Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-08
ARREST NEAR
IN STRANGE
DEATH OF
WOMAN
Dickinson, Released,
Gives Clue in Puz-
zling Case.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-There is every
indication that there will be an arrest
of a new suspec today in the mys-
terious case of Mrs. Grace Taylor, who
was killed by the explosion of an in
fernal machine in her apartment at 1OS
West Seventy-seventh street last Sat
urday evening. Extraordinary activity
among the detectives at woai upon the
case ind ate that this me- develop
met is near
Information concerning the new sus-
pect was given the police Dy Charles
M. Dickinson. the first person arrested
by the police, who was discharged from
custody by Coroner Feinberg, after As
sistant District Attorney Strong stated
that the evidence against HIM was in
Sufficient to justify holding him n
longer.
Dickinson old Deputy Police Com
missioner Dougherty that he believed
the man was in Mrs. Taylor's apart
ment abo thirty minutes before the
explosion.
This man, he said, is a member of a
well-known New York family. Owing
to the high standing of the mans rela-
tives the police have withheld his name
until they complete their investigation
of his movements.
According to Dickinson, this mar,
previous to the bomb TRACED paid the
rem of Mrs. Taylor's West Seventy
seventh street apartment.
Following secret conferences at
police headquarters, detectives are to-
day trying to find a man known as
eLouis Levine" This ma is said to
have been mentioned by Edna La
Marie, the show girl who was in Mrs.
Taylor's fiat shortly before the ex-
plosion, and by the girl known as
Olivette Leonard, who II il the Mag
dalen Home and who lived with Mrs.
Taylor when she lived in West Six
tieth street.
The police also closely questioned a
girl who formerly lived in Mrs. Tay-
lor's West Sixtieth street fiat. TIL
deputy commissioner says that from
the girl, known as "Dollie,' he OBJ
tanned "fine information" He would
rot discuss details.
"What connection. If you know,
exists between this girl and Louis
Levine. who IS said to have visited The
Taylor flat half an our before the ex-
plosion which killed Mrs. vlor?"
II do know he replied.
Tell us about that
- lidNt just 0Chl LII iiS
look up Louis Levine, and can say
nothing about that until I have their
report. AS to 'Dollie,' a boy who car
ried laundry to her present house, and
also to the Taylor house, took word to
her from Edna La Marie that Grace
Taylor was killed"
"But did you know that a girlsnamed
Dollie' and Mrs. Taylor quarreled and
were considered personal enem1es!
IT can't talk any more on that
Karl Kaesebier, the former hotel
man, for whom the police have been
searching, a been located. His law
yer, Frank Cowen, of sc Broadway, as
sured Second Deputy Police Commits
sioner Dougherty that Kaesebier has
no connection with the crime, that he
is not hiding as a fugitive, n that
he. is eager to give the police any in
formation he possesses.
The lawyer adds that Kaesebier, who
has many acquaintances among New
York business men, breads to make a
temperance at this time, because of
his connection with the recent white
slave investigation. The attorney said
Kaesebier left New York January ID.
went to Cleveland, and produced a let
ter written from that city by the miss
ing man.
II expect to talk to Kaesebier soon,
but he is not in any sense a suspect
in this bomb murder" said Deputy
Commissioner D%ougherty.
The police are today trying to find
an elderly woman who visited the fiat
late in January. This woman ate
breakfast and luncheon with Mrs. Tay-
lor and they conversed for several
hours upon the personal troubles of
Mrs. Taylor.
The police are eager to find this
woman They believe she can supply
important information because of her
confidential relations with the dead
woman
Attorney S. c. Sugarmann, who was
retained by Mrs. Taylor to defend her
in the white slave case. said:
II know Grace Taylor was greatly
worried. Some one told her the PEN
atty would be at least two months in
prison and possibly five years. She
was in my office. I turned away. Sud-
denly she moved swiftly across the
room to a window overlooking a deep
areaway.
L thought I designed her motive, and
spoke gently to her. She turned and
replied: Why not jump? l might just
as well end 1t that way I induced
her to cave the window, and she soon
became calm"
OF one thing connected with the
bomb investigation Commissioner
Dougherty is very positive today. "The
man called Walker and known as the
husband Of Mrs. Taylor was a myth
he said.