Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-30

seen here the man was smooth-shaven
and the moustache had entirely dis
appeared
Chicago. Oct. 3O.-No trace was
found early today Of Charles Conway
and wife, wanted in connection with
the murder of Sophia Singer yester-
day. Police Captain Nootbaar ad-
vanced the theory that the Conways
poverty and illness, due TO the ampu-
tation of a foot. may have led the
former circus clown to commit the
crime
DISPLAY Is BLAMED.
Baltimore, Md, Oct 3O.-Sophia
Gertrude Singer, who was found slain
in Chicago, was the divorced wife of
Thomas Grant Wales, to whom she
was married Sept Z, 1897, when she
vas IS years old. He was q grocery
clerk at Arlington, a suburb of this
city. They never got along well to-
gcther, and their brief but stormy
matrimonial career ended in the wife
being granted an absolute divorce on
/ Sept. l, 1899.
She testified her husband treated
her cruelty and left her. She resumed
her maiden name-Miss Singer-and
/ went to live with her mother, Mrs.
/ Louisa b. Singer, of this city. When
/ tho mother was informed of her daugh-
/ It's tragic fate today she collapsed.
/ The womans father was the late
] I'll
builder and contractor. He was in
sured for 100000, and the daughter
received her share of the policy and
also inherited other money.
II is said she was worth about $685..
COO all OF which was we'll invested
mostly in real estate here When she
loft Baltimore Oct. s she told her
mother she was going TO Boston. Later
she wrote her from Chicago. but said
nothing of any intention OF marrying
William r. Worthen, the former street
car conductor and pool player, with
y HON she was infatuated.
SAYS SISTER HAD LOTS OF MONEY.
Frank o. Singer, Jr., a brother, il
the head of the Singer-Pents Construc
ton company and followed up his
fathers business. AS soon as he re
Ceived word of the murder he engaged
a Plnkerton detective and sent hin
to Chicago to investigate the tragedy
Just before she left Baltimore Miss
Singer was a guest of her brother a
the country home at Gainesville, {
fashionable suburb. She told him sh,
vas going to take a trip.
81 believe robbery was the motiv,
for the crime" said her brother. "
, understand from the Chicago polio
J that my sister was supposed to hav
had $40 or $50, but know she ha,
/ over $1,000 when she lett for Chicago
She was worth about 100000 Sh
, was fond Of jewelry and had with he
about $4,000 worth of diamonds an
other gems.
, at was probably her love OF displa
2 that did II. She had plenty OF none
7 ard displayed her jewels recklessl!
5 7 haven't the slightest doubt she show
ed a lot OF money and wore her di;
q bonds until Conway, or whoever di
o., It. killed and robbed her. Any woma
who makes a display of money an
}. Jewels runs the same risk
n LEFT BALTIMORE ON OCT. Q.
MY sister left here Oct. s. II wa
Y expected she was going first to Bo
= ton fer a visit, but she must hav
changed her mind, for the famil
{ heard from her later from Chicag
She was not a stranger to -Chicag
Che huA hnnr fhara -
n and had both friends and relative
D there. Her chief reason for goir
there was to undergo an operation Il
stomach trouble. She had been trea
cd in Chicago before"
A close friend of Miss Singer sa
he was well acquainted with Worthe
and that he and Miss Singer had bee
acquainted three or four years.
Worthen. according to this frien
|. vas insanely Jealous OF Miss SINCE
" The informant also declared the W
. man on numerous occasions complai
ei of Worthen beating her every tin
he saw her walking with another ma
|C Several times she showed the bruise
The young man said Miss Sing
), and Worthen attended races whe
b ever II was possible for him TO lea
his work as street car conductor. F
fore leaving Baltimore Worthen liv,
C With his brother, Harry S. worthe
1919 East Aliver street. His faith,
Henry Worthen. lives at AnnapoI
Junction. Worthen resigned his Do
In ticn here about a month ago and "
supposed to have gone TO Gary. Ind
RECEIVED LETTERS FROM GIRL.
Mrs. Harry S. Worthen said she b.
received letters from worthen a
Miss Singer during the last two weel
One from Miss Singer said ''WilliaI
was in Indiana
She also said Miss Singer amour
ed on numerous occasions she "
married to William. but Worth
would deny II. The members OF {
family said they did not know wheth
- the couple was married or not.
Friends OF the Singer family s
Miss Singer and the wife OF Char
d. Conway were friends OF long star
. inG. II was said the Conways b
y kicwn OF Miss Singers intended vi