The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-18
SAYS He IS SON
OF MAN He SHOT
MYSTERY sHRoUDs BIRTH OF
MAN WHO MURDERED LON
DON MERCHANT.
STORY FIRST DOUBTED
But Later Developments Give Some
Foundation TO Strange Story
William Whitley Friend of
Youths Mother.

London, FEB. ia mystery sur
8roands tlIe recent tragic ending bf the
career Of William Whiteley, known
over the world as the universal pr3-
WIDER" which perhaps may never be
cleared up
AT fir The claim made by the mur.
dorer that be was Cecil Whitelevf'
and that the head Of London's big
gest department store was his father
was nat taken seriously by anybody.
I II appeared 20 all either az a clear
case Of blackmail with the adj
venturer keeping up the "hIuT" as an
excuse for his crime, or else tie act
Of a mailman possessed with an in-
sane dcIu@lon
But as The history Of Horace
George Ravner, the man Who shot
down the aged merchant IN his own
store after that stormy interview and
the refusal Of financial assistance
as the story Of this young mans
checkered career develops aud evil
dence concerning his mothers former
relationship with the celebrated drF
| goods man accumulate fle whole af
fair assumes more ana more the air
OF profound mystery For whia
there is much tend ng 10 show hat
there may be far more in the s5aIt-
ling claim of this man than anyere
was at first inclined 0 believe ~. i
moment there Is much on iha other
hand, % indicate hat the desperate s.
act which ended the venerable me-
chants career may have resulted
from mistakes conviction on the
part Of he young man, conclusion
! based upon a misleading story told
him Of his parentage.
| Wss Friend Of Murderer's Nrthrr
One thing. however appears to ba
clear William Whiteley undoutte1lr
had rotations Of intimate ffianssht0
years ago with the mother of h's
murderer whose sister was iu the
merchants emnloy. and II was a 5he
time Of this friendship that In 1851,
Mrs, Whitelev took proceed ngs
agairst her husband which resuled In
\ separation
Horace RayBer who after shoot
ing Mr. Whiteley turned his weanon
upon himself. is Drogres sing faymabiy
NJ the hosoital He viii therefore. in
all probabili y appear al the poiien
court and subsequently, AT the central
criminal court on The charge Of will
'rl murder which q cofoncfs Jury
has returned against him So Tar he
has made uo preparations for his ae
fensc A the moment he Is coacern
ing himself solely with his pritaal
welfare under the ministru ions Z
Rey Father O'Neiil. to whom he paws
tho most reyerent attention
The fact hat the detectives cla med
10 have positively identified the mnT-
dcrcr as George Rayuer led O TIVE IS
suauce of g statement by attornees
~epreeenIng TIE real George Rayeer
which has thrown much light on toe
natter This statement. made IN writ
iue lv the firm of Harold Edwards &
Cohn. IS a= follows
"Fsthsr" Tells story.
There were two sisters hv ran,c
Emily Turner and Ionic Tuner the
one, Louie Turner being an ass slant
ot William WhteIey's The other.
Emily Turner was visited bv George
Raucr About a year after Mr Ray
rer made The acquaintance Of Miss
Emily Turner he was informed fh3'
She bad gwen birth TO a child aud
that the child vas his Mr Rayn2r
thereon assumed the duties and 0hd-
ga on. -hus thust upou him and Dro-
Ce-led with the INFRINGING. and eIa-
Gallon e This son
"Ahout two years afterWarj Mss
Emily Turner was again about tr site
birth to a child She then confessed
90 Nr Rauer that the child Boz was
bringing u7 as his son was naither
his son nor hers-thst Iu fa-t. She
dil no give birth To it After this con
ra. sion -rr child was .eie-ated - IS
real uarents.
"Mi-s Turner informed SIT RatBer
fnaf the child she was auoHt ie ~'re
birth to was his child and a'rhFnga
Mr. Barne- had grave reasons r.
doubt This be fer lt Incumbent uroa
him owing 10 De- position .u whic4
he fognl himself to- accept the re-
~p1nsibiIfiss and promised Miss Tar-
ner that me child would De- proaerly
educated
Shortly after this Niss Trl ue~ len
Mr. Esrue- and shortly alte. ward vas
Mr Ravner has kept his
promise and acted as foster fsrher te
his child Who Is the man uoW lying
u 81 Nsrys hospital
The infant was registered hy Mss
Emily Turner wrongly in AZ. Ray-
rcrs name. the oniy name 20 ab'cb
be- Is entitled beiHg that OF as
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