The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-01
MAN AND GIRL
FOUND DEAD IN
VACANT LOT.
GRUESOME DIS c O V ER Y
MADE BY WEDDING PARTY
WAS IT MURDER ?
ny Associated Prees)

Chicago. Aug. While he an'
his bride wore making preparations
for their wedding festivities az IL
huse han. 2OS9 West Twelfth street
Yesterday. The groom IT, Aisneit
1918 sheldon street, attracted y th'
odor OF gas. discovered the deao
bodies OF Katharna Nacek nd john
Cizek. the manager of the hail. prin
cinals in 4 grewsome mystery pa g.
scented TO the police for solution The
girl was found tn q bed in small
room on the third floor of The Guild
ina with o gas tube Nm her mouth
Close beside her on the floor lay
Cizce with bullet wound in his
right temple.
The hall had been engaged for
marriage ceremony which took place
at o'cocl last evening MISS
p zabeh Raihshy 1925 Johnson
street. me bride won't 20 IN" han
nj 10 o'clock With her Girl friends.
who were TO decorte the dining
room for the feast They found the
doors locked and were unable 20
raise Click About the same tlme .
store Of provisions arrived md they
were lowered into Tie basement
through n SHAFT in the sidewalk.
Miss Rathshy determined to miss no
more time. climbed down the shaft
ana made her way into the buildung,
where she found the keys % Tho ont
side doors.
Attracted by Odor.
While still wondering AZ the alb
noticed a peculiar odor which per
meated the entire place When the
groom arrived the frs thing he men
toned was the smell OF gas and
Immediately made an investigation.
Altar searching The Gecond floor ne
went TO the third and opening the
door 10 Click : room made the dis
c0verv The West Thirteenth street
police station was notified and Win
the assistance Of the Maxwell street
detail the bodies were removed to
y. H. AlcMahons morgue, 2024 West
Twelfth street
The bodies are in such a state or
decomposition that examination has
so far not been attempted close
seside the ody OF Cizek a revolver
with three discharged cartridges
was found The pistol was identi.
fled by friend as belonging 10 the
dead man, While onl, one bullctt
wound has been discovered. exam
ination may prove that the woman |
was also shot
Undertaken McMahon declares-that |
the woman's body shows without |
doubt thai she has been dead for ar |
least four days The mans body is |
in a better state Of preservation |
Cizek was las seen at 10 o'clock |
Friday morning when he went 10 a
nearby cigr store TO purchased some
cigarettes. The young woman was
last seen Thursday ar 22@9 Wabash
avenue, where She had been staying
Girl was infatuated
TX is known that Miss Nacek was
deeply in love with Cizek. whom
she had known for he past three
months X is sited that she was
with him often. but that while he
liked her he had refused to marry
her Friends who ,new Cizek We'll
believe that the girl went to the
room ana after writing note 10
her mother, which was found bv Jhc
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