The evening world., 1914-01-08


riediy getting up. ran toward the door.
In fear to face the man behind her
he put the weapon close to her face and
shot her in the left eye. Then he shot
himseif In the right temple. Except for
their coats and hats they we're fully
dressed. Block fell with his head on
tier shoulder and his left arm under her
neck. His right hand still ciutched
the revolver.
The bodies we're found ~ the man
ager OF the hotel after several attempts
had been made TO got . response to
knocks at the door during the day.
Neither the room nor the dinners had
been paid foE The bed had not been
sleet In.
Block had often declared he would
have Ire girl " he had to kill her. but
his friends considered Il Wild talk. Miss
Smith had told her friends q number Of
times she would never marry without
her parents consent.
The boys father went TO the morgus
last night and Identified his body. He
said the family sometimes used the
name Petersen. although the correct
name was Petersen Block. Falling on
his knees ne kissed the dead face and
cried:
Jack, why did you DO thhr'
Soon after he left the girls father ar
rived and claimed his daughters corpse
TOLD FATHER AND MOTHER she
DIDN'T LOVE FIN.
81 always warned her to keep away
from that young man." he said. Il mis-.
trusted him and know no good wsuld
come Of his association with my daugh.
ter. She told me and my wife many
times that she did not care for hlm. but
he was persistent Onos my daughter
May told mo that Petersen said he would
have Rose or die. Well Il 10 for him
that he killed himself. OF or my son
would have gone to the electric chair
for him."
Al Tie hrst hint Of trouble to her
daughter Mrs. Smith collapsed. and her
condition became 20 serious she has not
bsOn told Of the tragedy through fear
the shock will hill her.
Young Block. his friends say. was lit.
orally Grassy about the girl he killed.
he seemed unable to think or talk OF
anything else. lie was constantly beg.
ging her for pictures Of herself to carr,
In his pockets. wrote verses to her and
scrubbed on his iettsrs. In his note book
and on everything else he carried In has
pockets lines Of his love.
"A story without words: my flrs,
love-" Block wrote on . picture Of the
xiri. whtoh he showed to his once a.
sociates several months ago.
Only death can part vs." he added
a. he spoke OF the girl he hoped to mar.
~ this month. II know her parents
don't want me for . son-in-iaw. but she
will never marry another man. She love,
me a. much ~ love her.
The day before Christmas BLOCH
alippsd gold signet ring ON the fourth
finger Of Roses left hand.
From Jack 60 X. u. g.. Dec. n, 1913,
was Inscribed on the band. Miss Smith,
family saw the ring Christmas moran,
and asked who had given Il Jack.
she replied. She was reprimandsd To-
having continued her association viii
the clerk. She promised to try to 10:
!. get him.
On New Years eve Block ana Ma
Smith were In the Broadway crowd
They returned to Washington HslsS 4
early Thursday and Rose confessed On
1 had dlsobeyed her parents again. He
Z father rsproAched her strongly.
On one card Block had written;
Come. j love you only. Words can
not sxprsss my thoughts Of you. 10
. hook Il. What Other way can show II
leave II 70 you. ! am from Nia
{ souri,"