The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22
|DAROODY SuCCUMbS
Ito RATCHET WOUND
CONFECTIONERY. WHO WAS AS
sAULTED IN HIS STORE, DIES
IN HOSPITAL.
WAS NOT CONSCIOUS
POLICE WORK ON RoBBER THEORY,
but MYSTERIOUS WOMAN MAY
BE IMPLICATED IN THE
CASE.
WAS NOT CONSCIC U

Eiias Baroody. who was murdsrously
assaulted in his store at 534 North
Second street early Wednesday morn
Ing. died yesterday In Grace hospital
without recovering consciousness. He
had been battered In the head with his
own Ratchet, and Policeman Howell
found his body on the morning Of the
assault crumpled up on the floor just
behind the counter. A large pool of
blood near the door told the story
and the policeman, who was trying
all the doors on his beat, entered the
store and followed the traces of blood
until he found Baroody lying in a
senseless heap.
Baroody was taken first to the City
hospital. and was later removed to
Grace hospital. The detectives hoped
to he able TO learn something from
him, but he was never able to talk,
and. alter lying in a stupor since the
time Of the attack, died.
Police Are at Sea.
The police confess the mselves to be
absolutely in the dark as to any clue
to the assailant, or assallants. Prac-
tical)y every man on the detee tive force
has been at work on The case, but they
have 80 far been unable to procure any
direct Information. Two theories have
been advanced. One Is that Baroody
was killed in a quarrel over wo-
man. The other is that he was muir
dered by robbers. The first theory
was held to for time. as ii had moi
been discovered that robbery had been
committed. Yesterday, however, the
detectives learned that Baroody had
been robbed, and that his poo kets HAD
been rified. His watch, which w~s
found lying nearby, had not been
touched, how ever, and the cash drawer
was found intact. But an empty
pocketbook, and a belt In which he
carried large sums of money were
found TO be missing. The police nov
incline to the robbery theory. though
they are nUrlf sssstffy without ciTes -
Traces found in the store showed
that the assailant had evidently be-
come very i'll. either before or just
after the murder. That led to the
theory that Jealousy prompted the
murder and that the criminal had
imbibed freely before entering the
store. There were TO signs of a strus--
gle Baroody was evidently sain be-
fore he had chance to defend him
self. HIS own Ratchet was used
against him, and il was positively
identified Friday afternoon at his
property by young woman who was
occasionally empl 1yed by him.
Woman Identifies Hatehet.
She had not heard of the murder
until she returned to work on the
morning following the discovery OF
the crime. She mentioned. however
another woman whom Baroody Ia
said to have known well and who may
have some knowledge OF the motive
for the murder. This woman has not
yet been located by the police. though
they have a full description of her.
1t IN said that she was seen In the
vicinity Of the store on Monday night.
when she was threatened by her COM
panion II she ever entered Baroodys
ste.e again.
Baroody had accumulated small.
bank account. and has on deposit
$3.50 In the MainStreet bank, He had
not, however. made any deposit since
last August.
A. NJ Baroody. a cousin of the
dead man. president of the Dixi'
Toast company. has interested himself
in the case. and Ia giving all thC
aid ne can to the police. The latte
have not however, any definite the
DRY vet, though they have several mer
under surveillance They are con
fesSedly In the dark. though every
available detective Is working on the
case.