The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
TRIPLE MURDER
DEEPER PUZZLE
Third Greek Dies and Bull
lets Are Found in Heads
Of All.
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Apostolos and Katherine were ar
rested when they had sought each
3ther's caresses On April IS, 1918,
j. he two were arraigned in Norfolk
Police Court, charged with disor-
lerly conduct, for which they were
rned-seo ana costs.
At this Jean became very bitter
-Apostolos and he took his
sister with him to Greenville, s. C.
Apostolos was then without money
md in view Of this. Jean was not
n favor of the two continuing at
entions to each other. g.,
But since that time Apostolos had
.hown industry. He had been en-
oloyed in the Navy Y. NJ. c. A. pool
Dom at Norfolk and had saved
s2 900 -. .....
Last Monday. Jean went to Nor
folk. where he learned Of Apostolos
-hrift, and he sought the latter and
said he forgaye him for the past
and that Apostolou could now marry
his sister.
Later in the week Jean left Nor
folk. saying that he was returning
to Greenville. Whether he came d.
rectly to Washington, wiring his SIS
ter to come here to meet Apostolou.
or whether he went to Greenville
and brought Katherine here remains
unknown.
At Greenville, Jean had operated a
fruit stand with his brother. Dyoni-
sius. In English this name is Phil
lip, which undoubtedly explains the
postal which was found on the bu-
resu in Katherine's room On the
card was written Dear Philip" She
had evidently planned to send word
to her South Carolina brother when
she went out Sunday evening. There
was no stamp upon it.
search for Fourth Person.
~ ---','s to link any Of the three
fourth person have been un-
Ccssful. The motive Tor the
l.-gedy has become more involved
in mystery as each hour passes.
The potent fact which confront
the detectives in their investigation.
How was each Of the three shot
in the back OF the head?
Was each wound fatal?
How did the revolver get from
the head Of the stairs. from where
il must have been shot. according
to the location OF the fourth bullet
found in the wall near the ceiling
yesterday morning by detectives. to
where the police found IL beneath
the feet OF the younger man.
If a fourth person committed the
deed. why did he select daylight
in which to work:
DctectIves' TbeorIe. Vary.
The detective heads hold various
theories. Murder by a fourth person
Is secuted by most of them. 1t is
held in this theory that the two mon
became involved in a fight in the
room. the girl being in the other
room at the time The fight led to
the outer hallway. where the
Younger man was able to use his
hatchet, hammering the older man
several times, leaving him on the
stairway as dead. The older man
turned, however. whipped out his
revolver and fired wild just as the
woman came down the hallway. hit
ting her In the back of the head as
she turned to rush back with his
second shot. II is thought he
then shot the younger man far
ther down the hall and collapsed
The younger man rushed down the
hall with the bullet in his head. took
the revolver and sent the fourth
bullet into the brain of the older
man. and collapsed in the doorway
as he was returning.
Younger Least Wounded.
Supporting this theory is the fact
thst the younger man was still
strong enough. when the police ar
rived. to be attempting 10 arise.
Also detectives point to the fact that
the revolver was beneath his feet
The a. gle from which the stray but
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