New-York tribune., 1912-12-22
WOMAN CLEW SOUGHT IN
DIAMOND MANS MURDER
Skirt Which Furnished Gag May
Reveal Enemies Who Slew
Chicago Merchant.
EIGHT ARE UNDER ARREST
Wagon Load of Loot Taken
from Luxurious Flat Where
Suspected Men and
Women Live.

Chicago Dec. 21-Five men and four
women are detained by the police In con-
nection with the murder Of ]. II. Logue, n
diamond merchant. in his office In the
McVickar The atre Building yesterday.
Two of the prisoners. Clyde Stratton and
H. 3. Hampton, are said by the police
TO be responsible for many crimes COM
mitted here recently, but no evidence bas
been discovered which connects any OF
those held with the Staying OF the dia-
mond dealer.
Stratton is said To be a college gradu-
ate and convict who escaped from the
penitentiary at Columbus Ohio. Hamp-
ton, the police saw is safe blower with
many aliases. The others under arrest
are Mrs H. p. Hampden, Mrs. Margaret
Johnson, alleged wife Of safe blower
known as Toronto Jimmy Johnson. now
serving twenty years In the penitentiary
at Waupun. Wis: Frank Williams, sup
posed to have a prison record; William
Duffy and Clifford Dysley. chauffeurs; a
woman said to be known as Edna Collyer
and an unidentified woman, alleged TO be
relative OF Mrs. Johnson.
Believing that an enemy killed Logue.
the officers are following every clew
which seems to point TO "a woman in the
case" Every article OF clothing owned
by the four women is being examined to
discover. II possible, an underskirt from
which the strip OF cloth used ar "A gag
on Logue was taken.
The skirt was searched for in the
tuk.1 a. nuf
where the prisoners were arrested The
police discovered there a satchel con-
tanning several hundred paste diamonds.
eighty-fve pounds OF dynamite two
quarts OF nitroglycerine. three dozen safe
blowers drills. three punches OF skele-
ton keys. six automatic revolvers, parcels
post stamps valued at 5000. five uncut
diamonds, silverware worth 5000 and
81 90 in jewelry. Two skeletons. such as
are used in medical schools, were in a
closet.
The Identification Of the men was dra-
matte, and, the police believe, positive.
f. A. Carnal, ex-District Attorney OF Hill
County Mont. saw two men rushing out
OF the building where the crime was COM
mittcd at about the time the diamond
merchant was slain. Unfamiliar with the
downtown district, Carnal had wandered
into the theatre building. believing he
was entering the First National Bank,
where he had business
His description Of the two men led TO
the arrest OF stratton and Hampden
about twelve hours later. Both women
under arrest are blondes and a blond
woman had been seen OH many occasions
in Logue's office.
Immediately beneath the apartment OF
the prisoners lived G.. II. Worsley. a pri-
vate detective. Burglars gained entrance
TO Worsley's fiat on Wednesday night,
and although there was considerable jew
elry In the bedrooms the intruders took
only two magazine revolvers. This Ia re-
garded by the police as having signih-
cance
Belief that the men may be the auto
mobile bandits" who for weeks have in
timidated Chicagoans arose when receipts
from a North Side garage were found.
One OF the receipts showed use OF a ma
chine for five days and several for trips
at night
Logue figured in police affairs ten years
ago, when a New York jewelry salesman
suddenly disappeared with satchelful OF
valuable gems. the police say. Subse-
auently, IL is alleged, the gems were found
in Logue's possession.