The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06

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Mr.. Kraft would like to know II he ever
met the mysterious woman there, and II
by chance he vent there on Monday
night to meet her.
One ~ the most remarkable features
Of the revelations concerning some OF
the ways In which Cord. a man OF 3d.
apparently absorbed In business, active
pushing hard business man. some
called him-spent his tim Is the extent
to which others were ignorant OF 1t. His
wife, a highly educated. refined woman
Of French descent. does not know even
yet that anything has been discovered
beyond what was known the first day.
She has been Frustrated since Prosecu-
tor Kraft broke to her In his Office last
Tuesday the news that her husband was
murdered.
II was said for ner yesterday by
friends who are caring for her mat
there could be no truth In rumors that
there ever had been any woman but
herself for him. Even II he could do
such things-and nobody who knew him
believes IT," they said. where did he get
the time? He was always at home when
he wasn't at the office"
His neighbors agreed to that 100.
Cord was landlord to most OF them. and
all described him as "A CHEEKY, pleasant
man. who always had a good word Tor
every one and seemed a model husband
"A good business man." they said, arc
maybe a bit sharp. but a good man
He was making money. too. everybody
believed. He kept ap his large place
well, and had three Mrs.
Cord is herself possessed Of considerable
money. and has not yet even inquired
about the state Of her husbands az
fairs. nor searched for n will.
hwhen. etaoi shrdl shrdl shrdl shrdluh
Yet for all this there was a ring Of
conviction in Assistant Prosecutor But
ler,s voice to-day when he sad. Il as
sure you We are quite interested IN the
idea of a woman in this case. we ar
working harder on hat end to-day thar
any other except the automobile party
harder thar we have worked at any time
since Cord was found dead. We expcc'
news soon, too"
P%eterson's Odd Words.
From another quarter. too, comes !
hint, perhaps more than a hint, that Mr.
Butler and his chief. Mr.. Kraft. are a
last on the right track. OLAF Peterson
in many ways a personality as oafnihi
as the mysterious woman herself, re
marked again to-day. as he did on Fr'da,
when he was arrested and held as a ma
terial witness. IL believe there Is a wo
ma - ,n,oro.,iry nersou 10 this Ola
pa,a.on ana thu story of his bushes
roIa,iors with the dead real estate oper
ator would be scarcely less interestln'
.nuia 4, he known. Apparently thi
s,ockv gray haired, respectable lookini
man who was associated with Cord I,
FLORIDA land companies capitalized In tn
millions. il a man much of whose bust
ness was transacted from an office unde
his hat.
! Peterson was president and owne'
1850 shares of the Buchanan Lumbe
COMPANY OF Virginia, with allege'
So. 900. 900 capital. Cord was secretar.
and held ten shares. The TWO oddi
assorted men were associated also In IN
Manatee and Company OF Florida, on
basis somewhat similar. II Is SAID he
Peterson often borrowed 50 or Slo iron
cord. and even tried to borrow iron
Mrs. Cord.
\ Detectives nave discovered tha' 'o.'
and Peterson OFTEN quarrelleu over III
management OF these U
which few OF Cords irlcnus seem I
have heard. In view OF the iact ina
Cords body was FOUND al a plac'
where he might nave been II gong I
|, see Peterson at his home at klNertoi
Peterson was questioned ABOUT nj
actions the ni2ht OF the murd,r'
He told a queer tale OF piayinI
solitaire In his house all that evening
/. and later told Mr.. Kraft so many othe