The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-29

cined to cast suspicion upon for
mer city official who they said hat
called there a day or two before and
asked questions and said things
which led them to suspect him; but
| they could cite no motive. and their
suspicious are utterly unreasonable
Yct Mrs. Perry seems inclined to
side with her daughter and son-in-law
in their efforts to place the blame
there
The first suspicion DR. McManus
had when he heard of the assault was
that Guy Perry, son of the old woman
! had assaulted her. Guy has assaulted
his mother a number of times. beat
ing her cruelty; and once he shot at
her. The first question the DR.. asked
when he reached the house was
where is Guy and the answer was
In Jail Guy had been arrested a
week or so before, at the instance of
his mother and sister, and was in Jail
till after the assault on his mother.
1t is not believed that he could have
hired SsempePi oopne,, while in jail, to as
ing been sent to Jail.
AS to Motive.
Usually in cases of this nature the
probable motive furnishes clue to
the offender. In this case the motive
could not have been robbery. because
nothing in the house where the old
woman lived was disturbed. Some
money Under the pillow on which the
woman slept was found intact, as was
another package in another part OF
the bed; and Chief Egan even found
the dust on the little safe in the room
undisturbed. None of the drawers in
the dresser or other furniture had
been opened and the contents of an
open trunk We're left intact More
over, the ordinary sneak thief does
not attack sleeping persons; he is
glad enough to let them sleep while
he ransacks the premises for money
or jewelry And as the woman was
-HsfeFp When attacked, there could
have been no quarrel and the bloody
hammer could not have been welded
in the heat of passion. Everything
seems to indicate that there was
deliberate determination to kill the
old woman either as a mates Of re-
venge or hatred previously aroused,
or in order to gain some benefit which
could be gained only by her death.
$1,000 Life Insurance.
There is something of a misunder-
standing in regard to an insurance
policy for $1,000 held by Old man
Perry for the benefit Of his life at the
time of his death. Some years ago
the Perrys owed something over $500
house. rent to John A. Miller. and old
man Perry made this insurance pol
icy over to Mr.. Miller to secure him
for this rent The transfer of thee
policy bears also the name of Mrs.
Perry After this Mr. Miller paid the
premiums on the policy in order TO
keep 1t alive, and he aaid the prem
ums for about twelve years before
Perry died. Since the latters death
which happened only few months
ago, dispute has arisen as to the
signature of Mrs 3erry's name, Mr..
Julian, her sonin-law claiming that
she did not sign the policy over and
has written to the company which
issued the policy instructing it not
to pay 1t over to Mr. Miller The com
pany is accordingly Withholding pay
nent on the policy pending the result
Of litigation which has teen institut.
sd. Mrs. Perry is said to have agreed
With the claim that she did not sign
oyer the policy TO Mr. Miller. Whe.
ther or not she has lately threatened
% recede from this position and
thereby incurred the extreme dis.
pleasure of those who would he bene-
ited by making and establishing the
,laam that she did not sign over the
}olicy to Mr. Miller, Is subject of
speculative comment in some quar-
.ers.