The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
BATTLING MYSTERY
IN The DEATH
Of SPItR
GOTHAM POLICE FOLLOW MUIR
DER, SUICIDE AND ACCIDENT
cLEWs IN CASE.
ROGERS AFTER REVENGE


/ New York. May 81 chalo l. spier,
/ confidential agent and tao oaly man
who had the complete canhlenee Of
Henry H. Rogers, tie active head Of
itha Standard Oil comraag nas killed
almost nstantly n his nome in New
Brighton statan Island, ea.ly this
morning by a shct from MS own re-
/ yoiyer
/ What al FIRST app ared 70 he a mus.
der by a burglar, who turned upon anil
shot Mr.. Spier when surpri el, hes
now developed into battling mys-
terry CiTcamstanca ace ag puzzliag in
the attempt to establish murder
theory as II Is 10 fnd any facts which
would mstify the conclusion that Mr..
Spier COX his own life, anl an acci
dent theory 3 even harder tc est9b.
lisa. Ne person witnessed the tragedy
A bulldog, noted for ais faifhfnl1e tG
hi. master. was with MIR spier at the
time the hot was fired. Tie dog was
found. cowed and trembling, lieking
the face Of the dead man, whom he
had followed from the rear Of the
house. whore the shot was fired, to
tha stairway near tAe front entrance,
where NJ spier fell and died
Three Elements Of Mystery.
Three clements Of ny terry are
prominent IN all the theories that
wauld account for the deata # MI.
Spies
Murder FIc went do vi afaYs after
vatc7in1 If wifet0 gat hts svolver
telling her he believed thefe weTe
burglars In the house. and took hi
dog with him. There was a s,ngla not
and then all was stllL No sounds of q
scufile preceded the Shot the dog
did not even bark All the door and
windows Of the house were secured,
except ane door which hal been
opened from the Inside Police III
spccor Donald Giant who ha the
IA D1er avcsfigation says thar
tile police aie net looking for burg
Lar
Accident Mr Spior was shot under
the lett u.pple, the bullet ranging
downward and tearing through the
lower portion of the heart The re-
vllyer was q hammerless weapon An
examination shows thar one attempt
hed teen made TO fl,e he weapon bat
ta caYei5se ha3 provca efe ctiyl
The rigaer as then pulled again
and thi time tho cartridge in The next
chamber was scha-red.
smcHo Two weeks ag1 Mr. Spiar
took oHt a $50 o1j0 sraigl-line p9licY
on b He and paid iba premiums Sa'
Saturday two cav before his dolih
re took out an eudowmuet policy for
s25 900 and paid the premiums. Thee
poll.ics we're. taken ont in the New
York Life Insu ance company, the
only company VIII .ch issues an ncon
testable policy payable whether or
not he holder takes his own life. In
.ittu talk in Wall suest waCre Mr
Spir was almost as well known as
Mr Bog sr.. his chief, did n . connect
Mr Spier with any peculatonr.
Rogers 10 Arrange Cruise.
For Ave yeurs Mr. Suicr has. been
wi,n me" sad Mr. ROGERS in bis
Office 10 the STANDARD oil buling th-
afternoon before he left for home
'.Hc was a keen. alert capable friend
ana associate : feel rrel pers0nal
Jos in his death ehail do ali in my
power 10 see hai the brute who mur
da.cd him is ap-rea'niei ana pun
Ishcd
n was wmorcd an day thai Air
Rog woula ogfcT a large reward f5r
fh. capture of the muIderer and te
Told his son and s1nin laW to spare T.
no expense in the case No formal I
DTsr of a reward vas rlads today
Home Life Happy.
Mr Spier had bern married thir cen /
year ard his h-mc life was an uu
. 1allv happy ohe
Mr Spiei who e career at rEe age Of
h.i eight year. was a tribute 90 his
Fcr haisncei mind and haHy ta|
,hogifsl business ca-es. hai for ths +
zsi week seemcd nervous END greatly /
voufea. Pc had Or 1Di7l room
.cre tro hail fom pie wife rather
han disturb her by nj rssile uess
SUNDAY evening STR snl sr sp-e
sired arorf - o'cocs soflf bee
.-Ie daylight Ers snilr Tas aesl-enel 2
md her husband ASKED lrr Wa--e he
,.filf daJ hI- revolver 8nd Hl7-e ne S
,uE terrier vas sleeping Hir Spe-
ad that be- Ll Chr te ta3 heard I
urs ore fCau -tsl-t A- sp- Zen q
is lfes -o0r1 e
Mrs saier heard iIrfr~are falling 'a
% th1 Hsor ami flea a pistol shot sac r
crsamfd and called to her hrh haai
c-fr-anT aus-u iu -t no resp 3
fconcinde,s % sacou4 FaEs8