The Detroit times., 1909-05-27

Roland Rich's wedding suit Is still {
z missing and its finding may solve }
| ( the murder mystery !
BAY CITY, Mich. May 27.-No mys-
. terry that has ever been pictured vivid
~ by the most skillful writer's OF nc
| lion Is more complex than that sur
rounding the death OF Mrs. Christine
Coryeon. 20 years old, VINO was struck
| down In her home early yesterday.
While relatives and friends viewed
the remains OF the aged woman, who
was worth $4,000, and little groups
of curious persons gathered in front
of her home, today, discussing the
crime in all its gruesomeness, Roland
Rich, % years DID, favorite grandson
sat in a prison cell, gazing al space.
He Is charged with murder in the hrSt
degree.
Young Rich, arrested at his wed
ding breakfast yesterday on charge
of numbering Mrs Coryeon. was this
morning brought before Police Justice
Kelley. The proceedings were purely
formal, no testimony being taken and
AN adjournment being :equested by
Rich's attorneys.
location by Rich's friends who are
standing by him loyalty. Rich's wife
of one day is his staunchest supporter.
rhe police are now beading their en-.
orgies towards finding either Rich's
wedding suit or its remnants. So FAR
not a trace has been developed. Mrs
roryeon was a native of Detroit, her
maiden name being Gels. She mar
ried George Rich. of that city. ana
after his death married Coryeon there.
She has sister, Mrs. G. Shaw. resid-
ing there.
Evidence strongly favoring Rich Is
expected to be brought out at the cor
oner's inquest tonight.
Edgar Rich, younger brother OF
Roland declared this afternoon that
he saw Roland and his grandmother
talking ana laughing together In the
kitchen of Mrs Coryeon's home less
tLan 10 minutes before the alarm was
,iyen that the woman had been
struck down. He thought they were
ioking over Richs wedding. Rich's
friends declare that this would leave
100 small a time for quarrel 10
cnrine M between the two, for him ID
lave struck down his grandmother,
and for the other incidents to nave
happened before the alarm was given
Belief is crystsiIzing that the MUIR
der was committed by someone hidden
iu Mrs. Coryeons room. The date
for Rich's hearing following the IN
ouest. was this afternoon set Tor
June /.
Rich stoutly maintains his limo.
cense The police admit 1t Is one Oh
the most baffling cases that has con-
fronted the officials of any city. They
are connecting the links today In an
effort -sel~e-ths- nurder--The-m nsL
definite clue they have is In young
Rich's dress suit. Where Is IL? Rich.
young man OF good standing. with
large group OF friends says his dress
suit and wedding ring, disappeared
simultaneously with the Staying OF his
grandmother and the firing OF the bed
upon which she lay. He took the SUIT
10 Mrs. Coryeon's home Tuesday night
and returned there Wednesday morn
ing TO dress for his wedding. He was
4, the kitchen when he heard his
grandmother fall to the floor from her
led which was a mass Of flames, ne
says. He rushed to the room and
found his grandmother with big
yash in her head He picked her up
and dragged her to another room when
Mrs ]. L. Francis, a niece OF Mrs.
Coryeon's, who came from her home,
M 1873 Jay-st., Detroit, to attend the
wedding, came In.
"I rushed out to call aid" says
Young Rich. II did not think my
grandmother was hurt badly and after
abe had been taken-to the hospital
decided not to defer my marriages. We
all went to the church and the pro
ceedings went on all right. When they
came and told me OF her death | counl
not believe II. I cannot understand
how anyone could have entered the
house and killed her"
The physicians who conducted the
autopsy say the woman died from
blows inflicted with a blunt instru
ment. Rich, who was married to
Miss Anna Kaiser while Mrs
Coryeon was dying was taken In
charge by the police while he
vas seated at his wedding break
fast and later arraigned In police court
on a charge of numbering his grand
mother.
Mrs. Harry ]. Tierney. daughter Of
Mrs. Coryeon, called at the Coryeor
home to take her mother to Rich's
wedding in her auto Rich Informed
Mrs. Tierney of the accident. Mrs
Coryeon. in an unconscious condition
was carried into kich's home. on prop
orty adjoining that OF the injured
woman. Mrs. Coryeon was later taker
n. -. Ill