The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
SLAIN ARE TWO MEN
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ld of seeing in the hand of Goidstein could not be found nor was the quilt wrapped about the feet of Goidstein on the arrival of the police.
 The police under the direction ot Captain smith began search of the premises for tracks of feet and also for the missing revolver. Neither could be found with the pocket search lights of the officers cs
 Officers were sent to look under the window from which Mrs. Spiegel stated she had jumped from on the entrance of the negroes after they had shot her husband and his friend, but although she was wearing high heeled shoes at the time of the arrival of the officers. no tracks under the window could be seen with the pocket lights.
 Mrs. spcfsers Mevewests.
 LanBston Haygcod. who went tc the scene of the tragedy in his buggy, en- aeayored to assist the police. Mrs, SpeIrei had stated that on jumping from the window she had gone running ID the street to secure assistance. ana Mr. HayCood tried to ccnfirm the wo- mans statements and where sne had gone for assistance. house, he found two negro women oc- cupying a house. He questioned them as to Mrs. Spiegei's movements after the firing of the shots. The two me- gro women stated that after the shots had been fired light step was heard on their front steps and in soft voice Mrs. Spiesei asked If she could come in. Both negro women denied her ad- mittance and say Mrs. Spiegei went in = to the house next door where the same performance was repeated.
 The negro women stated to Mir. Hay good that after being refused admit tance twice. Mrs. Spfegel ran scream ing up the street and that telepho one message was sent by a negro man from n store some distance from the Spiegel store.
 MT. Haygood reported his talk with the two negro women to Captain Smith. and that officer became more insistent In asking Mrs. Spiegel for the reyoivei which the two negroes. Afford and Dawson had seen when first approacn- ing the house. He also questioned Mrs. Spiegel closely upon the fact that Gcid- stein's feet were wrapped in a quilt. but Mrs. Spiegel insisted that her first story was correct. An interpreter having been summon ed by the police. it was learned that the three were sitting about table where Goldstein and Spiegel were
 
 Spiegel how to write English. She stated that she, was eating an apple al the time that the two negroes demand ed admittance in the name of police officers.
 Mysterious Facts. The officers were firm in their se. | lief that the robber story as told by 1 the woman was extremely weak al certain points. The first fact that im. fNnA . mind was that the husband. Spiegei was shot In the left side under tn. | arm and rather toward the back thar l toward the front. Next there was th, l fact that Goldstein was shot in tn, l right ear, and the story as told by tn, | two negroes who saw a large revolvel in the hand of Goldstein as they en | tered the house.
 l Captain Smith endeavored to get tn, 1 woman to open a certain trunk fin tn l house, but this the woman declined Il do. saying that 1t belonged to Gold l stein and that he had lost the key Tn trunk was not broken open last night Relatives of Mrs Spiegel were sum moned over the telephone, and on thei arrival, Captain Smith asked one O them to act as interpreter and talk t Mrs. Spiegel about the affair. To he relative she told the same story a given to the police in her broke English. sS-s. .'s-,'- with tearfsss eyes. compIefeiy ,hysteri
 esll, Mrs. Spiegel caimed herself sui ficiently to answer question or s I before again succumbing to hysteris On one occasion. being closely press ed by an officer. she stated that sh was not afraid of him. and that she di not know anything of a revolver. no had she hidden one.
 l. Shortly after the arrival of tn police. 1t was seen that Goldstein, wh had been shot through the right cal was breathing and City Physical tGriel was summoned. On his arrlva he stated that there was a bare chanc to save Goldstein's life or at ieas bring him to semi mi-consciousness, if h lcould be removed to St. Margaret hospital at once. There was no vehicl at hand with which to convey tn wounded man the distance of sI blocks. and 1t was fully twenty minute before the wagon of the coroner ar rived on the scene.
 Goldstein was hurriedly placed i this wagon and taken to St. Margaret hospital where an immediate opera ton was begun In the hope of savin the mans life. Goldstein, however lled at go o'clock upon the operatin table without ever having regaine lconsciousness.
 Coroner Tlce had the body of SpiegS removed to the undertaking parlori while, the body of Goldstein was nc moved from St. Margaret's until earl this morning
 The police express themselves a very much mystified over the conflict ling stories, and every available man o the force is working upon fne case. I the effort to solve what appears to D a mystery.
 Both Spiegel and Goldstein wer lyoung men. Mrs. Spiegel is a youn lwoman and ,s pretty.
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