Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-16
WIRES TO THIS CITY KEPT HOT
IN ATTEMPT TO uNRAvEL
SHOOTING MYSTERY.
WIFE OF SUICIDE AND
WoULD.BE MURDERER HERE
Mrs. Charles w. Risdon, Wife Of Prin-
cipai in Latest Chicago Sensation,
Was Visiting at LeGrand When Hus-
band Shoots Woman and Takes Own
Life-case Enshrouded in Mystery.

LeGrand held the key Friday night
most sensational piece of news in the
city of Chicago. A telegram to the
Times Republican told of a double
shooting, in which Charles w. Rigdon
had killed himself after probably fatal
ly wounding one Mrs. Emma Deufex.
The LeGrand end OF the story was
solving the identity OF woman named
Annie" who had written Rigdon and
in whose pockets the letter was found.
In getting into communication with
LeGrand the Times Republican flashed
over the wires to Chicago the informa-
ton that the annie" referred to was
the wife of Charles w. Rigdon, and
to Mrs. Rigdon gave the first intiu,a-
ton Of the shocking tragedy. Mrs.
Rigdon left this city at 1853 this morn
Ing for Chicago.
Case Shrouded In Mystery.
! That the case is completely en-
sirouded in mystery is shown in a
| telegram to the T.-R. today from Chi
cago to the effect that the police have
accomplished practically nothing as to
motives and events leading 10 the
| tragedy.
Woman Hovers On Brink Of Death.
| Mrs. Deufex the victim Of Rigdon's
bullet, is lowering between life and
death this afternoon In a Chicago hos
ptal. Her mind is apparently a blank,
+, and she is not able to shed any light
! ON the mystery Mrs, DeufeX was shot
! in the intestnes and after Rigdon fired
at the woman he turned the gun on
himself, sending three bullets into his
head. He died instantly.
| The Mysterious Letter.
The mysterious letter. equally as
mysterious as another longer one sup
posed to have been written by another
woman. which sent the big Chicago
newspapers and Associated Press to
this city for information, read as fol-
lows:
Dear Charlie: am going for visit
to my brother and sisters, and when
return will look for another place to
Lively the first of August 1t is so
hot and dusty where l am now at S1l6
Walnut The rent is paid UP to Aug.
1. You always know where you can
send :. me any message and certainly
am always trying to please you. When
l fail it is not Intentional If you
break any of your promises you can at
least write and tell me before l make
any changes.
! will take the 1885 train at kedzie
avenue station tonight,
Il am sorry was not home the eve
ming you came. and 1t was not safe to
leave the key there, az i wrote and told
you.
"Good-by. Charlie. darling ANNIE.
up. S.: For the next three days my
address will be care OF Elmer S. Haw-
becker. LeGrand, Iowa"
Shooting in Office Building.
The sensational shooting took place
Friday afternoon on the eighth floor
Of the big Bedford building. 215 Dear
born street, in the private office of
Edward Fl. Peters, partner of John 9.
FetZer, former receiver for the defunct
Milwaukee avenue bank and a prom
inent flnancier. Miss Mary Wilson,
whose identity has not been es-
tablished satisfactorily as yet, and
friend of the Deufex woman. was a
witness to the tragedy. Several clerks
in the building also saw the shooting,
and the entire force was panic stricken.
1t was believed Friday night that the
motive for the crime may have been
that Rigdon was trying to get hold of
1000 shares of stock which Mrs. Deu-
fex had and refused to surrender This
fact, however, as Il clear motive. has
not yet been established. An unsigned
letter in Rigdon's pocket. in which
mention is made of bitter personal
feelings and a stock transaction. led to
the belief that the stock deal had some
bearing on the case.
Came to LeGrand Tuesday.
Altho 1T was insisted in Chicago FRI