The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21

 neck as gag caused the police to be- lieve woman was implicated in the crime. Police tonight investigated re- port that a woman had been constant visitor on business to Logue's office for the last 10 years, being admitted by a secret signal, as the diamond dealer constantly feared burglars and always kept his door locked.
 MT. Carnal told the police he had seen Stratton in company of another man in the McVicker building. where the crime was committed during the afternoon. He was not positive that Edward Hampton, who was detained with Stratton, was the latter's companion.
 Stratton said he had arrived in Chi cago yesterday. The police said he could not give a clear account of his move ments today. Hampton declared he came to Chicago today, and was not in the McViclxer building.
 Attorney Carnal said he entered the building by mistake and was attracted 10 the two men, who were standing on the third floor. One of the men. Carnal said, pulled his cap down over his face, when he noticed he was observed.
 The quartet were found in flat at Will son and Evanston avenue.
 One of the women gave the name of Mrs. Edward Hampton and declared she
 
 oners. The other said she was the wife of James Johnson, alias Toronto Jim mie.n
 According to the records of the de- tective bureau, Stratton is one of 10 pris- oners who escaped from the Columbus penitentiary August II last He is alleged to be safe blower Since being sent to prison a year ago for safe blowing he has escaped twice, the police say. Sev- pral aF were discovered in the flat where the arrests were made.
 Logue is said to have been responsible for the sentencing of some diamond thieves to prison in 1905 or 1906 and police are working on the theory that they hay ing regained their freedom, may have been implicated in the killing.
 Seventeen knife wounds were in his body, which caused the revenge theory to be advanced. He also was shot in the right shoulder, but the wound would not have caused death, physi- clans said His mouth was burned with acid and his skull crushed. Part of Logue's right thumb was almost sev- cred, indicating hand to hand strug- gle.
 Whether robbery entered into the crime has not been determined Tho office safe was locked but bloody fin ger prints and a bloody rag were found inside. Clean impressions of the prints were obtained and the police hope they may prove a valuable clue
 Logue never carried a very large stock of goods. He was a iobber and purchased diamonds and other jewelry only as he thought he saw a ready market for them.
 Immediately after hearing of the murder, Chief of Police McWeeny or dered 250 extra policemen from outly- ing districts to report to him to aid in the search for the slayers.
 stephen Doiza, a 16-year-old office boy and Logue employe, found the body upon returning from lunch. When Dozia was questioned by the police he told of returning to the office and finding the shade to the front door down and the lock fastened. Entering with a pass key he saw the body of his employer lying in a corner partly covered with 2 newspaper. Doiza then spread the warn ing.
 Columbus Ohio, December 20.-With only two years of a fve-year sentence passed. Clyde Stratton, arrested in Chi cago tonight in connection with the murder of J. H. Logue, has record oi two escapes from the Ohio peniten- tiary
 Stratton was received December 2 1910, to serve five years for burglary October II, 1911, he escaped and was rearrested in Chicago, and returned tc the penitentiary August 10, 1912. He stayed two months and three day; longer and made his second getaway October 13, 1912.
 On that occasion three other convict. attempted to get over the wall. one William Barnegrdft, was killed in tn, attempt. George Washington, a second was captured the next morning. James Neil, the remaining member of thu gang, is still at large.