Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-04

KNOWN ACTRESS
Miss Daisy Lutan Found Mysteriously
= Shot in her Luxurious Apart
ment in the Granddeck.
Marks on Throat Where
Murderer Had Choked Her
Police Arrest John S. Nelson, Clerk,
Out of Work, in Whose Rooms
They Found a 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 as
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 a 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 q
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 a shot and was trying to see
where 1t had come from. Mr.. Wick's
suspicious were aroused by his man.
ner, and he made Nelson come with
MIN into the apartment and kept him
there until the arrival of the police.
Little is known at the Granddech
ABOUT young Nelson, and he stubborn
~ refuses to make any statement
about himself. He was employed only
a few days ago by Rufus CASTOR al
caretaker for his apartment. As Mr.
CASTOR is absent from the city it can
not be learned how he happened tt
give Nelson employment. The police
peneve he may have obtained the 20
sltion through false references in or
DER to gain an opportunity to loot th'
apartments in the building.
superintendent Wick had ascer
tained that Nelson was once employed
Dy shipping firm in the Wall stree
district but had been discreditabl,
discharged. His former employer con
firmed this. but would say nothini
about Nelson beyond stating that b
had been discharged for cause.
Although Nelson was not over wei
supplied with money he had been seel
recently ordering elaborate meals il
some Of the most expensive restau
rants. Miss Nellie Kelly, the telephon
girl at the Granddeck, reported tha
only the night before Nelson had take
her to dinner, ordering champagne an
hiring taxicabs, and had tried to pum
her about the tenants in the building
The one fact that stuck out in tn
whole article that seemed of vast i'm
portance to- me was the fact that Wicl
had Informed the police that 1 ha,
been discreditably discharged from m
last place of employment. How di
he know that? Certainly I had no
told him. 1 had told no one of tn
occurrence except Barbara Bradford
and l was sure she had not reveale
it to anyone.
1t was indubitable proof to me tha
Wick, or someone with whom he wa
conniving, had been having me shat
owed. Even my great-uncle Ruff
did not know where my place Of en-
ployment was. Evidently the plot t
discredit me had begun the day 1 al
rived at the Granddeck. / had bee
discharged on account of some myst'
! rious note my employer had received
. / began now to believe that Vic
must have had me followed to III
place of business and to have ser
| that note for the express purpose {
| bringing about my discharge. Br
why? That was the puzzle.
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