The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-04
MURDER MYSTERY
BATTLES POLICE.
HOW ST. LOUIS WOMAN FELL OR
WAS THROWN FROM WIN.
DOW UNEXPLAINED,
MALE ESCORT WANTED
Several Prominent Men Named
Husband Knew She Drank but
Not That She Net Other Men

ST. Louis, Aug. 8 Max Judoll,
the salesman whose wife either fell
or was thrown to her death from a
third story window a the Neudome
Hotel, Fifteenth and Olive streets,
early Tuesday. unfer circumstances
as strange MS they are battling, re-
turned to ST. Louis yesterday from
Kewaree. H., whore he was inter-
ccptcd Nv telegram from his BROTH
er while travelling for a Chicago e.
gar firm.
Ia company with r. G. Judcll, his
brother. the husband conferred with
Chief Of Detectives Allonder shortly
after his arrival promising the de-
tectiycs III possible aid in solving
the riddle. He appeared on tho
verge Of q nervous collapse, and the
conversation was several times in
terrupted by his weeping. He said
the news of his wfcs death came as
tragic shock to i'm, that he had
the utmost confidence In her, and
that he would not cease working
until the man who accompanied her
to the hotel was found,
Later he went TO the WAGNER un-
dertaking rooms and viewed his
wfe's body, whore again tears
streampd down his face, while he
leaned pathetically on the arm Of
= his brother 81 know she drank,
he kept murmurine, but that she
should so ont with other men new
or dreamed The brothers left the
undertaker's at 6 p. m Their
mother Mrs. Mathilda JudeIl of
1912 Russell avenue and she had
not sen her son since the tragedy
Because of his resemblance to The
man Of mystery" who accompanied
Mrs Max Judell OF 305 Union boue-
ward to the Vendome Hotel. where
she met tragic death early Tues
day Special Officers Garvy and
Hurry of the Newstead Avenue Sta
ton arrested Marion A. Jones.
waiter at Forest Park Highlands at
$40 y. m. yesterday suspccting
him of either being connected with
the fatality or of knowing more
than he is willing to divulge CON
corning It.
Jones, who is a Texan, So years
old, wears a light gray suit and has
light hair. According to his cm-
ployer, John A.. Specht. proprietor
of the restaurant at the park. Jones
picked MP printed picture Of Mrs
1udell Tuesday evening and woman
last night" News of the remark
spread through the resort and
reached the ears Of the detectives
At 9:3o p. m they went to "The
Cottage" called Jones aside aud
questioned him. Apparently not
satisfied with his explanation of his
whereabouts at the time OF the ia
tality, OF with his statements re-
victim. and struck with his resem-
blancc to the accepted description Of
her escort the officers took him Io
the Ncwstead Avenue Station. ed
ward Brown, porter at the Ncndomc
Hotel. was sent for to ascertain
whether he could identify Jones
nTGEng pI Ia 4
officials were flooded with names Of
alleged acquaiutances of the victim
who might throw some light on
the case Those names were turn
ed over~to detectives. Unless the
man in the case" Is discovered
forthwith countless men of no mat
ter bow unimppachahIe character
conduct may find themselves called
on to anaer embarrassing questions
Among those being interviewed is 4
list of some dozen physicians whose
names were found in note book
revealed by search of the Judell
flat Mt 3e5 Union boulevard Tues
day
1bese are the two most battling
circumstances OF the tragedy. Both
the woman and her escort dressed
hurrledly the woman failing to don
her underwear or hat and the man
his socks, and that Tillie Mitchell
saw second man, whose descrip-
ton is similar to one offered of a
man frequently seen in Mrs. III
deIl company when her husband
was out Of town. leave the hotel
within q few minutes after the hrst
man described as her escort, de-
parted