The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
MURDER MYSTERY
BATTLES POLICE
They Have Two Theories to Ex-
plan Death OF Diamond
Merchant.
MADE:
EIGHT ARRESTS
Four Men and Four Women Be
lieved 10 Know Some
thing OF Crime.
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Chicago. December 2l.-Police inves-
LEGATIONS I'd To late tonight indicate
that the murder Of Joseph II. Logue. the
diamond broker. who was STABBED
beaten, shot and burned by acid IN inc
McVickerg Theatre building at noon
Friday, was prompted by dual motives
Of robbery and vengeance.
Heads of the detective bureau are
divided between two theories: That
Logue had money and diamonds in ms
safe that wire stolen By the murdererr.
and that ne was tortured fret 10 make
him unlock the closed safe. and KILLED
because he resisted his assa:lants: or
that he innocently bought goods from
the thieves. and they killed him for
some imagined double cross"
Police Lieutenant James Larkfn said
he arrested Loeue once for receiving
stolen property. on which charge he
was dismissed at a preliminary hear
ing. ana on snotheS occasion a satchei
containing several hundred dollars
worth OF jewelry that was the pro-
ceeds Of a burglary was recovered in
LOgue's place. The police say that
both transactions may come in the
course Of legitimate business. but they
also declared tina: the frightfui mur.
der OF the jeweler was like an "execu-
ton"
They regard his custom OF keeping
his door locked much Of the time. and
the isolated. almost hidden location OF
the diamond rooms as significant
The greatest mystery surrounded
I.ogues business. For years he dealt
IN diamonds and old gold. carrying a
small stock OF antique canoes and
other jewelry in small room with
high frosted glass doors and windows
and an immense safe He was unaid .
ed. save by a small boy. Women OF
striking appearance and well dressed
young men. few in numbers, silent In
their passage. have entered his office.
Eight prisoners are heti in the IN
vestigat,on-four men. said TO be known
thieves. and four women. whose ident-
ity has not been revealed. except
through unofficial sources. The prison
ers are. Clyde Stratton. alleged Jail
bird safe blower. Office rohber: w.
IL Ham pden. alias Michigan Srnithy ::
Frank Williams. alias Frisbie. Charles
Duffy chauffeur: Margaret Johnson.
wife Of Toronto Jimmy" Johnson. 4
convict az waupan. Wis: Margaret ami
Lillian Balienstein. alias bernstein. the
supposed wives Of Hampden and Fris-
In fine Hat In an apartment build
Ing on Clifton Avenue. the party posed
as business men and their wives
big black limousine carried them 70
and from the building.
For weeks fine limousine automo-
bile has sped from one ne.ghborhood 20
another enabling bandits TO commit >
series Of daring wild west" hoid-ups.
Stratton was identified late to-day by
Wilbur G. Salter. OF Chicago as the
lone train robber" that held up Pere
Marquette train at South Chicago. six
years ago.
The prisoner laughed. and remarked;
For a man who saw the thief just a
second late at night six years ago you
have . wonderful memory. What jury
do YOU think will believe that?
Stratton wore a Greek fraternity PIN
The prisoner laughed when asked II he
ever went 10 church. Williams is the
only prisoner who seems 10 be weak
enine."