Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24
apartment were Charles Kramer, alias

apartment were Charles Kramer, alias
Charles A. Conway, and his alleged
wife, vaudeville singer known as
Beatrice Ryall,' "Mayme Coyne,"
Grace Coyne" and Lillian Beatrice
kyail Conway. Kramer had formerly
been circus performer, but had lost
one of his legs through an accident.
1t is alleged that Kramer and his
wife were practically down and out
and were befriended and financially
assisted by Miss Singer and Wo1then.
On the evening of Oct. %, Worthen
left his sweetheart alone in their
apartment and attended to some busi-
ness matters When he returned to
The house shorty after midnight he
found Miss Singer dead in her ROOM.
She had been b,usd and gagged and
beaten to death with billy" impro-
vised out of an iron door knob wrap
ped in handkerchief. Her skull was
crushed and her body had been rolled
up in blanket.
Worthen aroused the neighbors and
informed the police, giving minute
account of his movements from the
moment he left the house until he re-
turned to the apartment and found the
body of his sweetheart. He was ar
rested on suspicion and a thorough
search of the apartment was made by
the detectives. The investigation
brought to light that Kramer and his
wife had left the house between 10
and IL o'clock on the evening of the
murder and had not returned to their
apartment. A thorough search was
made for them, as the police authori-
ties began to suspect that the couple
had something to do with the murder
of Miss Singer.
1t was known that Miss Singer had
a considerable sum of money in her
possession at the time of her death,
but when the apartment was searched
after the murder no money or jewelry
was found by the detectives. Wor-
then was able to establish a complete
alibi and was released from confine-
nent after day or two.
Kramer and his wife were traced
through several states and on Oct.
81 were arrested in a hotel at Lima,
o.. where they had arrived the same
morning. They had registered as Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Crowley of Sidney,
o. Both denied all guilty knowledge
of the details of the crime, although
they admitted having read about it.
Separately Kramer and his wife were
closely questioned by the police and
their statements were so conflicting,
their attempts to clear themselves and
to throw suspicion upon other per-
sons, so clumsy, that both were held
without bail and turned over to the
Chic Ego police authorities.
When Kramer was arrested $1l
were found in his pocket. He ex-
plained that before he left Chicago
Miss Singer had given him $35. He
also had two new suits which he claim
ed Miss Singer had given him. He
had several scratches in his face for
which he could give no plausible ex-
planation. Through chain of cir
cumstantial evidence it was establish
ed that Kramer and his wife had left
the house on Indiana between IL and
l2 o'clock on Oct. 28, short time
after Miss Singer met her death. 1t
is believed that since the arrest of the
couple the police authorities have col
lected large amount of evidence of
serious nature and that upon the
strength of this evidence the prose-
cution will demand that both defend
ants, if found guilty, be sentenced to
pay the death penalty for their crime.