The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-30
DALLAS OFFICERS
FIND No CLUE
STILL BAFFLED OVER GIRLS
BRUTAL MURDER AND MYSTl-
FLED At ESCAPE OF GUILTY..

Dallas, Texas. July 29.-Robbery or
possibly revenge were the only theo-
RES advanced after twenty-four hours
work by detectives investigating the
fcrocious murder here yesterday OF
Miss Florence T. Brown, a young
stcnographcr. The revenge theory IS
based solely on the mutilated evidenc-
es of savageness with which the young
womans death wounds were given.
Sae as church choir singer, highly
spoken of, not known to have an en-
emy of any sort and inclined to be
quiet and studious in her tastes.
A further theory that an insane
person committed the murder was
ggested today by Chief of Detectiy-
es Henry Tanner. Physicians said
the young woman had not been dead
fifteen minutes when found, in fact,
one Of her employers ON picking up
her body thought she moved her hand.
Mr.. Tanner pointed out this fact as
showing that whoever killed the girl
larely got out of sight in time and
that ordinarily there would be no
chance df escape whatever in a place
as busy as the real estate office in
the center of the downtown dlstrlc,
While Mr.. Tanner suggests that Who-
ever committed the murder was in
sane he said he believed robbery was
the assailants object. Mr. Tanner
said. After the first few hours OF
work on the case ! am compelled to
admit that we haven't the slightest
clew which will justify any arrest.
However. we will not discontinue our
efforts until we have at least exhaust
ed every possible prospect.
Il am convinced that the murder OF
Miss Brown was actuated by motives
of robbery. Some persons watching
the office saw Mr.. CutLbertson the
only person in the real estate office
with Mss Brown. drive away AMI
leave her alone in the office. This
same person evidently slipped up TO
the doorway and seeing her disappear
in the rear room followed her there.
She being small woman, he had no
trouble rendering her unconscious.
| believe she was rendered insensible
! before her throat was cut, but cant
understand why her assailant would
cut her throat, unless perchance she
happened to recognize him, and he
knew the only way to silence her
would be TO kill her.
Mr.. Swor, of the real estate firm,
told me that the combination on the
safe showed conclusiyely that some
person had attempted to turn the door
! handle by which it is opened when
/ the combination is off. This was as
certained by reason Of the fact that
/ the vault is an old one and somewhat
worn. When the handle is tampered
with. after the combination is set, The
combination rings catch and become
rigid. and an investigation follown-
the murder showed that the combina
ton rings were rigid and indicated
that the handle had been tugged at by
some person.
"If the hammer found near Miss
Brown was used in the attack upol
her the handle was washed by he
assailant. There was only one small
spot of blood found on the handle ant
that was a mere speck.
The most mystifyil>v feature OF tn
murder is how the guilty person es
capped in such a public place and il
broad daylight In the terrific battl'
put up by Miss Brown he could no
possibly have avoided getting blood OF
his lands and clothing. He was evi
dently cool and collected, however
as he washed his hands in the BASH
after the killing. He remained lon'
enough to do that at the risk of SOM
of the office force coming in on hin
at any moment"