The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
STRANGLED
WOMAN IS
LEFT IN
ROOM
Victims Body Found in Lodg-
ing House With Evidence
of Agony in Death by
Violence
COMPANION is KNOWN
AS A MAN OF MYSTERY
Witnesses Will Be Able to Idens
tify Suspect, but None
Know His Name or
Occupation
COMPANION is KNOWN
AS A MAN OF MYSTERY
PLATE OF FALSE TEETH
GIVES POLICE ONE CLEW
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


~ AKLAND, Dec 25.-An un-
I identified woman, probably g
years of age, was lured into a
room at the Colonial lodging house.
6l6 Broadway, in the early morning
hours, and was beaten and strangled
to death. The man who committed
the crime. familiar figure in the
lodging house district but person Of
mystery, disappeared last night after
he had stretched the woman in death
on the bed in their room. Until late
this afternoon the murder was not
known to the police. Late tonight, the
detectives on the case had been unable
either to identify the forlorn victim or
to trace the strangler after he disap-
peared in the morning mists.
Victims Face Marred
That the woman died in agony under
the grasp Of the companion who es-
corted her TO the room at the Colonial
house, IS evident from the distorted
features Her right eye is bruised
from heavy blow. Her lips are con-
fused and swollen presumably by the
fists Of the fiend, and the slender throat
is marred with ghastly finger marks.
When bed maker broke into the room
to arouse the woman supposed to be
sleeping. her face was smeared with
blood.
SO far as the police are able to learn.
the trail Of the tragedy leads from the
lodging house at Sixth street and
Broadway back through the night to
some Christmas eve revel in one OF the
cafes or tenderloin resorts OF the city.
That they were drinking in such a re-
sort is suspected by the police because
OF the known habits OF the missing
tify him as the companion Of the slain
woman. though none knows his name.
UprOar in Lodgings
These witnesses always saw the man.
rather we'll dressed but solitary In
dividual. in the lower section OF Broad
way, where there are tenderIoin resorts
and cheap lodgings. But the mans de-
meanor never caused anybody to sus-
pect him. Those who saw him oftenest.
not knowing his name. presumed that
he was a workman or clerk somewhere
in the lower part OF town.
1t was through two lodging house
keepers on whom the man called last
night that the meager clews to tho
murderer We're obtained. He appeared
after nightfal1 at S1s Broadway.
lodging house kept by Henry Boscus.
and rented a room. He went out soon
after and was not seen again during
the evening by either Boscus or the
lodging house employees. After mid
night Boscus was awakened BY an up-
roar in room 25, which was rented by
the suspect
Noisy Crowd Elected
Boscus went to the room and Or
dered the whole party out OF the place.
He observed that in the crow re the
woman who now lies at tn. rgue.
the man suspected OF her nu- Or and
another man and woman. They ap-
peared to be all of the same class in
life.
Instead OF returning to his bed when
he had elected the four. Boscus waited.
and in few minutes the original guest
and the woman later choked to death
returned A row with the lodging
house keeper arose and the woman
slapped Boscus. The other man and
woman had gone and did not reappear
in the affair.
Policeman Tillotson was summoned
by Boscus. who blew a whistle. The
patrolman was about to arrest the
woman for disorderly conduct. when
the man. whom Tinotson had at times
before seen in the street. stepped for
ward.
Room Hired by Suspect
"I'lI pay for room for the girl if
you let her go" said the man.
TlIotson consented. and saw the cou-
pie enter the Colonial house. across the
street. From this time John McHenry.
keeper of that house. supplies the mar
rative.
McHenry said that the man hired