The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
JEALOUSY'S TOLL.

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Pacific depot. said by his friends to
be a splendid young fellow.
Shorty's door being locked the repor-
ter entered by the window, and found
in the deranged apartment several sig
nificant articles. His rooms are at the
end of a dark ,-all, and have access
by a back door, through which, in all
proba bility, many a midnight Vlsltor
found his way Shorty was in the habit
Of giving questionable parties at I'M
earthly hours. The rooms were in con-
fusion, bloody garments, half eaten
food and broken bottles on the floor.
On a table lay a pack of cards, ana
score showing that eleven games OF
pitch had been played.
been plastered with paper. New sheets
covered the glass. the windows were
sheathed with green paper That
Shorty believed in privacy was evil
dent His love of music was demon
strated by a $125 victrola, with a rec
ord from Terence" half played.
The reporter descended to the Ben
iamin store and interviewed the pro-
prietor and his wife.
Benjamin's Story.
81 want it distinctly understood,
reiterated the latter, that Miss Hoi-
lar was not visiting me- My husband
met Shorty Bremen when we moved
here six months ago. Miss Hollar came
often to Shorty's room at that time,
and we met her through him. She beg
eed me to tell her sister that she Wis
tied me, and would get me to walk up
stairs with her when she went to his
rooms otherwise 1 knew nothing
about her"
shorty got mis- living by selling
hooze'' was Benjamins contribution,
q
bought it from me. He used to get
pretty drunk. but L haven't got any
thing against him I want you to
understand that my wife did not know
Miss Hollar at all
The Beniamins said that the girl Of
ten teIephoned to some one from their
store. which made Shorty" Bremen,
naturally ugly, mad with jealousy. He
often followed her down the street, and
hated to see her with another man.
Saturday evening while they were at
supper. Marian flew down the stairs,
and made a date over the phone for
the evening. This fact was what act
ually led the Benjamins opeine, to her
discovery and Brenner's death.
Miss Hollar states that she spent |
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Benja- |
min. Mrs. Benjamin swears that she |
saw the girl only when the telephone |
was used. Mute testimony is borne by |
the table spread for two, the letters on |
the score card, then there is the fact |
that 'Scotty'' saw the girl in Brenner's |
room. If Sic did not lunch with the |
Benjamins, where was she? If Scot |
ty'' did not iunch with Shorty who /
did?
The story was shock at police
headquarters. so far as I know" said |
Policeman Wilt. 1.-The girl was all
right"
I'VE were surprised that the girls
name was connected with his" stated |
the sergeant on duty Sunday afternoon.
Bremen, however. was a police char
acter, nothing more. Last week rooms
We're engaged for him at the city jaI.
He had been caught, as usual, shooting
craps and selling beer. He was a mo-
tortuos bootlegger, so eaten by drink
that there was little man left; dissi-
patton had made him hideous Still
he had never been imprisoned for any-
thing worse than selling liquor or being
abnormally drunk
There is nothing too bad to saw
ABOUT him." sighed Policeman Wilt,
His one human characteristic was his
for animals. I felt verv sorry |
for the little dog
Bremen has a brother and sister in
who have been notified of his
suicide.
Miss Hollar's home is in Dubuore
Ia; she is % years old, an orphan
and has been in Topeka
several years. Formerly she was crn-
ployeO Dy MOrnS K Myers grocery
store, but was discharged for incom-
potency.
This morning a journal reportert
called at her home, 2021 Clay. and
was admitted into a comfortable room
in cosy cottage, where Miss Hollar,
oandaged and weak, was lying in bed.
Her story recited by rote, is given with
out comment:
Miss HOIIar's Story.
II was the one it happened to. III
know who did it, and I'll tell you the
truth. After work Saturday after
noon went to see Mrs. Benjamin; her
husband called her down stairs. ard
she left me to lock the door. When L
eft the room, everything happened
Just as told it to the policeman. That
man has been pursuing me for
and I have always avoided
him. After he shot me, turned, and !
saw him shoot himself. 1 saw him do
t. He put the revolver to his head |
md shot. I ran down to the Benja- {
Minis, wrapped a towel around my
throat, and that's about all I remem-
Der. Scotty's statement? 1t was all {
'alse. Had been in his rooms? Of
course not. I do not know who was s
here Do you think a girl who ex-
0ected to die would tell an untruth ?
we told everyone the same story. Did
say shot myself? Yes. 1 did that {
n gain time I did not lie later on.