The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-05
BRIDEGROOM
GAME NOT
To FEAST
THUGS MURDER WHILE
FIANcE PREPARES BE
TRoTHAL DINNER
POLICEMAN BREAKS
NEWS 70 BRIDE -TO-Bt
Table Laid for Guests When
Story Of Killing is Brought
to New Flat

tBy Leased Wire.)

Chicago, ILL.,. October 5.--ln little
Hat IN West Congress stlect the table
had been lad for betrotnal dinner
dread lest her first dinner might MOI
Do perfect, was pacing he dinlag room
aiia an eye on The door through
which she expected her guests.
But there WIS 4 lous walt Dario
Brizzolara, the man TO wnOm She was
10 have been married Thursloy, did
not appear An hour passed rhcn
there came loud rapplDg on he door,
Thc next moment it was thrown opeG
and. instead Of Bfazzoiara, uniform.
cd policeman strcde into the room.
SAY. did Dario Brazzolara live
hefeg' he asked.
Word Did" Stuns Her.
Then bis eyes fell upon Che new
furniture, the wedding gifts and I'M.
ally. The dread in the eyes Of the
young woman who confronted him.
Before he made another explana-
flOn she had caught the terrible sig
nlflcance OF the word did The po-
llceman moved back to The door lie
iumhied his helmet and would have
Withdrawn had it not been too lale.
SO, even more nervous than the
frightened Homan. he told Christina
Anderson that her sweetheart would
net come. He had been murdered.
Six hours before he had been dubbed
By hoId-up men, left unconscious in
the street and, later, hurried to hos
Dital. lie had died just before the ar
Ial of the policeman.
Miss Anderson sank back into O.
chair Without a word. her sister
Anna assisted her into another room,
and the bearer OF the grewsome It'd
ings, still carrying his helmet got out
OF the flat as best he could.
Reads Like Novel.
.fhe story OF Brazzolara's murder
could net have been made more dra-
matte had The details been worked out
by novelist. He had arranged for a
little dinner with his sweetheart at
their new flat at ll56 West Congress
street.. II was to have been served
about noon The flat had been fnr-
nished but one day and. in his aNiety
lest some of the necessary furnish
figs might be missing. he called at
the place before going TO his work in
the morning.
In the presence of his sweetheart 5
sister he bid Miss Anderson good-by
and promised to be back in time for
the dinner-the first his wle-to-be
ever mad prepared for him
Hurrylng out OF the flat Brzzolara
walked over to Washington boulevard
and while passing a house at 1898
Washington boulevard, was accosted
by two men who, after a moments al
tcrcation. Drained him with club or a
bottle and left him unconscious in the
street
Secs the Victim Fall.
A few minutes later Theodore Bell,
driving an auto truck. drove up. saw
Hrizzolara fall to the ground and met
the two men as they ran away. When
he shouted at the men ono of them
answered denying that he had "rolled"
Drixzolara.
Bell lifted the unconscious man in
TO his auto and hurried him TO the
coulty hospital. Drizzolara died short
IL AFTER noon without regaining con
sciOnsncss He was unable to tell
whether the fatal blow had been
struck by all enemy Or whether IL sinl-
ply was case Of robbery. Tho dis
appearance Of his watch and dia-
mond pin caused the police to lean
to The robbery theory.
Miss Anderson, accompanied BY her
sister, last night paid one last visit
TO the little flat, fsr which month s
rent had been paid aud for whicn her
flance had Just signed The lease for
tie year The rugs We're not laid
and 4 half-finlshed meal was spread
en- The table.