Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-07
HIRED 10 Do MURDER
Police Charge That Harris Levich
Hired Negro to Kill
Finkelstein.
Claim That Business Jealousy
Inspired the Murder and Elk.
onerate the Gamblers.
Rabeas Corpus Issued for Levich
Walker Unknown in
Des M0ines.
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4 special to Times Republican.
| Dcs Moines, Aug 1-While no form
al information had been filed this morn
ing against the murders of Isaac
Iflnkelstein the police claim that
they have the persons under detention
and that the case they now have agains
trem is almost complete, lacking only 8
few minor links in the evidence To war
rant the filing of information and the
lodging of Il charge of murder against
two or more of them.
Harris Levieh and the negro Walker
1re still in custody and the police claim
t" have an almost complete case against
item. They say chat it is their inten-
ton TO hold them until a thorough IN
vestigation is made.
The theory of the police is that Fink
elstein Was murdered by or at The ill-
stance of business rivals and that thS
gamblers had nothing to do with tbs
crime. They did not devote an hours
time to following cut the theory that he
was murdered as a result of his anil
gambling crusade. Chief Bracket said
that the first clues We're furnished the
department by representatives of Fink
u suggest that the gamblers had any
thing to do with the commission of the
crime.
The fact that the whihle-tree with
which Finkelstein was killed came from
hte wagon belonging to Levich, and
which was stationed in the rear of his
place of business. had nothing to do
With his arrest. But the primary cause
nj his arrest was the fact that it WAS
to the police from a half dozen
different sources that he had threatened
q have I'inkelstein killed as a result of
business troubles.
Levich's friends scout the idea that he
lad to do with the murder of Finkel-
stein and claim that he can readily
,rove an alibi.
Hyman Levich. a cousin who runs
he cigar store at AS East Walnut,
aid: Harry had nothing to do with
he crime. He came into my store at
80 p. NJ. and bought a cigar He re-
NAMED there until after 10 O'Clock. I
vhen my mother came down and told
is F'inkelstein had been slusged. | was
laying pitch inside With Nate Seller.
tho works for the Simon Clothing
company. and Sam Sanduslly. q press
nan at the Capital office. Joe Neyman,
sho keeps n shoe store next to my
lace. was also in and out during the
vening. We all saw Harris there in
ront of the store. He STAYED there for
early three hours talking with one
nan and then another and did not go
way until after my mother came to the
tore to say that F'inlielstein had been
lugged do not recoilect who was out
1ere With him. Harris could not strike
inkelstein the blow that killed him.
!e is AN invalid, small built and his
ght shoulder is disiocated and has
cen for some time. He has just re-
lrned from hospital. where he had
n oneration performed. SO far as
now, he never he'd any trouble with
A negro said to resemble closely the I
an Walker was seen near the Levch
gar store several times Tuesday even
.g. He walked back and forth a num-
ar of times past where Harris Levich
as sitting.