The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-02
'BULLDOC-FACED'
man SOUGHT AS
MODELS SLAYER

Detectives Get New Clue In
Murder Of Beautiful
"Onyx Cyril"
Philadelphia, Jan. 2-Just when af
arrest seemed imminent in the case
of the murder of Grace Roberts. wide
iy known as ''the girl with the form
divine the police late last night sud
denly changed their plans.
What brought this about is MOI
clear, but it is believed the detectives
of the murder squad came to the con-
clusion their case against the mar
they suspect was not yet complete
enough to make it good policy to ar
rest him last night. Developments
however, are expected today.
Promises Startling Scandal.
The young woman, whose real
name is Maize Colbert, was killed in
her, handsomely furnished apartment
at Fifteenth and Popular streets, be
tween the early hours of Friday
morning and IL o'clock of that day
although the crime was not discov-
cred until many hours later.
The police found on the dresser and
in the bureau drawers autographed
pictures OF men and prominent in the
political, social and club life of Phila-
delphia There were also other photo
graphs without autographs. The men
whose pictures the detectives discov-
cred were of such wide prominence In
the life of the city that the detectives
Immediately realized they had what
might develop into one of the most
remarkable crime stories it had ever
fallen to them to handle.
They found in the trunks and
bureau drawers masses Of letters,
many Of them, it is reliably reported.
from the originals of the photographs.
Some of these are reported to be love
letters Of teMpestuous character. Let
tiers and photographs were promptly
seized. Both have been guarded since
with the utmost care.
Detective Capt. Tate declined yes
terday to give, the slightest hint as to
the identity Of the men whose photo
graphs adorned the dresser of 1.-The
girl with the form divine" He said
he admitted some Of them might be
pictures OF prominent Philadelphians.
Although guarded with such care
from the general public, the detective
bureau lost no time In making use OF
the clues these letters and photo
graphs Afforded. All day long plain
Clothes men have been scurrying over
town questioning this prominent man
and that influential citizen as to his
knowledge of and relations with Grace
Roberts
Wen Known Men involved
There lis no room to doubt that
somei Of Philadelphia's prominent club
men. politicians and men who have
taken q prominent part in the might
life 81 the city spent a most uncom-
Portable day, nor that they will read
the newspapers this morning with
keenest anxiety to see II their names
have been connected with that of the
dead model.
The clues afforded by the pictures
and the voluminous correspondence
are almost endless. The murder squad
started right In on a process OF elm
ination. It was the result of this
work which late last night convinced
the officials that they were on hot
trail and led to the despatching Of a
SQUAD to search for and arrest a man
they believe can solve the mystery
of the murder.
The greater part OF the afternoon
was spent in working on lead fur
nished by Richard Benjamin, negro
janitor of the apartment house in
which Miss Roberts lived.
On Trail of the Bulldog
..There was a man." said Benjamin,
who was frequent visitor to Miss
Roberts. He always drove up in a
seven passenger touring car and toot-
ed his horn. Miss Roberts would come
to her window and il she was alone,
she would signal him and he would
go in. But IL she were not she would
make another signal and he would
wave his hand and drive on. We
him the Bulldog around
here. That's what we all called him
from his looks-the Bulldog
Benjamin gave a description of
Bulldog" and the description is said
to fit a man prominent in the official
life of Philadelphia. and at present
holding a public Office Of trust. All
day long the name of this man was
the chief subject for discussion around
the Detective Bureau, and late in the
afternoon, 1t is understood that detec-
tives of the Murder Squad had proved
that this official had known Grace
Roberts when she worked in the Keith
building as a manicure, had been
friendly with her, ever. since, and had
seen much OF her.
Detectives were sent out to inves-
tigate an apparently we'll founded
story that Miss Roberts just before
Christmas had pawned handsome
diamond lavalliere to buy this man
Christmas present.
: This lead has not been exhausted
Officials declined to say what the late
developments in connection with it
were, but 1T is fact that Miss Rob-
erts had the diamond ornament up to
a few days before Christmas when it
disappeared Asked by her friends
Of it's disappearance she turned the
question aside with a laugh.
Il. Flat Entered a Year Ago.
Another discovery was made by the
murder squad. They found that
about twelve months ago the door to
Miss Roberts apartment had been
broken open while she was absent
nothing with the exception Of several