The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-19
WOMEN Warned
Of SLAYER FIEND
Continued From Page l,

f. y. which IL just across the street
from the spot where the body was
found Collier was reading until
midnight. according Co the police
out says hs heard no cries. The
somau evidently struggled. Her
fingers acre broken
Children. inspecting the scene OF
N. murder found the lower rim
OF broken milk bottle. stained
~ith blood "Wednesday evening. Pc
lie. searcncrs after evidence had
tot found a.
Death was caused by two blows
which fractured her skull ia tao
/ places. according 10 Dr Tiffln.
Had no Enemies
Manager walker Of tho Pan.
forum Dye Works. where Hrs.
Wohn wAs employed aA telephone
operator. said today he could no,
conceive OF the woman having any
| possible enemies.
she had sweet disposition.
F. he said. and was my idea 81 a
Perfect home girl She was loved
By every one IN the place FOR hor
I disposition. She only worked.
Understood. to help out her hus'
bands ambitions. can't conceive
OF any one Wiifuliy harminE her.
According to Or Arthur T. Cal
houn. former superintendent Of the
hospital for the insane at Stella
COON. n "datist" Ia a sensual de-
generate who "lnflicts injury and
punishment upon the object OF his
affection"
Wehn Mystery Battling
In such class alienists and physi
clans have placed Harry Thaw as
an example The notorious 'JacF
the Ripper. Ia another widely
known character In this criminal
category.
Pulling elements entered int
tho task Of running down the muir
derer Of Mrs Wehu today
After completing thoro exam
inaiion. Dr. Tiffln. county coroner
declared there was no evidence that
the wonan's asEailant had com
pletely accomplished fiendish
purpose
II can't help but believe the WON.
an was murdered and then carried
TO the spot where she was found.
Or. Tiffin said today.
Tenant Not Satisfied
This tends 20 discredlt the teory
that tho murderer was a datis'
Capt Tenant said. but not com
pletely.
1T looks TO me az tho the won
ans clothes had been tempered
with" he said. after making anoth.
or examination today. But the
coroner thinks not"
Husband Aids Detectives
Detectives Waechter and Yoris
spent Thursday morning with
James Wehn. the sculptor. going
over his home. the spot where his
wife's body was found and the
ncighborhood.
Wehn. in his statement made at
police headquarters. Is reported to
have said that he went to bed and
was not particularly alarmed when
his wife did not return. explaining
she had previously stayed at the
home Of her father. Police Operator
Paul Haubris, 6l0 10th ave n
Only on one occasion had Mrs.
Wehn stayed all night at her
parents home. according to police
investigation, and on TIM occasion
| Il had been arranged WIN her hus.
band before she left home
Find Ring Under Belt
The murdered womnn'a diamond
ring and one OF her pearl earrings
we're found beneath her shirt waist
, belt by the coroner. Detectives and
coroner agree that robbery was not
tho motive of the crime
Practically the entire detective
/ force h. concentrating on the case.
/ No date for the coroner's inquest
| has been set. Coroner Tiffin said
/ would be delayed until after the
police had been given an opportun-
i ty TO assemble more evidence.