The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-10
No Thought of Murder.

Talas. who is only 23 years old. says
he never thought for a moment that his
confederates contemplated numbering
Mrs. Nichols. or even that they would
dare to go to the length of violence to
get the jewelry. He was terror stricken.
he said. when the men dashed past him
where he lay loosely tied. crying to each
other, Hurry, let's get out OF here,
quick" The words and their pale faces
told him what had happened.
A thorough search of the house by tho
police and by Maitland i. Griggs, Mrs.
Nichols's nephew and attorney. hastily
summoned last night from Ardsley.- n.
Y, showed that probably all the three
men got from the crime was four rings
worth $4,000 which they snatched from
Ter fingers before fleeing.
The autopsy. performed late yesterday
afternoon by Coroner's Physician Ben
jamin Schwartz and DR.. Otto f. Schultze
OF the District Attorneys office, showed
that Mrs. Nichols was killed by the
rhock Of the attack upon her ard no:
~s,rangled to death. At her age. SO.
she had a weak heart and also Brights
disease. which had rendered her powers
OF resistance TO any sudden nervous or
physical strain exceedingly low. APP
parently she died almost the moment the
three men Sc. upon her.
Every effort is being made by the
pnlice to find these men and with
good hopes OF success. Talas has given
them a full description of them. espe-
cially OF Arthur, and has told them
Of several places. poolrooms and similar
resorts in Harlem and near Central fark
where they spend much time.
I'VE know where this man Arthur
ives" said Inspector Faurot. W know
his n~argouts and his associates. IL we
can't do quick work now I'm guessing
wroag, that's all
Five Under Arrest.
Already the police have arrested
Ave men. brough: in by several
squads OF detectives despatched In
automobiles 10 places Talas named
These five men, with the three
other Nichols servants, are detained at
the Third branch detective bureau.
though no charge has been made against
them. They will be taken later to the
House o. Detention, 1t was salu, "hele
they may be held as material witnesses
INSPECTOR Faurot and Second Deputy
Commissioner Lord questioned the three
servants for a long time and were hnaily
convinced that they were innocent Oh
completely in the robbery and murder
Zines, Vital, the butler, has long been
employed by Mrs. Nichols. He gave so
STRAIGHTFORWARD an account OF ms ac-
tons on Wednesday night-his night
of-'hlt he was soon relieved OF sus-
pcon.
A, first the detectives wondered
whether neona Troivonen. the cook. who
4 also "A Finn, would have difficulty
r. accounting for the fact that she
LETT the house al s o'clock Wednesday
night, a few moments before Talns ad-
nittei the three men. She convinced
them. hoHever, that she had no knowl-
elge Of the plot and in fact helped the
police materially. The maid. with Edith
Langfcldt, satisfied them that she really
vas ted 10 a chair by them.
That part OF Talas's confession which
described his admittance OF his three
opufcderatcs and what followed was sub
GtQtially as follows:
when the he'll rang l let them In
and they tied my hands behind me. as
We planned. They did not tie my feet
o. gag me. They went up stairs and
vere gone about fifteen minutes, When
They zane down they were all excited
end kept saying, Hurry up let's get
out They didn't pay any attention to
mo or even tell me how much they got
and ! thought something was wrong.
J vas afraid to go up stairs when Edith
l1uglcldt united my hands after she
lad got out OF the chair they tied her
H."
Cook Aids the Police.
llcona Toivonen, the cook. told the
police a story that aide greatly in en-
ao1ing them to form "A picture OF how
the three men went about their plan
70 enter the house, and shows how care
iuly they must have planned II,
i left the house at y O'Clock or a
little after" she said. "Outside I saw
Arthur and two other men, They came
NJ 20 me, and Arthur said Have
you got a date ] said ! was going to
The movies, but he said; Let's go TO the
park
y said, NO. and went on to the pic
ure snow. One OF the men followed
me, and Arthur and the other went into
the park. The other man left me at the
theatre"
Ar'hur must have worn a mask, ac-
c"rdlng 70 the story of Edith I~angfeldt,
we maid. She did not recognize him
a. or" Il the three who came TO her
room, gagged her and tied her 10 q
chhir atfcr they had gone through the
motions ~ tying up Talas.
INcy pointed q revolver AT me- she