The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18
Marks on Throat Where
Murderer Had Clicked Her
Police Arrest John s. Nelson. Clerk,
Out of Work. in Whose Rooms
They Found q Revolver.

Daisy Lutan, an actress, whose mat
rimOnial affairs recently brought her
much notoriety, was found last night
murdered In her apartment In the
Granddeck. She had been instantly
killed by a bullet wound through the
heart, and there were marks on her
throat where her assailant had tried
to choke her. John s. Nelson, a clerk
out of work, who had been acting AZ
caretaker for one Of the tenants In
the building. was arrested
There was blood on his coat when
Detectives Cullen and Edwards took
him prisoner. and they found in his
room a revolver with one chamber
empty hidden under pile of shirts
| in the dresser.
The apartment Nelson Is occupying
| Is directly above that Of Miss Lutan.
The police theory Is that Nelson let
himself into the apartment by swing
| ing down from his window, and that
Miss Lutan. returning unexpectedly,
found him ransacking her rooms.
The crime was discovered by James
| Wick, superintendent OF the apart
ment house. who was In the elevator
when he heard screams followed by u
shot Getting out of the elevator to
investigate he found Nelson at the
| door of the Lutan apartment.
Nelson glibly explained that he had
heard q shot and was trying to see
| where 1t had come FROM Mr.. Wicl'S
suspicious were aroused by his man
ner, and he made Nelson come with
him into the apartment and kept him
there until the arrival of the police.
Little Is known at the Granddeck
about young Nelson, and he stubborn
ly refuses to make any statement
a few days ago by Rufus CASTOR as
caretaker for his apartment. AS Mr..
Castor Is absent from the city 1t cam
not be learned how he happened to
give Nelson employment. The police
believe he may have obtained the po-
sition through false references In or
der to gain an opportunity to loot the
apartments in the building.
Superintendent Wick had ascer-
tanned that Nelson was once employed
by shipping firm in the Wall street
district but had been discreditably
discharged. His former employer con-
firmed this. but would say nothing
about Nelson beyond stating that he
had been discharged for cause.
Although Nelson was not over well
supplied with money he had been seen
recently ordering elaborate meals In
some of the most expensive restau
rants. Miss Nellie Kelly, the telephone
girl at the Granddeck, reported that
only the night before Nelson had taker
her to dinner. ordering champagne ant
, hiring taxicabs, and had tried to pumI
, her about the tenants in the building
The one fact that stuck out In tht
whole article that seemed of vast i'm
portance to me was the fact that Wicf
had informed the police that | ha<
: been discreditably discharged from m.
y last place of employment. How dit
e he know that7 Certainly ! had no
8 told him. l had told no one of thu
D occurrence except Barbara Bradford
q and | was sure she had not revealet
J. 1t to anyone.
n 1t was indubitable proof to me tina
q Wick, or someone with whom he wa
r cOnniving, had been having me shaC
owed Even my great-uncle Ruff
n did not know where my place OF en-
l. ployment was. Evidently the plot
s. discredit me had begun the day ] a.
d rived at the Granddeck. | had bee
| discharged on account of some myst'
l. rious note my employer had receive'
d began now to believe that Vic
j. must have bad me followed to m
d place Of business and to have ser
'e tnat note Or the express purpose {
Is bringing about my discharge. 81
| Il.