The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-16
WOMAN IS HELD As
WITNESS IN DEEP
MURDER MYSTERY
Mrs. Cassie Ellis Is Detained By
Sheriff After Her Fiancee, Frank
Bevier, of Detroit, Dies in
Hospital.
he Is Shot By Strange Man As He
Sits With Mrs. Ellis, But
Gives No Clue.

PONTIAC. Mich, July 16.-The
death here last night of Frank Beyier,
II, springworker Of Detroit. from a
wound inflicted by a strange man as
heyier SAT with his fiancee, Mrs. Cas-
sie Ellis. beneath a tree on the boule-
Yard. has developed into q battling
,ase. Bevier was shot shortly after
inidnight Friday morning. He lived
until 10 o'clock last night. His mother
from Detroit was with him when the
end came.
A doctor and several nurses also
sat at his bedside hoping he would ut
ter some word that would give clue
10 his assailant, but he failed TO do so.
Mrs. Ellis, who plays piano In the
f.agle theater here, has been detHtI-
I'd by the sheriff as q witness. Her
iaaiden name was Turner. She says
.he has been divorced from Ellis for
several years and that he is now in
the west. She was formerly employed
IN Flint theater and Is said to have
left there with Harry Paul, black
lace comedian and character actor.
They started out to do vaudeville
stunt and, IL Us said, while they were
81 engaged the woman met Bevier and
later quarreled with Paul. Pauis
wife LETT Flint shortly after him and
returned 10 the home of her parents
in Cleveland. Paul was booked with
the Scott booking agency OF Detroit.
AS Bevier passed away, Mrs. Ellis,
seated at n piano in a local moving
lbicture show, lifted a steady voice
lind sang a popular ragtime air. After
the evening performance she wheeled
around on her piano stool to go TO her
room. The sheriff, who had been
waiting for some time, informed her
that she was to accompany him 10
tie Jail where she will be detained
until further light is thrown on the
murder of the man she was to have
leen married to week from tomor
row.
They ought TO let me see Frank"
said Mrs. Ellis Il could be OF SO much
help TO him. They let strangers In TO
see him hut shut out the woman who
Was TO be his wife. The report that
WAS circlilatsd TO the effect that Frank
had another wife living is false.
asked his mother about II and she
said his wife Is dead. AS for me being
mixed up in any trouble with him at
Glint, II is all wrong. never knew
him until about a month ago and l
was introduced TO him by my brother
in.law."
II can't understand why they are
ca anxious 10 find Harry Paul. with
whom did vaudeville skit. He had
nothing 10 do with this matter at all
and I will refuse to discuss the matter
until am forced 10 do So
isn't It true that Harry Paul and
you had some troubie?'
I'VE did but that is nobody's bust
ness but ours" was the emphatic re-
ply. ,.-
DO i'll feelings still exist between
your"
I'VE haven't spoken since"
WAS Paul married when you met
him.
YES, but I didn't know it?'
:. Did the trouble start when you
found that out?"
Eyes, | did not know he was mar
rled until his wife suddenly appeared.
when | told the sheriff | did not
Enow who shot Frank, ! meant what
said" continued the woman. "Wc
strolled out on the boulevard and as
the night was warm we sat down on
the grass beneath the tree to discuss
Inc rIans for our wedding. AS We
we're sitting there ! noticed man
coming toward MS. He left the side.
,yalk and came TO within about three
feet of us. whispered to Frank 10
gay something TO him, for he was not
n policeman and had no business
around there at that time of night.
Frank asked him what time il was
and the man replied: Wait a minute
and then turned around as II to look
NJ his watch The next think knew
there was a fash and Frank exclaim-
cd. My God. kid, I'm shot. Harry
todd me to run across the street and