The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-10
FAILS TO REVEAL TRACE
OF ALLEGED MURDER
Police Investigation Into Contents OF
Letter Telling OF Crime Is
Without Result.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS CASE
Woman, in Epistle to Mother at At
l,nta, Declares She Has Killed
Sister, and Is Preparing to SIuy
Brother.

Atlanta, Ga. Iuiy a.-Mystery to-
night still surrounds the sending OF
a letter here from san Francisco,
signed with the name OF Mrs. Eloisc
Nelms Dennis. which said that she had
: ID her sister In New Orleans and
Va. preparing TO murder her brother,
Marshall NcIms. in san Francisco.
Investigation by the police au,hori-
ties in New Orleans has failed to re-
veal any trace of the alleged crime.
Neither Ii there any clue to the where
aboutS OF Mrs. Dennis who supposed
ly was IN san Francisco when the let
ter received by her mother. Mrs. John
W. Nclms, was written.
Mrs. Nelms said tonight The letter
was In the handwriting OF hcc Gnugh-
ter. She expressed the belief 1t lad
not been written voluntarily, how
ever and that her daughter lad been
forced by other persons. for some un-
known reason. to send the letter
Mrs. Dennis left here on June l3 for
san Antonio. Texas. She stopped in
New Orleans and was Joined there on
June 10 by her sister. Beatrice Nelnis,
who had not been able to leave here
at The time Airs. Dennis left on tho
following day. IL was learned here to-
night. Mrs. Dennis cashed q draft for
Sl,ioG At New Orleans bank.
CLOSING INVESTMENTS.
II was explained tonight by A,rs.
Nel:ns that the money was for pur-
pose OF finally closing up Soma invest
ments Mrs. Dennis had been making
in Mexico. y telegram received from
the two daughters at New Orleans on
June ii said they were leaving for
Houston Texas, on their journey TO
san Antonio to close up the invest
ments.
week later Mrs. Nclnis received an
other telegram from Houston. signed
T.. and b., which stated lhut they
planned to stay in Houston u few
days longer. Mrs. Neims explained
that the initials stood for "Eloise and
Beatrice. her daughters Christian
names The last telegram received
from the two young women was on
June IS. II was dated in New Or
leans and signed by both Ii read:
Back III New Orleans. Am going
farther West"
No further information as TO In.
Whereabouts OF the two young women
was received until Mrs. Nelms received
the letter on Tuesday which was post
marked San Francisco and which pur-
ported To tell Of the killing Of one OF
her daughters.
In telegram late to-day TO his
mother. Marshall Nclms said that he
was making every effort TO locate his
sister.
Mrs. Dennis was granted a divorce
from her husband several months ago
in Reno. New, where she established
a residence. Her family Is wealthy.
LITTLE CREDENCE
GIVEN TO TI:IEt:RAM
San Francisco, July 9.-With the no.
lice trying To find Mrs. Eloisc Dennis.
supposed 10 be in San Francisco on
Il murder hunt fer her brother. Mar
shall Nclms. the brother prepared to-
night TO flcc to his mother in Atlanta.
Ga. Although San Francisco authori-
ties gave little crcdencc to the tele-
gram received last night from At
lanta. saying Mrs Dennis was here 10
murder her brother. they searched
city for the womau
y telegram received to-day from
James w. Reynolds. chief OF police OF
New Orleans. denied that Mrs. Dennis
had killed her sister. .catricc. in New
Orleans stating that the records OF the
New Orleans coroner showed no such
death Mrs. Dcnnis's mother told III.
Atlanta police that her daughter had
written from san Francisco that she
had killed Beatrice in New Orleans
and then WAS in San Francisco seek
ing her brother.
Neims was much agitated by The At
lanta telegram. Il wired my mother
last night l was not going home" said
Nelms. but l have changed my mind"