The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-01-04
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MURDEREROF MODEL
Wealthy Chicagoan Suspected OF
Killing Grace Roberts.
WAS JEALOUS OF WOMAN
Philadelphia Police Believe Girl Re-
fused to Discontinue Friendship
With Other Men and Admirer
Killed Her.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2.--The curtain OF
mystery that draped the brutal muir
der of Maize Colbert, alias Mrs. Grace
Roberts, pretty model, who was found
dead in her apartments, was drawn
aside and revealed the story of trag-
edy that rivaled the most weird
dreams of Poe.
The name of The man who tortured
and then killed the woman is now in
the hands of the police, and, according
to detectives, will lead to man
standing high in business circles of
Chicago and this city. Cropping In the
dark for fimsy clues, detectives fol-
lowed the trail to New York and then
to Chicago, where, they say, the mys-
terry is virtually ended.
Slayer Is Well Known.
The IMAM from Chicago" had lived
here for some time, but conducted
business in the western city, held
membership in some of its best clubs
and was well known in club life of
Philadelphia, according to the detec-
tives who for two days have been I'M
travelling the mystery.
He met Mrs. Roberts about year
ago, fell desperately in love with her
and when she refused to discontinue
her friendship with other men killed
her rather than see his worldly sweet
heart travel the primrose path.
After being murderously beaten the
young woman was beaten 10 death
in her apartment with the very ar
ticle of clothing which her figure had
popularzcd in advertising pictures
throughout the country-a silk stock
ing But death had all but been
dealt the young woman before her
murderer drew the stocking tight
around her neck. Her skull was
fractured; blood was spattered all
over her delicate body and her luxu-
rious bed furnishings and silk pa
iamas. The wrecked furniture of the
apartment spoke gruesomely of n
struggle with whoever committed the
crime.
Valuables Are Untouched.
A valuable layaliere was undis-
turbcd and money in bureau drawer
was intact. one piece of jewelry-a
handsome diamond ring of Az karats
was missing.
In the Wilton apartment, where
Mrs. Roberts lived, no one heard her
death struggles. She was killed, n
suicide plant effected and her as
sailant walked off mscathed.
Yet Mrs. Roberts struggle against
death had been SO violent that her
hair was ripped from her head, blood
Spattcrcd all over the bed clothes and
the once blue silk pajamas had been
dyed red.
She had first been struck in the
face with n fist, and when she showed
she could fight her asSaiIant used a
fiat iron to crush her skull and then
tied her own silk stockings around
her throat.
| The murderer probably stood and
watched the girl drag herself across
! the Il''l anu lll'l' ''lltpN'. 'i'ul
pools of blood at that spot proved it
was where she had died.
Tries to Cover Up Crime.
BY the dim light of n boudoir lamp
the man lifted her body and placed
it on the bed. He pulled the stock
ings as tight as possible, pulled the
! sheets over her face and tried to
elface any traces of the struggle. A
rubber hose had been attached to
! the gas and placed in the dead wom-
ans hand. Her assaiIant, however,
| had forgotten to turn on the gas.
Finger prints, stamped in blood
covered the bed clothing and walls
They were all of the same person,
and, detectives pointed out, proved
that, while the man probably had
planned the murder before he visited
the house, he was q novice ut crime
A master criminal they said, would
have taken care to use gloves. II
is the most damaging evidence he
could have left behind. Another fin.
gcr-print had been left ON the girls
forehead where an effort had beer
made To pun her hair down over q
wound 4 blood-staincd silk shirt
and collar that had never been laun
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