The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-24
SUSPECT TELLS OF
Staying MRS.
LESLIE
AGENT AND DRUG
CLERK KILLED AND ROBBED
CHICAGO ACTRESS.
DIAMONDS ARE FOUND
Led to Clearing the Mysterious Muir.
der Which Was at First Thought
to Have Been 4 Suicide
Accomplce at Large.

Accomplce at Large.
Chicago Oct. "a Edward E. Mich
olas, the theatrical agent who was
taken into custody by the police dur
ing their investigation of the death
| of Mrs Margaret leslie, an actress,
hotel it Is said has confessed to the
crime.
! Two pawnbrokers Informed the
police today that Nicholas had been
to them with the diamonds, aid to
have been the property Of Mrs. Les.
lie after her death and which were
not found until today when it was
learned they were in possession Of
Nicholas
The prisoner refused TO say word
regarding his possession Of the dia
monds when confronted by the pawn
brokers.
He was then taken to The p lice sta
lion where the police .say he confessed
to numbering Mrs. Leslie and stealing
the diamonds valued OF $1,000 from
her.
Says Drug Clerk Helped Him.
According to the police Nicholas
admitted that he aided in the murder
md declared that George Leopold, a |
drug clerk for whom the police are
now searching, was his, accomplice.
The woman's diamonds and her |
money were the motive for the crime. |
it is said
Nicholas said and Leopold went TO |
the wonlan's room Wednesday nisht |
and after few moments conversa-
ton he suggested that they have |
rink, producing a bottle of whisky.
Mrs. Leslie was taking off her
ieWels at the time and her back wa
'urned toward them. While in this
position, Leopold nccordng to Mich
)las, seized the woman by the throat
and choked her into insensibil,ty |
Throwing her on the bel they placed
he towel saturated with choloroform
over her face They then took some
If the woman's garments and tied
hem tightly around her neck.
Run to Earth BY Jewels.
Selling her jewels, which were
'alued at $500 they turned on the
,as jets. hurried ont of the room and
eft the hotel. Next morning they met
~ appointment and divided the
ewels. Those which Nicholas took
ave been recovered
IT was anxiety on the par of Mich.
las to realize money on the jewelry
which led to his arrest. Detectives !
working on the case found some OF
he diamonds in pawnshop and
hey were traced to Nicholas He was
rrested and declared that Mrs. Les.
.eslie, who had been an old friend nf
is had given them 10 1im. He toll
stories, however, ard !
nally admitted the crime The wom c
n was found dead in her room
thursday, and it was supposed She
ad committed suicide.
Suicide, the First Theory
The body of Mrs. Leslie was found
st Saturday and at first il was sup
)sed that she had committed suicide.
n empty phial Of poison found in the
,om gave rise to this belief and IT
as not until her body had beea re. s
owed TO the undertakers that II was ,
armed hat she had been murdered.
strip Of lace. torn from her skirt
as tied tightly around her neck,
ose up under her chin This led to
more thorough investigation and Il N
as found that when last seen alive
Y hotel employees the woman had a
lmber of valuable diamonds on her
,rson. When found these were gone
I'd the police went to work on The
cory that she had been killed and u
bbed. Il
Nicholas, who was known to have .
me TO the hotel with Mrs. Leslie, >
a. arrested but stoutly maintained II
S innocence until today. when. il is ei
legged. he broke down and gave the W
,lice a complee history of his !
me. @!
A bottle of chloroform identical 81
tn that found in the room where the W
ad body Of Mrs Leslie was disc0v- 4.
ed. was found in the room lately m
cupied by Nicholas and this it is ss
ought. aided the police In wringng -
confession from him. bo
Nicholas IS a cripple He lost a leg va
a railroad accident. for which he
{ $4,000 Later he was angel" for a ~
sairical company. and wor=hiped at su
2 shrine Of an actress. re
The police say he Is now without Of
1ds- Efforts 70 show that a suicide sh
Ct was in existence. and that the m'
IN under arrest had agreed with the &C
IMAM that both should Kin them. De-.
ives, did not meet with success. he