Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-14
FOUL PLAY IS
NOW SUSPECTED
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CASE
OF MRS. ALGERIA
Husband Advances Theory That the
Woman Was Struck Down and
ls Either Dead or Held
Prisoner

Developments In the disappearance
case of Mrs. William Algeria that came
to light yesterday may prove that the
woman was murdered or is held a pris-
oner
Mrs. Algeria left her home. 41s Lake
Shore avenue. about o'clock Monday
evening, April 30, II was supposed, to
commit suicide by drowning herself in
the Echo park lake. Although this
theory is the one that the police have
based their work on, no attempt has
been made to find the body i'm the water
Algeria thought that his wife's mind
might have been affected and that
she might be found wandering about
this vicinity or living with someone,
having lost her memory.
The new phase of the case came out
when the name of a man who was for
merly employed with Algeria was
brought up.
Relative Receives Letter
This man was dismissed from service
rather suddenly short time previous
TO the disappearance of Mrs. Algeria.
Neither has since been seen.
Detective Talamantez who has been
working on the case, is authority for
the statement that ]. G. Guevera Of
Santa Barbara, Mrs. Alegria's brother,
received a letter from the man in the
case in which he stated that the woman
left her home to go to him.
The letter was dated, according to the
officer, on Wednesday, the day after
the woman's disappearance. On that
day Guevera arrived i'm Los Angeles
and conferred with his brother-in-law
and with the police. Guevera left for
Santa Barbara Saturday.
Husband Calls at Station
Algeria called at the central police
station LAST evening to inquire whether
or not any news had been received about
his wife. He said that his brother-in-
law from Santa Barbara had been in
this city assisting in locating his wife.
Incidentally he asked about what
was known of the letter his brother-in-
law was supposed to have received. The
detective told him that no such letter
had been received so far as he knew,
and that its existence was a fabrica-
tion.
This leads to inquiries and the in
concerning it was traced back
TO the officer. Algeria then telephoned
to Santa Barbara, but could not reach
his brother-in-law. He has learned that
another brother-in-law, Dominguez, will
be in Los Angeles today to assist in the
work of tracing the missing woman.
Woman Disappears
1t is now learned that Mrs. Algeria
told her father-in-law on the night Of
her disappearance that she was going
out on the back porch to get a drink
of water. That was the last seen of
the woman. Had the woman intended
running away from home she would
undoubtedly have taken hat. This and
other facts disprove the runaway
theory, it is said.
The conclusion reached is that the
woman met some one on the back
porch and was either overpowered or
struck down from behind and carried
away. No evidence is obtainable on this
score, as the marks of struggle would
have been obliterated long before this
time.
Home Life Happy
Mrs. Algeria was happy at home ac-
cording to her husband. They had been
married six years and had never had
any serious quarrels. The woman was
also passionately fond of her son.
These facts combined with others lead
to the belief that she would not have
left of her own accord II is said