Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-18

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. goods company, and this was done, Nc.
Nlcho going into partnership with John
A. Wade and his brother. Keller was
manager of their plant, called the Keller
Leather Goods Company. i32 North 18th
street. The business did not succeed AMI
NcNichol Is said to have sunk $1,000 in II.
In December, 1913, he was pressed for
money
On December 1G he mortgaged two
houses and got s2O0O; then his aunt Mrs.
John A, Wade of 39l5 Walnut street,
gave him 5000 and he got another SlOo
On note from a New York leather firm.
But this 1900 was not put into the busi-
ness 1t Is declared by the McNichOl fam
n.y. |: has never been accounted for, and
was either squandered or went to some
associate of McNiChol There is no evil
dence to show that il was squandered,
and the police are investigating TO learn
Keller got any of il.
On March %, 1914, there was so little
money left TO the firm i'm the 12th street
eather goods plant that bill for Si,S5
could not be met. The business was at
a end, and Keller and McNichol went
ou OF business that day. The next
morning March 30, McNichol left his
nome In 22d street, telling his wife he
vas going to his cousins home 1855 Cor
M'hlan avenue, His cousin. Miss Agnes
AeNlchol, Joined him and they boarded
uoiley car together.
Al l2th street he got off the car. say
ms ne had TO 90 direct to the factory.
ne had an appointment there at 10
oaoek. This appointment was with Ber-
h4id McNichol, Miss McNichoTs brother,
sna friend, Joseph Sutton. When the
W. men arrived at the factory the doors
were locked.
iney knocked and kicked on the door,
sia, isler, they said, stuck his head out
'McNICHOL'S GONE"
aeNichols gone to NorristoWn TO col
~ ~ Dill; he's not here" he called to
sm from the window according to the
So Witnesses. "AI" Young was kept at
~ s 'detory TO clean up, and was. pre-
:, ss,,H,soly, in the building ON the morning
Threh a'areh SO between ana 10 o'clock,
~, no one has seen McNiChol after he
~ Nlss Agnes McNichol at S o'clock
morning, unless il was the persons
vas Keller.
hs police theory is that McNichol was
n.iuered 4 In the factory between 5 and
Seock' Young is sought as a witness.
- missing. 1t Is believed he may have
soos- SHeu IN dlsposing of some of the
rNSI N the factory, and II there was a
hna trunk containing a body, per-
With or without the knowledge of
~. "orkman-it would be likely to sup
hctory. 'a''eu II away from 'he
svs ,oers .lers of the McNichol family be-
mss mat Keller and McNichol had a row
d. money matters ON the morning Of
Il murder Keller anticipated the fail
n, ~ the business and had provided
husinallseiI by establishing laundry
E5wsss az 1902 Frankford avenue with
an . Connery, and he started this the
|ss ef 'ef the leather business came to
Aebo,a with the disappearance Of Nc
nsnSl II is believed that Keller de-
nhnssS d settlement and that McNichol
Ia IN, AeNlchols asked Keller from time
nan "hat had become Of the missing
Nm We ne said he thought ne had gone to
toh 9IA' also that he had gone to De-
Aad ne gave the impression that ne
q ~ sssited his young wife, according
Ae pohee- She was about 10 become
sInes Mf M1nef OF child. which was born
ksls Nlchois disappearance.
u eer new partner, Connery. went to
sf Of their laundry early In April.