The Jasper news., 1920-09-23

Daisy Lutan, an actress. whose mat
rimonial nffairs recently brought her
much notoriety, was found last night
murdered In her apartment In the
Granddeck. She had been instantly
killed By bullet wound through the
heart, and there were marks on het
throat where her assaIlant had tried
to choke her. John s. Nelson, 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 pile Of shirts
in the dresser.
The apartment Nelson Is occupying
IL directly above that OF Miss Lutan.
The police theory IL 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, VINO 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 gllbiy explained that he had
heard a shot and was trying to zee
where II had come from. Afr. Wick'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 oranddeck
about young Nelson, and he stubborn
ly refuses to make any statement
about himself. He was employed only
few days ago by Rufus CASTOR as
caretaker for his apartment. AS Mr..
Castor is absent from the city 1t can
not be learned how he. happened to
give Nelson employment. The police
believe he may have obtained the po-
sidon through false references In or
der to gain an opportunity to loot th4
apartments Ia the building.
Superintendent Wick had ascer-
tained that Nelson was once employed
BY shipping firm In the. Wall street
district but had been dlscreditably
discharged His former employer con-
hrmed this, bat 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 taken
her to dinner, ordering champagne and
hiring taxieabs. and had tried to pump
her about the tenants In the building.
The one fact that stuck out In the
whole article that seemed Of vast IEn-
portance to me was the fact that Wick
had informed the police that had
been discreditably discharged from my
last place Of employment. How did
he know thntf Certainly had not
told him. had told no one Of the
occurrence except Barbara Bradford.
and I was sure she had not revealed
1t TO anyone.
II was indubltabls proof to me that
Wick. or someone with whom he was
conniying. had been having me shad-
owed Even my great-uncle Ruins
did not know where my place Of en-
ployment was. Evidently the plot 20
discredit me had begun the day ar
rived at the Granddeck. had been
discharged on account Of some myste.
rious note my employer had received.
/ sbegan now to believe that Wick
must have had me followed to my
place Of business and to have sent
that note for the express purpose Of
bringing about my discharge. But
whyf That was the puzzle.
CTo BIG CoNTINUEDJ