Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-05-28


wait"
AS we waited the three of ms chat
ted about the crime and about the
dead actress. From the conversation
learned that at the height of her me-
teoric career on Broadway Daisy Lutan
had become the wife of the young son
Of very rich family. His parents in
sisted that she had trapped him into
matrimony and after long legal wran-
Cling she had been divorced about a
year ago. She had received a large
sum Ii settlement, and this with her
earnings as an actress enabled her to
live in luxury.
Hadn't she a sweetheart now?"
asked.
Better make 1t plura1,'' sneered the
doctor. women of her type always
have lot of men friends.-
"No men ever came to see her here.
I'm positive of that" said Mr.. Wick.
"Of course not" said the rector sar-
castically. "The reputation of the
Granddeck apartments must be pro-
tected at all COSTS"
AS we talked two detectives in plain
clothes arrived. They viewed the body
and proceeded to question the doctor.
"How was this woman killed?"
"By a revolver shot right through
the heart"
"Who is she?"
"Daisy Lutan, the actress"
"Who did it?'
"It must have been a burglar" in-
terjected Mr.. Wick. "My theory is
that she came in unexpectedly and
found him at work"
"Who found herr"
"These gentlemen" said the doctor,
a wave of his hand.
The detectives turned to Mr.. Wick
first.
"Tell us about it," one of them di-
rected.
"My name is James Wick" he began
as if he was recitfng familiar lesson
81 am the superintendent Of the
Granddeck apartments. was in the
elevator about half an hour ago when
I heard a woman screaming and then
the sound of the shot. 1 took out my
revolver and got off at this floor to in
vestigate. At the door I found Mr.
Nelson. He, too. had heard the
screams and the shot and thought they
came from this apartment. took out
my pass key and We went in"
"Were there any signs of the bur
glar?" asked the other man.
"No, we looked all through the
apartment and found no one."
"Was anything missing?"
I waited with bated breath to heal
If Wick would tell of having found the
wall safe open. If he did not felt i
would be conclusive evidence tina
there was something he was trying tt
conceal.
ST didn't notice anything missing,
he said glibly. ST wouldn't know, any
how. I don't know what stuff she ha(
here"
"Who would know?"
"Her maid might She's out now
Generally she's home by clever
o'clock"
"Did she keep only the one servant? :?
"Only the maid and a chauffeur"
''Then she was all alone in tn
apartment"
Eyes. She'd gone out all dressed VI
about seven in her own car. She cam
, home unexpectedly in hired taxi no
more than half an hour ago."
ibid she come home aloneW
"Sure she was alone. At least tn
hall boys told me so. did not see he
come in, myself"
More and more was convinced tha
Wick was lying. I was sure he kney
far more about affairs than he was ad
mitting. Why did he keep harpin
,, on the fact that Miss Lutan had com
: In unexpectedly" What means ha
he of knowing what time she was e2
pected home? Furthermore he said h
: was in the elevator when he heard tn
screams and the shot. I did not be
lieve 1t would have been possible fo
the sounds to have carried that fal
The walls were all deadened, and tn
room where the tragedy had take
place was at the back of the hous
; many feet distant from the elevator;
wondered if the burglar had not bee
In the place with Mr.. Wick's conniy
1 ance, while he stood guard outside. A
he heard me coming he might hav
taken refuge in the elevator. An
t why did he have his revolver so cor
( veniently ready?
t The detective who had been ques
$ tioning Wick turned to me.
e "Who are you?"
5 "Spalding Nelson"
"What do you do? Where do 70
r work?"
"rm a clerk"
= "a clerk living at the Granddec
E apartments" he sneered. "You mus
|. have a good job"
e 81 haven't any at present" 1 n
s piled. "Tm living here in Mr.. Ga!
t tons apartment, taking care Of
e while he and his wife are away"
I could see that my statement ths
o 1 was only a clerk and was not at pre-
e ent employed had not made favo
# able impression on the detective.
r "Will you explain what you were d.
# ing at the door of this apartmer
g when the superintendent arrived?" b
demanded with a growing suspicion
l. his tones.
q "That's easy to explain" retorte'
n 81 was in my apartment directly ove
this one. / heard her scream and the
= the shot. It seemed to come from tt
~ floor right below me, SO I ran down
n investigate"
sis that right" he asked, turning
10 Mr.. Wick.
! The net about Nelson is
Itll drawn cI0Ser-