Girls Sweetheart is Being
Held by Police.
BLOOD STAINS FOUND.
Suspect Broke Down and Faint
ed Twice at Station
When Examination of Clothes
Revealed the Spots.

Detroit Mich. April lo.-AnotheF mys-
terlous murder occurred at an early hour
today, the victim being George W. hey
wood bookkeeper and paymaster at the
Maueable Iron Works His body was
found lying on the sidewalk on Junctloh
avenue. a short distance from his home on
mherst street. about $50 this morning
Ills head was badly pounded and there IS
bad cut over the left eye man VINO
boarded in Haywood's house is now IN the
hands of the police.
The man under arrest is w f. Jones
A revolver was found at daybreak in the
alley a short distance from where Patrol
man Brisson discovered Haywood's body
and the murdered mans son identified 1t
as belonging to Jones.
The girl who was so horribly murdered
last night on Thirteenth street was iden-
titled this morning as Carrie NJ. Jennett Of
1871 Wabash avenue, daughter Of James
T.. Jennett a cabinet maker. Her muir
derer has not yet been arrested
Miss JenneJt attended meeting of a Re
she was brutallv murdered. She left there
about 1885 o'clock. Less than two hours
later her body was found.
She had been stabbed and pounded to
ear, a knife was thrust INTO her brain De
hind the and dent IN her forehead
showed that she had been dubbed. A res
1dent OF the nelghDofhOod, Harry JeWeii'
heard cries and screams and looking out.
saw man striking girl down After
lelilns liet anu iuiiliils d%aS q Sllel @ ~ ~
1amce, Jewell says the assatlaut turned alld
renewed his attack on her prostrate 1ody-
Jewell notined the police VINO round the
Girl dead
street called at the dead firiS nome lnls
morning d said that he had kept fonl-
Iduy with ler for two or t-4ree years, Ite
Wept and displayed much agitation. While
he was talking Detectives Seymour and
Downey arrived and after listening to his
story thought II wen 20 Keep MN unaef
surveillance, and accordingly detained him
at the Grand River avenue station
Jones has had his residence IN the hey
wood home for long time and the two
men are said TO have frequently quarrelled-
personal effects We're untouched.
AT the home Earl Haywood. the son of
the murdered man, said he did not think
that Jones had been out all night
Haywood was head bookkeeper at the
Michigan Malleabie iron works, and at
tended dance at Baker hall, corner of
Baker and Seventeenth streets, last
night. His wife had intended to ac-
company him. but was ill and gave it
up. Tt is not known when he started
for home but he was found within 100
yards Of his home and had evidently
been dead some hours.
AS her husband did not return during
the night Mrs Haywood was very
much alarmed and arising early she
sent her oldest boy Earl aged u, out
to see if he could find any trace of his
father The little chap had gone but
q short distance from the house when
he discovered the lifeless remains of
the parent The police We're notified
and the body was removed to the
mOrgue and placed beside the remains
OF Miss JennetI, who had also been
murdered but q few hours previous. An
examination of Heywood's body and
clothes showed that robbery was not
the motive.
There was but one wound. evidently
made with a heavy blunt instrument as
1t penetrated the skull and left an ugly
cut Detectives We're Immediately put
TO work on the case and they arrested
w M r. Jones, r0Omer in HeyWOOd's
house. The two men are said to have
quarrelled frequently. About IS feet
from where the body was found a re-
VolVer lay in the alley The little Hey
wood boy identified it as belonging to
Jones and said he had seen il in his
room Whether it could have caused the
wound IS the question which the police
viii fathom. AT the station Jones was
examined as to his relations with the
Haywood family. He said his home is in
Lincoln. Neb.. where he has wife and
three children. He said he first became
acquainted with the Haywood family
about five years ago when he went to
the house one day to- mend a gasoline
stove for them He has been boarding
there since last February
There was freshly discharged cart
ridge in the revolver found in the alley
and said to belong to Jones' DR. w r.
Baker, who examined Heywood's s body
as soon as 1T had been found. is of the
opinion that the wound was inflicted
by revolver held at very close range
MUSIC TEACHER SUSPECTED.
AENAtAts AtiA AD--Lll ponce OelleNf
that IN Prof James Miller. a music
teacher arrested this morning they
have Miss Jennetts murderer Blood
was found on his clothing and when
an explanation of it was asked Miller
tainted He was revived, but tainted
again while being taken to his cell
Miss Jennett was pupil of Miner's
The dead girl was orgauist of the
Rebekah lodge to which she belonged
and at the meeting last night she is
SAID 70 nave been cheerful and even
gay Miss Jennett remained until 10
o'clock. and she made a report there
relative to her share in the lodge work
At 10 clock she arose and said. Il
don't see what further use yo6 have
Tor me, and i guess III 90 homep
Wait for us and you'u have com
pany' said one of those present. but
the girl insisted on going and Went
away alone The others stayed there
until II o'clock. The father and mother
OF the murdered girl sat up late for
her return, but finally went to bed
leaving the door unlocked. When thew
arose this morning they found that
Miss Carries bed was untouched The
father hastily left the house and on the
street met a married sister of the dead