The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-16

responsible for large influx OF Iaborers
/ during the last twelve months.
| The Mounted District officers are IN
clined to the belief that from the over
/ flow Of this floating population some IiEht
might be thrown upon the deed.
There was bruise on the lower Ief,
/ Jaw where Mrs. LaumRn had apparently
been hit and they argue that none but an
1 amateur highwayman would have NAL
I treated his victim in this manner.
Mrs Lauman vas neatly dressed and
| probably would have caused a highway
man to think it would be worth while
commanding her 10 hold up her hands
she was a woman OF great courage. and
her children say that she would never
tarneiy submit 10 being held up.
Mrs. Lauman was a little over feet
tail and weighed about rs pounds. She
was dressed Wednesday IN blacI, coat
walking suit, with a black and white
swiss waist Wien she left home Wednes-
day she wore ler rings. for the first time
in eight years. one was a wedding ring
valued at SO: the other n gold ring with
ruby settings. It contained six stones
The ring was a present from her husband
four years ago.
The back Of the watch that she wore
was studded with diamonds and contained
either nine or thirteen stones. on the
front case Mrs humans monogram.
n L. was engraved and on the inside
was the inscription. TO Ny Wife From
William IGUman."
In addition 10 this iewelry. Mrs. I.au-
man had the ring sno had gotten In ST.
Louis during the day Tor her daughter.
Il was purchased for Ter by her nepSew.
Walter Smith. from re Bauman-Massa
Jcwelry Company.
WOUND RESEMBLES
ONE MCCAIN RECEIVED.
The body was not moved from the side
Of the road until after O'Clock last
night, when a telephone message was
received from Coroner Koch al his home
in Des Peres. saying that he would hold
the inquest this morning at 20 o'clock.
The body was then taken home.
We were not uneasy when mamma did
not come home Wednesday night" said
Miss Clara Lauman. because when she
goes visiting she often stays all night.
After my sister and had waited for an
hour and 4 half at the Suburban tracks.
We supposed that she had decided to stay
in st. Louis and thought nothing more
Of it until We heard this afternoon that
she had been killed.
Until the arrival OF Detective Cabanne.
L.auman thought his wife had been killed
with some blunt instrument. The officer
soon dispeIled this idea and declared she !
had been shot.
The hole above the left eve was very
small and resembIed TO marked degree /
the wound found under the eye OF James l
p. Mccain. who IS alleged to have been .
murdered at Bonfls Station June Is. by /.
Frederick Seymour harrington.
HUSBAND OFFERS
REWARD OF $50.
Mr Lauman authorized the announce {
ment Of Il 500 reward for the arrest and |
conviction Of the murderer or murderers.
At his request letter was written 10 1
Governor DoclSery. asking that he also 4
offer 4 reward. Another request Will he 4
made OF the County Court at Clayton for /
a reward.
Mrs. Lauman was IS years old and had 4
been married more than thirty years. Her 1
husband owns and conducts the Hygienic /
Dairy. and is said TO be one Of the wealth
lest men in the section Of the county
where he lives. The family own a pretty
two-story residence, which is neatly fur
nished.
In addition TO her husband. Mrs. Lau-
man leaves seven children. all grown.