The Washington times., 1908-11-13
Wanted TO Have Thugs Kill
Old Woman, Police Say,
for Money.
PAYS PART DOWN
AND GIVES |. o. u.
Aged Parent Away on Visit and
Knows Nothing Until Arrest
Is Made.

CHICAGO, Nov. ia coldbloOded
plot by a daughter to murder her moth
er for her money was exposed last night
in the arrest Of Miss Mae l. Otis. go
East FOrty-sixth place
The woman had arranged 10 have her
mother beaten to death tomorrow night,
and the plot was nipped by the Chicago
police at the moment the would-be ma
tTiCide was making a payment down"
to bind the bargain for the deed
Miss Otis spent a week planning the
murder, and working out the details
with the thugs she had engaged for the
diaboliCal undertaking. Then, when all
arrangements had been made the wom-
an discovered 10 her grief that she had
been dealing entirely with city police
and private detectives who had CO.
operated 10 expose the plot and frus-
tVate the crime.
Woman a Clerk.
The woman who was employed as
clerk In the KIeine Optical Com
pany. 81 State street. is locked up in
the Harrison street police station. She
has made a partial confession Of guilt
The details of the prot are about as
bloOdcurdling as can be imagined The
mother. whom the daughter planned 70
do away with, is Mrs. Sarah Otis, d
widow, nIJy-scVcn years Old who lived
until recently with a sister, Mrs. Anna
Smith, at 32S Walnut street.
The mother was possessed OF nearly
$500 IN property which the daughter
wished TO obtain
Mrs. Otis is not in Chicago, and will
know nothing OF the plotted ATTEMPT on
her HE until today. She Is visiting her
parents and a sister at Manson, Wis.
She was 70 return 70 Chicago tOmOr-
row and tomorrow night the daughter
planned TO superintend the murder at
house
Mothers Property.
About a week ago Miss Otis called
81 the offices of the keystone Detec-
tive Agency on La Sale street. and
sought a confidential interview with
Stolpman, who is the superintendent
She told Stolpman that she wished to
retain him TO discover how much prop
eTty her mother possessed, and in what
form 1t existed. Stolpman undertook
this commission.
A couple Of days later the woman
called again, and StOlpman reported
the results of his investigation. He told
Miss Otis that her mother had mort
cages valued at S4,00O in a safety de-
$1,000 and $3.50 in cash deposited in the
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank.
How far would you be willing TO
go in this matter Miss Otis finally
demanded, according TO StOlpmau.
I'D go the limit if there was enough
money In il" said SJOipman, for the
purpose Of drawing the woman out.
well, III tell you what want
Miss Otis is said to have conhded. MY
mother is too slow dying, and 1 want
her put out OF the way"
viii Cost Money.
"Weu. that can be DONE" he told Miss
Otis, 'but 1t VIII cost money! lot Of
money"
II am willing 10 pay good sum-" re-
piled the daughter, but I want a good
Job dOne-nO ambulance job, you know.
/ don't want her merely crippled.
want her killed"
well, I know a couple OF men who
would kill anybody on earth II they
got the right price, assured StOlp-
Stolpman told Miss Jtis that it prob
ably would cost $500 10 hire the high
class thugs he had IA mind, and the
woman, he says agreed to pay that
At the meeting held last night. Miss
Otis, according 10 the testimony OF the
two witnesses, observed that she sup
posed Mackey, the detective and sup
posed thug, knew what he was there
for, and Mackey replied that he haC
heard something about il.
7 want my mother killed" said Miss
That's my work. all right" assent.
ed Mackey-
me plan OF MISS GUS was llldk S4t
would meet her mother tomorrow OF
her arrival in Chicago and escort hel
20 the Walnut street house. She would
spend the evening with the oldei
woman.
Beat Her TO Death.
The thugs, she directed, should 80 u
the house and wait in the back yard
AS early as possible in the evening tn,
daughter would take occasion to senC
her mother out of the rear door on al
errand TO go out with her for a cal
on neighbOrs. AS soon as the OLD
woman should reach the foot of tn
rear steps the thugs were to fan upoI
her and beat her to death
Finally the details were all arranged
and Mackey said he was ready to uu
dertake the deed. he suggested, how
ever, that ne would like to see a SIN
of money paid down as an earnes
of the bargain. Miss Otis produced so
in bills and prOffered it to Stolpman
The latter took the money and WTOt
out a receipt, which is held as evi
denCe. The woman also signed an Il
.. T." for the remaining s., 400.
Miss Otis is about 8 feet inches II
height, good looking, with a wealth
OF dark hair and is a stylish dresser