Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-03
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

terry. parallel to the grewsome crimes
of Paris and New York, was uncovered
In Denver today by the discovery in
the lake at City park the body OF an
unknown woman. The entire city de
tective force is at work on the battling
crime.
When F. c. Hickman went for his
customary row on the lake at City
park this morning the PROV OF the
boat struck n floating object. Heck
man investigating. found II to be the
body OF woman floating face upward
with 4 thin stream OF blood trickiing
from the mouth. The coroner was no
tined. He believes the woman was
murdered.
Clarence Neff. a tramway conductor,
says that Monday afternoon between
the hours OF 4 and 8 o'clock two ital'
ians got on the car at the upper end
of the park. Both OF them were
wringiDg wet, and one of them carried
his left arm IN an improyised sling,
The conductor was inclined TO Joke
with the two men, asking them If they
were In the habit OF going in swim
ming with their clothes on. Neither
seemed In the mood for joking and the
conductor noticed one of the men was
shaking like an aspen. while both were
very pale. The two men. evidently
worried by the fact that the conduc
tor had noticed their condition. go'
on the car at Seventeenth and Hum
boldt streets.
The woman's body was clothed in
expensive garments. She wore vel
low silk waist and blue skirt. There
were three diamond rings on her leil
hand the earrings she wore had the
initial "A" worked out In small dia
nonds. She also wore diamond
brooch. She was about 80 years old
OF the Italian type of beauty. The
coroner thinks that the woman hat
been In the lake since Monday us 4
takes two TO three days for bod,
to come to the surfnce. The wound OF
her forehead might have been made b,
the mnrderers or by the prov o
Heckman's boat. Chief OF Police Ham
ilton Armstrong was notified of th'
discovery and after viewing the evi
dence gave It ns his opinion that !
murder had been committed
DENVER. July 30.-The body of th'
murdered woman found in the parl
lake this morning has been identifies
as that of Mrs. Anna Givia. and III
police now believe that the woman
was murdered by Two men. whose me
tive for the crime Is a mystesy. an
they are securing the city for tn
suspects.
Giovanni Viva, the husband OF tn
woman. has been missing ever sine
last evening when he called at pt
lice quarters to report the disappear
ance Of his wife and officers hay
been detailed TO make n search 10
him In the hope that they may tax
him into custody before he shall hay
an opportunity to execute the threa
he made TO Chief Armstrong that h
would take his own life with stillett
that he had In his possession when Ii
left the chiefs office.
The woman was attired in her bes
clothes and wore all her jeweiry. ii
Guiding rings and brooches that az
peared to be diamonds. Mrs. Giyi
Was \ native of Italy. So years of age
and lived with her husband twent,
years her senior an employe of th'
pipe works at Argo. The couple hat
Quarreled last Monday after which sh,
disappeared.
DENVER. July 30.-"My papa hai
been killed: my papa is dead, some
body killed my papa" hystericall,
screaming Into the telephone. little Ma,
Lifshitx. 10 years old. aroused tn,
household early this morning imme
diAtely after she found the dead bod,
Of her father lying in his room a
the residence on Boulevard +. 4
LifshItx. the saioonkeeper, was lyin.
beside his bed. clad only in his nigh
clothing. Above the right eye was
dark blue bruise. and two were dis
cernable beneath the chin. From III,
appearance of the wounds the polio,
believe they were inflicted with eithel
pistol or brass knuckles. Anothel
circumstance that lends to the theor,
that Lifshitx met with foul play /,
that returning home a, O'Clock h,
did not complain OF feeling Ill. nor wa.
his eye or chin bruised at the time h.
retired. Investigation is in progress
CHICAGO. July 3o.-Percy Rails
beck left Chicago for Minneapolis thi.
morning TO make an attempt to solv,
the mystery Of the violent death of hi.
father and mother. Mr. and Mrs
George A. Raisbeck. whose bodle.
were found in Lake Sylvia two mile.
from Annandale. Minn.
Il am going TO hire private deteo
uses." he said. ito solve this mystery
know this would be my fathers wish
II there Is murder ! am satisfied II
was committed by outsiders"
Before he left young Raisbeck re
ceived kilograms stating that the cor.