Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-29

from the Chicago police authorities
early today, but not feeling satlshed
decided to be personally represented at
Cnicago. and engaged private detectlVe
who started for Chicago Immediately.
William r. Worthen. the murdered
woman's reputed sweetheart. was for
merly street railway conductor mere.
He resided with his brother, and the
latter's wife said that Miss Singer was
a frequent visitor at their home. While
members of Miss Singers family eX-
pressed ignorance OF her association
with Worthen and averred that they
did not know that she was with MIN
in Chicago Or anything concerning
their contemplated marriage. Mrs. WOr-
then said that she was not surprised
to hear that they were together or
that they intended to wed.
The story that Miss Singer was an
actress was pronounced untrue by
member of her family.
Brother Employs a Detective.
Frank O. Singer, the murdered woman 8
brother said he had sent a private detec-
tive from this city to Chicago to work on
the case. Instead of having but $40 or $50
as reported, his sister had fully $1,000 in
her possession, he declared
She left Baltimore October 6. leaving
word that she would return in about five
weeks.
Charles D. Conway and Beatrice Riall
or MAY Monte were known here as vari-
ETY. actors. They appeared at local parks
during last summer.
Must Have Had 1000.
Speaking of the affair. Mr.. Singer said:
II have but meager details of the muir
der, but I believe that robbery was the
cause. 1 understand from the Chicago po-
TO haU
had $40 or $50 on her person at the time,
hut as a matter of fact l know for a fact
that the sum she had must have been ap-
prOXmately $1,Om.
T. 1t was expected that she was going first
s Ii was expected that she IS going first
to Boston for a visit. but she must nave
changed her mind, for the family heard
from her later from Chicago. and under
stood that she had gone there direct
She was not a stranger to Chicago.
She had been there many times before.
and had both friends and relatives there.
Her main reason for going to Chicago
was for the purpose of undergoing an op-
Grafton for stomach trouble. She had
been treated for the disorder in Chicago
before and so returned there to have the
treatment resumed.
my sister was thirty years Old. OF her
friends or acquaintances in Chicago
know practically nothing. | did not keep
track of the little happenings In her life,
and SO could not speak on that SupJect
Informed Over Phone.
"In my talk with the Chicago police
over the phone this morning 1 was told
that she had been bound and gagged, and
had been killed apparently by a blow on
the head with a blunt instrument. Beyond
those details know nothing definite.
$50 far as l know at this moment none
Of the family will go to Chicago, but l
have already made arrangements for a
private detective to leave here imme-
diately for Chicago, where he will make
a thorough investigation on my behalf |
am stunned by the news of my sister S
death and l cannot add any further in
formation than this to clear up the hOr-
rible affair"
Later, in referring again to his Chi
cago relatives, Frank 0. Singer said
that they were distant connections
from whom he had heard nothing for
several years. They are Jacob S. For
ner and Louis W. Former. Jacob Former,
Mrs Singer said, was at one time con-
nected with a Chicago street railway.
Investigation of report that Miss
Singer had been married disclosed the
facts from court records that Sophia
Gertrude Singer was married September
I 1897 to Thomas G. Wales, and obtain
ed a divorce from him two years later
ON statutory grounds.
Wales was a grocery clerk. The we'd
ding was a quiet one none of the men,
hers of their respective families being
present at the ceremony.