The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-17

half back up Washington, coming to halft in front of the old Jeffery home @
 1 At that point the murdered com manded them both to halt and then told Raney to walk forward 20 paces. q thought my time was up then,' said Patrolman Raney later. When the policeman had reached the desired distance and stopped, Eos ter turned to Gerwig, an placed the muzzle of his revolver against his own stomach. Then, handing Gerwig Raney's gun, which he had picked up after shooting Goodall, he told the citi- zen to pull the trigger, or lose his own life.
 Gerwig was horror stricken. "Why man." he said entreatingly .I don't even know you, much less have anything against you. I couldn't kill you"
 "Then you want me to do it my Selt!' asked ,FOSter.
 "I don't cars what you do to your- self, but I won't kill you," was the reply, whereupon Foster turned Ran ey's gun to his stomach and pulled the trigger. The shot did not seem great ly to effect him. He turned to the cop.
 "Your guns no good, Officer" he said as he brought his own gun into play and fired two shots in his breast, all taking effect in the vicinity of the heart, but none of them penetrating the organi When he fell, Raney ran to the police box and frantically called for an ambulance.
 Captain Jenkins and Patrolman Smith and Rackdahl rushed to the scene, but found that Goodall was dead. Foster was sen ito St. Vincent's hospital in the police patrol but his recovery is not expected.
 He acted like a crazy man. said l
 The police were able to learn little as to the motive of the murder eX- cept that it was over Miss Wilson
 That Foster was insane was indi- cated by an incoherent letter which was found in his room this morning. It was addressed to Mrs. Francis, wife of the hotel proprietor, and was marked please publish The letter which is in four parts apparently written at differnet times, follows:
 April 25, 1919 They are persecut- ing me for religions causes (catho- ltcs) and see if they should even just one verified truth. I'll go but some one will go with me. 1 am sorry it had to be here in your place. Brother Barr is minor quality but Bess was all the world. What I owe will be paid in full. Goodby, Bessie, if you marry get the other guy. B.
 ,'""Kindly keep and publish. They can't show with a black record if the truth is shown for I have not one.
 BERT.
 Police Face Mystery
 Mrs. Francis kindly publish for the half way Catholic wise guys to home Apparently means 'whom) wants to read. I am sure Barr would %1o p xpfh get some of you anyhow.
 '"Goodby, Bessie, God bless you lit tie girl and they can't prove one word of what they say but it don't help any position any also for H. o. A. (ap- parently means his partneD."
 Detectives Moloney and LaSalle are somewhat baffled to fathom the let ter, and can only think that Foster was either crazy or that he was full of some drug. The letter sems pos sibre, but if he was drug addict, 1t was not known to any of his asso- ciates, according to the police.
 Miss Wilson lives at the hotel and often operates the switchboard in the evenings. It was while she was oc- cupied in this manner that Foster, who also roomed in the hotel, became acquainted with her. When the young woman became i'll some weeks ago Foster sent flowers to her, and after her recovery invited her to dinner once or twice, but according to Mrs. Francis, this was as far as their friendship extended. The crippled boy had never paid any more than civil attention to Miss Wilson nor she to him. Both MT. and Mrs. Francis speak very highly of Miss Wilson, and Detective Maloney said this morning that after investigation he had found her character was splendid.
 Slayer Booked For Murder
 Young Goodall was paralyzed on
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