Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1921-01-06
Marks on Throat Where
Murderer Had ,Choked Hez
Police Arrest John 8. Nelson. q Clerl
Out Of Work. In Whose Rooms
They Found a Revolver.

toIlce Arrest JOno y. Nelson, O CLERK,
Out of Work. in Whose Rooms
They Found a Revolver.
Daisy Lutan. an actress. whose mat
rtmonial affairs 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 her
throat where her assailagt had tried
to choke her. John 8. Nelson. q 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
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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
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
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
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 it can
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 frm in the Wall street
district but had been discreditably
discharged. His former employer con-
frmed 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 taken
her to dinner. ordering champagne and
hiring taxicabs, 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 i'm
portance to me was the fact that Wick
had Informed the police that I had
been discreditably, discharged from my
last place Of employment. How did
he know that7 Certainly had not
SoAo hAA1s hau lOAN AO OAc Va lAS
occurrence except Barbara Bradford,
and was sure she had not revealed
II to anyone.
It was indubitable proof to me that
Wick, or someone with whom he was
conniving. had been having me shad-
owed. Even my great-uncle Rufus
did not know where my place Of en-
ployment was. Evidently the plot to
discredlt me had begun the day I n.
rived at the 0randdeck. had been
discharged on account Of some myste-
rious note my employer had received.
began now to believe that Wick
must have had mo followed to my
place Of business and to have sent
that note for the express purpose Of
bringing about my discharge. But
why3 That was the puxxle.
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