Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-01

neigh boring towns in New Jersey
Tightening today around number {
| Cinnamon among whom the polio
hope to ind trace of Leon Ling. tn
supposed murderer OF Elsie Sigel.
Fifty OF the best detectives of II
spector McCafferty's staff have bee
sent into this district and the concer
tation of so many of them virtual
to one spot tends TO the belief tha
some important Information. so ia
carefully guarded from the public, 4
ir possession OF the police.
The double mystery of independen
movements Immediately following ths
murder of Leon Ling on one side ant
OF the trunk containing the body o.
Elsie Sigel on the other is no nearer
solution today, after detectives hat
run down the latest clew. the alleged
moving OF the trunk on the night OF
June from Leon Ling's rooms In
Eighth avenue TO laundry In West
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street
According to the story related by
the man supposed to have moved the
trunk. Leon Ling did not accompany
the trunk on its travel from Eighth
avenue address TO Harlem but sent II
Oh by express. The laundry was found
nntenanted when detectives visited It.
however, and no evidence of value was
obtained
DENVER, June 29.-Fire of un.
known origin destroyed the, Hall block.
one of the largest buildings in Ar
vada, early this morning. For time
flames threatened to wipe out the en-
tire business district of the town.
The people became panic stricken
and appealed for aid to Chief Terry
Owens of the Denver fire department
After learning the extent of the fire
he declined TO send any apparatus
from this city.
The Hall block was a large brick
structure occupied by about six diff.
ferent firms. Every male resident of
the town turned out to fight the fire.
The limited quality and efficiency OF
the apparatus handicapped the fire
fighters.
DENVER, June 29-Locking her.
self in the parsonage of the Peoples
church, Twenty-third and
OF which her husband Is
the newly appointed minister, Mrs
Lavina Thomas Hazell negress
bride of two weeks, late yesterday
afternoon committed suicide by drink.
ing carbolic acid.
No motive for the act could be Civ
en- by anyone acquainted with the
Thomas HAZEL, the husband
vas called TO the .pastorate of the
church by the colored division of the
recent Presbyterian assembly. He re-
sided formerly at Charlotte, n C
Upon receiving the appointment he
went to st. Louis and was married
there about two weeks ago. The cou-
pie had been in Denver about ten
days
CHICAGO, June 29.-.James Dorsey
80 years old. wealthy stock dealer at
Gilberts, Ill, was shot in the abdo.
men and probably fatally wounded
last night In an automobile at Curtis
street and Washington boulevard by
c. G. Walker OF Faye;te. Mo-, a for
mer employe of Dorsey. who is
said to. have inveigled the latter into
The pretense that the old score between
hem had been forgotten and that he
wished TO buy cattle of Dorsey.
After the struggle in which Dorsey
was shot he in turn. shot Walker
with the gun which he had wrested
from Walker after a struggle, wound
ing Walker in the leg Walker was
by the Desplaines street po-
lice. but the man whom he had en-
gagged, 1t is alleged. to help him rob
and beat Dorsey escaped
I'VE were talking over what sup
posed were proposed deals" said Dor
sey, when I was grabbed by Walker
and the other man. A handkerchief
was tied around by mouth so that
couldn't shout for help and my hands
lied with a rope. The stranger took
a diamond pin worth 5000 from my
tie and 500 in cash from my pockets.
| grappled with Walker as he left
the machine and he shot me. / man
aged to free my hands and wrestled
with him until / got his revolver 7
fred as he ran away"
II was determined TO get even with
Dorsey and beat him up. but | never
intended to kill him." said Walker.
II did not tie his hands or put the
over his mouth. did
not intend to shoot him, but the re-
volver WAS discharged in the scuffle.' -
Dorsey was shot through the abdo-
men. He is not expected to live.
Walker was shot through the right leg
and will probably recover.
PARIS. June 29.-Signor Guglielmo
Ferrero, the Italian historian who Wis
tied the United States last year, con.
tinues publication in the Figaro to-
A.. Il.