The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-18
NURNBERG SAYS He
KNOWS NOTHING OF
THE KILLING OF D|ETz
Admits His Affection for
Wife of Murdered Man on
the Stand Denies
Phone Call

Chicago April 17.-At the conclusion OF
today's session of the coroner's jury in
vestigating the death of George Dietz, the
wealthy woman's tailor, who was MUIR
dered in his room Sunday night by ham
mer blows, the coroner's jury ordered
Mrs Dietz, and George Nurnberg, who
admitted that he was her lover, held for
the murder.
Attorneys for Mrs. Dietz and Nurn-
berg protested that the jury had no au-
thority to give such an order. 1t was
agreed that the two might return to their
homes, but under police surveillance, and
that they would be brought to the police
court tomorrow where they would plead
to the charge and he released on bail
pending conclusion of the inquest.
Mrs. Dietz and NurnbeEg left the jury
room each in custody of two detec-
tives who will watch them during the
night.
Chicago, April 1.-THE identity of
the man whose finger prints the po-
lice say corle po1fd WITH lhoae, o. the
hammer with which George Dietz was
slain was not revealed at the coroner $
, inquest today. but George Nurnberg,
a friend of the family, was put on the
stand and admitted that he loved Mrs.
Dietz That relations between her.
self and Nurnberg had been improper,
Mrs. Dietz dened. Nurnberg insisted
that lie knew nothing of the killing OF
her husband.
II have loved Mrs. Dietz for two
years." said Nurnberg. she loves me
and told me that she loved me bet
ter than she did her husband"
Nurnberg then told of taking a
suburban trip with Mrs. Dietz six days
| before the murder Mrs. Dietz pre-
vlously had testified that she went on
the trip alone.
| II slept in my house the night Dietz
was killed." said Nurnberg Il knew
nothing of it until a friend of the fam
| lily telephoned me about 1t the next
morning."
Denies Phone Call
| "Did not Mrs. Dietz call you up the
| morning after the murder and ask,
! Did you get those things?' and did
not you reply Yes; keep STILL" Nurn-
berg was asked. He answered NO"
Miss Laura Ebel. an officer of the
Juvenile Protection association, who
| lives on the floor above the Dietz
apartment, testified that she had
heard Dietz and his wife quarreline
on number of occasions. the last time
about a week ago.
| A private detective, who said he had
| heen employed by Mrs. Nurnberg, told
of following Nurnberg and Mrs Detz
| on number of occasions when they
| had clandestine meetings.
| What, If any, evidence the police
have to connect any person with the
actual murder. has not been revealed
| Police are insistent. however, that they
| have the slayer within reach and that
his Identification by the finger prints
| is positive.
Says Dietz Suspected
The private detective who told of
following Mrs Dietz and Nurnberg also
testified that Mrs. Nurnberg suspected
her husband of familiarity with Mrs.
Dietz She listened on her telephone
extension to Nurnbergs conversations
With Mrs Dietz. he said. When Nurn-
berg learned of this, the detective said.
he caused the telephone extension to
his living rooms over his harness store
to be taken out. Mrs. Nurnberg then
employed an electrician to tap the wire
ON the roof and conceal a private ex-
tension in her bathroom where she
continued to listen. Nurnberg was very
nervous Sunday, the day before Dietz
was killed. according to the detective.
He was so nervous that he dropped and
broke his false teeth, he said