The evening world., 1912-04-06

lived next door to the Nsrmaus. Last
year the Ontario and Western built new
shops and yards here. Hundreds Of
structural steel and electrical workers
were sent here by the Westinghouse
Church.ksrr Company which dh the
work These came and ven and the
disappeaNncs Of one Of them would
have created no comment. Several Of
them boarded With the stssls. BY Q
strangs coincidence. q Of these board.
ere was nohe other than vresland. onos
Mn. etssl's reputed husband.
The FurnnAn boys were frequent call.
srs >. the Steel home. Beer parties'
were held almost nightly. Joseph, Il u
sasd. was attentive 70 Mrs.. Steel, while
Theodore was sweet" on Bella Shaw.
nelghoors say. Finally Joseph moved
from his mothers hone ana went n
live next door With the etseia There
wa . violent quarrel " the Turman
household over this detection. e 4 gaSd,
But the beer parties" eoatiuued. ana
the boardees came aaa @ens - the
Steel household.
MvsrEAtove sHor IN ONE OF
rng HoUoeO DIG. ~,
On Dec. a Q shot was heard ir me
North End. Il oams ethee from IL
Furman OF the Steel home. nstghbors
n their drst agnsA confessions To-
seph and HuOaas In aocuung sach other
SAID this shot KILLED Theodore. The
thurman heme 10 IN aroeaaL A dosen
nnes end PISTOLS we're found there,
The shot could moi have killed Thsodore
Svrmen. for he 10 alive.
vreelAnd disaUpeared on Dec. q, The
etsss . he told them he was GOING
70 superior. Wis.,. to work. A Middle.
Town man who know vresland slightiy
- since received . letter. SIGNED In
vreeland's name. from . small town
In MASSACHUSETTS. Nc n here can
Identity the haadwE1ting - that OF
vrsciand.
But other men than vresland boarded
at the Steel homo for . while and then
went away. Other men, too. are said
TO have admired the ~dark-skinued
Shaw sisters. : whom the Furmsns
wore 30 attentive ANY one OF these
mon. structural steel workers ana
gtranGsrs to Alddlstown. might have
&~sappearsd and ao Comment would
have been made.
The boardsrs II the Steel home, where
The Furmen boys called 70 frequently,
ss@NO 0SSo Wo0C80 000 ~ 0AY.
That's . lot ct money In ths north and,
Any one Of those men might have dis.
appeared on pay cay and no one would
have been the wiser. for the stsei
workers. are . floating lot.
Mrs. Rufus Steel disappeared from
Atadletowa on Feb. q. Bella Shaw and
her sister already had sons. Mrs. Steel
was not on good terms with Rufus
when she left. Some Of the letters she
wrote him are far moro forceful than
siesant. Rufus left soon after Mrs.
Steel
srGGL. WIFE AND HER slsrsR
LEAVE TOWN.
HIS aged mother and his brother
Ralph remain here.
srn show that for nv days after Dec.
n Joe did not appear for work.
About that time there was 4 quarrel
In the Furman household. Mrs. Arthur
Furman. widow Of the dead brother.
had come from Ellenvtils IN Ulstsr
County. to nurse the dying Webb. vhile
his mother and brothers were In IAN.
When they were released she took un.
bragg at their remarks.
III you don't treat me right" shs 1,
saad to have shouted at them. I'm tell
my secret; rvs got . secret ~ well a
you"
Che has gone back to niisnviils. bu,
the police are making efforts to iesru
&hs secret she used 20 snsctuaily e {
clyb.
II viii admit I cannot fathom mi,
case" saad Dastract-Attornsy Rogers 10.
day. 'Nor DO ] believe II ever VIII s,
solved. Tor ] DO not believe that q
lsae bead ever can be identified. ant
without an Identification u will BE- hsrt
70 dear the mystery.
II an convinced that u the Furms,
boys have not done something them
selves Of which the whole family M,
ent1rs knowisdgs. at least they have ~
knovledgs OF some act they wish TO con
ceal Else why did those brothers &C
use each other OF kliing Theodor
when they know Theodore was not dead
u seems 20 ne tha& somstAing was dom
and Thsodore. afraid. nsds To hide oom,
other act. the brothers charged -
Other With hlnng Thee. knowing that /
ever they were brought 20 trial the,
could produce Theodore III court ana -
eap>. ~ this cot thsy have had tire
Gull months 1ee ~ proofs Of aay sthe
cv!ns 70 b lesG waat mere eeHia ~
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