The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-25


of Mrs. Margaret Leslie, the actress,
Ia Chic0go, was arrested here THIS
afternoon on a Rock Island Calilio-
nit train.
Chicago. Oct 24-In the typewrit
/ ten confession of Howard Il Memo
\ las. the theatrical manager who with
! Leonard Leopold druggist killed
ana robbed Nrs Margaret Leslie, an
actress. early Thursday morning. wah
today made pabHc by the police.
The murder had been planned by
| the two men in Nicholas room in the
Palace h6tel three days before il was
executed and each night after the
details were arranged the two KEEP
watch in thc corridors until at las 4
Favorable pporiunily for carrying out
the plans arrived.
The plans for the murder and its
uccessful execution as outlined by
Nicholas in his confession rival the
best efforts OF he mel0dramatc pen,
and so neatly were its details carried
out thai a coroner's jury returned a
verdict Of suicide, and the police prac
ticaily gave up work on the case M
III Mrs Leslle's father came to the
city insisting that his daughter was
K He'd and demanding hat the author
ifie sift slaas sInvstofg to the batfotu.
MOI Since the Cronin murder have
the police been presented a case SO
battling for solution, and but for the
efforts of Meryin p Woody the yer-
die Of suicide would still stand in the
official records.
q Won't Swing Alone"
Nicholas in his confession said:
But if swing, | won't swing alone.
III promise you MAT, for | wasn't
aIc7e in the job, In fact George Leo
pold did the choking him. elf,
You see Leopold and were hard
up. We didn't know where to tgrn to
get any money ! had sunk all mine In
that white Slave shcw, and Leopold
didn't have any to sink, and there VIC
were
i had seen Mrs Leslie's diamonds /
often. She was very fond of wearing
them, and | knew enough about stones
TO know they were worth small for
tune a couple thousand or so.
'lf She hadn't been so careful Of /
them she wouldn't have been killed. /
for if we could have found anyway 10
get away with them without killing |
her. we would have done so.
But he always hung on TO them. !
They were never away from her. /
When she wasn't wearing them. she
had them in a little cham0is bag
around her neck, She used to say
nothing or nobody could take those
diamonds from her
well, Leopold ami I got desperate
and decided We had 10 have those
diamonds. ! was sort Of sore nj her
anyway beca So whenever ] went to
her room to talk or play cards. sh.
vas almost rude and knew he
lidn't Ike me any too well
Finally eLopoid and ! made up our
minds that The easiest way would be
o XIII her wi.a.ut making any noise
ilout it, We cured that if we turn
.d on .he gas people would think she
committed suicide. especially as cvry- +
'ody kew she was broke except FOR
he diamonds aud She never would
iawn or sell those.
Watch For Chance to XIII Fer.
"We watched taa Wednesday might
cor q chance TO go t9 her rom She
.ad some friends iu playing cards.
ma thcH she went ont 10 ga some
upper with Kromeyo-.
She came in with Eromeyer about .
, o'clock KIumeyer went fo his
oom and she went to hers We .
.aitcd o LITTLE while. then went up /
1 knocked.
She didn't wan ta .e' us i1 bat rs
.o had planned . told ber that Leo r
old had "a theatrical engagement for
er and asked her to let us go to ex- f
iaiu DO TO her She then made as
aar until She Slipped -n a Hmma p.
nd slippers and admitted rs
She sat uu The bed while Leopold
nd sat on chair right near her. 81.
While we talked. Leopold watched his /.
ha-ce while J held ul ts a vial of +
rom her J Dgt them .n my pocket. q
All ar once. when she wasn't look
lr Leopold jumped for her. and .1aE =
er by The THROAT and chosed her. I
.hipped out the chlorofOrm F.ai AMI
1urcd the stun on a handkerchief ,
ud held g. over her face. 7 didn't ?