New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-30
MURDERED ON NIGHT
BEFORE HER WEDDING
Baltimore Girls Fiance Find,
Her Bound Body in a Room.
ing House in Chicago.
ROBBERY BELIEVED MOTIVE
Police Search for Two Friend,
of the Slain Woman, Who
Disappeared-Her Money
and Jewelry Gone.

Chicago Oct @.-The romance Of an
| elopment was wiped out by brutal ma,
der here early to-day, when Miss Sophia
G. Singer, an attractive Baltimore p,,,
was found dead. Money and jew.lrv !,
brought from her Maryland home 70
grace her wedding Tomorrow to Wu,.r /,
r. Worthen, streetcar conductor, was
missing, and robbery has been accepted
as the motive for the crime.
Worthen discovered the body when ba
returned after midnight to the rooms oc.
cupied by the girl and himself and two
vaudeville performers In roominx.
f, house at No. 1929 Indiana avenue. Miss
Singer had been bound and gagged and
struck heavy blows with billy" rade
from an iron door knob wrapped in a
handkerchief. Her body was wrapped in
blanket
The two vaudeville performers, Charles
ID. Conway, high diver, whose right leg
/ has been amputated below the knee. and
| his wife, who Is known as Beatrice RIAL
and May Monte, variety actress, who
had been befriended by Worthen, are be-
| ing sought by the police. The Sody OF
Miss Singer was found on the bed in the
room occupied by them. The coupls
were in the house last evening, but no
trace of them has been found since tbs
discovery Of the murder.
Found by Her Fisnes. -t1
| Worthen, who was held by the polics.
declared that before leaving the house
last night he handed his fiance st in the
presence of the Conways. He went down
town. 1t was after midnight when he re-
turned to the house and found the hall
way spattered with blood He aroused
others in the house by repeated pounding
on the door leading to the Conway room
| after finding that Miss Springer was not
| in her Cwn room
A key was finally furnished by Mrs.
! Julia Mccarthy, keeper Of the house, and
the door was opened. The money Worthea
had given to the woman was missing as
we'll as several articles of jewery.
| A trail of blood led TO the kitchen which
| the four had the use Of, and there the
door knob billy" was found on the floor
wrapped I'm a handkerchief saturated with
| blood and with a leather shoestring at
tached TO Il in loop fashion. Worthen
| said Conway had once exhibited the blud-
geon to Miss Springer with the remark:
This Is what knock 'em out with"
The police searched Miss Singers
| trunks and the effects of Worthen, but
nothing TO throw light on the murder
was found. In the girls trunks were
some new garments, which Worthen said
were 10 have been part Of her wedding
outfit.
she did not want me 10 leave her
alone last night" he said. but / had
| some matters to be looked after and
wanted TO have them out OF the way, so
nothing would interrupt our honeymoon.
IT became acquainted with Miss Singer
five years ago. We were riding home on
a streetcar; our acquaintance started as
a Irritation. 1 have kept company with
| her ever since.
Inauest Reveals Nothing.
The mystery surrounding the murder
was not solved by the inquest, which was
adjourned tonight after few witnesses
had been examined. Coroner HOFFMAN
said no more could be done until me
notice found Charles d. Conway and his
wife
Conway recently had his leg amputated.
and was advised by the surgeon that uh-
less he continued treatment he would die'
Acting on this information, the police ars
watching all the hospitals and doctors
offices for Conway.
Albert F. Harmon, a nephew OF ths
victim, testified that when he saw MISS
Singer a week ago she told him the Con-
WAYS had a quarrel the previous night
When Miss Singer went TO see what the
trouble was Conway stood In the room
swinging a billy made Of a doorknoo'
and shouted, Anybody who comes IN
here gets this on the head
Mrs. Charles F. Sucky, owner OF the
roaming house where Worthen and MISS
Singer formerly lived. testified that MISS
Singer drank heavily at times. and tnas,
she tried to keep Worthen In ignorance
Of II.
Baltimore, oct 29.-Sophia q. Singer 4.
who was found murdered in Chicago was
the daughter OF the late Frank q. singer
OF this city, and her family Is well con-
nected here She lived with her motner
in Lennox street, In North Baltimore. her
brother, Frank o. Singer, jrr is promi-
nent contractor and builder.
Miss Singer inherited $4,000 from her
fathers estate. When she left Baltimore
on October s. she is known to have hao
with her tewelry valued at several thou-
sand dollars and about 5000 in money
Mr.. Singer engaged a private detective
| who started at once for Chicago
William r. worthen was formerly
street railway conductor here. He lived
with his brother, and the latter's wife ssiu
| Miss Singer was frequent visitor
| their home.
While members OF Miss Singers far1iP
expressed ignorance of her association
with Worthen and declared they did no'
know she was with him In Chicago OF
anything concerning their contemplate
marriage Mrs. worthen said she was NOV
surprised TO hear that they were togethe'
\ or that they intended TO be married.