Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-04-17
POLICE GET MORE
LIGHT ON MURDER
Of RICH M|L[|NER
Police Maintain Greatest Sec
crecy Regarding Prisoner
Who Is Alleged to Have
Disclosed Facts.
TRAGEDY BACK OF DEED
Slayer Left Note Declaring
Wealthy George Dietz Was
Slain Because He Betrayed
Young Girl.
TRAGEDY BACK OF DEED

Chicago. April That at least two
persons other than the man now under
arrest and who today was examined
by the police and coroner concerning
the murder of George DietZ, tho
Wealthy women's tailor and milliner.
in his home at 133 Aldine avenue early
Monday. were implicated in the crime
was the conclusion drawn from re-
marks of First Deputy Superintendent
OF Police Schuettler
The police official held firmly to
secrecy regarding the identity OF the
man arrested and would tell no word
of his revelations. He refused even to
give amy hint OF where or by whom
the suspect was arrested.
George DietZ, who was one of the
best known German residents OF the
north side, was found dead IN his bed
and frightfully beaten ut his residence.
at 1873 Aldine avenue. The man had
been murdered With extraordinary
deliberation.
Slayer Leaves Letter.
Dietz' skull had been crushed by a
blow from Il hammer. The hammer
was found on a table beside the bed
on which the body lay. 1t was brand
new tool. such as machinists or rivet-
ers use.
ON the table under the hammer was
a sheet of yellow notepaper. On this
ter, apparently with metal dies, such
as machinists use. or with crude rub
Der stamps. Il message from the mur-
deTer This message said that Dietx
had been Slain because he had betrayed
a young girl.
When the police searched Dietz
clothing they found two items OF sig
niftcance one was II circular adver-
tising II book on sex questions. The
other was Il clipping from German
newspaper giving an account of an in
quest held over the body of Edna Ruth
Ffederickson, 16-Near- old candy
dipper. who died March last from an
illegal operation. Taken together the
note and the newspaper clipping lead
to some remarkable theories as to the
cause of the crime.
Others Implicated.
Asked why he would give out no in
formation regarding the prisoner,
Schuettlet said there Were others to be
questioned. He would not tell who or
how he intended to interrogate. bat
sid there were more than one.
From the description Of the man who
confessed. 1t is believed he is Swedish
This fact would not be admitted
either by Srhuettler or the coroner.
but the mans dialect and features ap-
peared to plainly indicate his national-
ity.
Other bits of information regarding
the case seemed to indicate that the
police have concluded that the letter
found With the hammer with which
the fatal blow was struck WAS hoax
intended To misguide The police in thei.
Investigations. though 1t is still be-
lieVed the death of Edna Ruth Fred
erickson. caused by an illegal opera
tion. has an importan. bearing In the
case.
The deputy chief would neither af-
firm nor deny that the prisoner is
relative of the dead girl nor would he
deny the belief the crime was COM
mitted in revenge. The coroner and
police officials hinted today that they
might bring out the whole story of the
crime
After being questioned for several
hours the prisoner WAS transferred
secretly to Il police station near the
scene of the crime and the lieutenant
| in charge there was given orners to
allow no person to communicate with
| him.
| Later Scheuttler denied that con-
| fession had been made by the man held
| in custody. 81 am satisfied he had no
part in the crime. said Schuettler
| There We're certain circumstances at
| the tune of his arrest which warranted
| his examination. He told satisfactory
/ stories y