The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
OFFICIALS ARE
 WORKING HARD
 Ok HARP CASE
KEYS BELONGING TO THE MUIR. OERED WOMAN FOUND ON
 FRONT STREET.

Up until a late hour last night no arrest had been made in the murder case, which has been the all absorbing topic of conversation in Fairbanks for the past several days. both the city and federal authorities admitting their total in- ability to cope with the problem il presents.
 Several men who, it was thought, might throw light on the case have heen questioned closely by the Of ficials, but so far without results of any kind. The authorities are. however working hard on the case with the hope of producing some material evidence concerning the identity of the murderer from the meagre clews which they have so far been able to obtain.
 KEYS FOUND.
 One of the latest developments in the murder case was the finding of the bunch of keys presumed to have been stolen from the cabin of Mrs W. C. Harp, or Alice Astor, on the night she was murdered They were found just off the sidewalk in front of the Fraction saloon, on Front street, at s o'clock in the morning of the day that the body was found in the cabin on Fifth avenue, by A. J. Day, the city pound master who took them to the office of one of the local dailies, and ad- vertised them. Knowing that Mrs. Harp's keys were stolen, Chief of Police Wiseman followed up the clew offered in the advertisement with the result that the keys were discovered to be the property of the murdered woman.
 STRONG BOX OPENED.
 The finding of the keys enabled the officials to open the safety de posit box of Mrs. Harp at the office of St. George X Cathcart When opened the box was found to con tain S4.120 in $20 gold pieces; $2,- i95 in currency of denominations ranging from $500 to $1O0, and nuggets and gold dust of the ap- proXimate value of S100
 It is understood that the woman was possessed of jewelry valued at about $500 It is also stated that she had a bank deposit in the States oi $250.
 CATHCART ADMINISTRATOR
 Wallace Cathcart has been named as temporary administrator of the estate of Mrs. Harp by Probate Judge John F. Dillon, and has taken possession of the property. His bonds were fixed at $15,O0O with R. c. Wood. II. E. St George and Joseph c. Morrow as his suretes HUSBAND ENROUTE. William (f Ia the hnC hand of the murdered woman, is now enroute from Ruby to Fairbanks, according to information received here. He has wired here asking that the bur ial of the body be deferred until his arrival here. The papers found in the safety deposit box disclose the fact that the couple was mar ried by Rev. George G. Bruce, In 1912
 BLOOD IN WATER
 An analysis of the water found in the basin near the body of the mur- dered women has determined the fact that the discoloration was caus, ed by blood. It was at first thought that the water contained chemi- cal, but the examination shows that such chemical did not exist in the basin of water.
 The blood in the water is suppos ed to have come from the washing of the knife used by the murderer IL was at first thought that he had also washed his hands in it, but the lack of color in the water has disproved this theory.
 LOVER IN WAR.
 It is understood that the man who is supposed to have betrayed the woman in France while she was still girl, is now an officer in one of the allied armies fighting in France. It is also understood that he attempted to renew his old re- lations with the woman during the past winter hy writing to her, it being stated that letters have come to light wherein he asked her to send him some money.
 Stanley Hess takes the part of a Bishop. Who could imagine such