Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
Daughter of Dead Man
Claims He Carefully Sc
crctcd Blue Print.
lad IDEA MISSING DOCUMENT
WAS IMPORTANT RECEIPT
drs. Williams Strengthens The
DRY That Slayers Sought
Aged Mans Secret.
LOT ORDINARY THIEVES
'ursc Found in Lonely Shanty Con-
tanned SO, Which DiScrctits
Any Common Robbery.

That John y. M!nson. nl.;h, watch
IAN at the TrcdeIar sand Wharf
'ho was ,murdered last saturaay
lEht. had IN HIS possession. "a, the
inc the crime was committed. an
nportant document which his as
ATLANTIS sought. and which formed a
owe for the crime. is the latest
ieory TO De advanced b. the police
nd sircnSthcHcd by statements OF
Ia daughter. Mrs. n. Il. Williams.
'rs. Williams declares that her :ath =
was known TO carry In his peck ct
document ana that she had seen the
aper She declared IL had dropped
ON his pocket on several occasions
nj That when his attention was
'lled TO 1t he quickly picked s, UP.
nc paper has been missing since the
cath Of Min.on was discovered sun
ay morning IA u shanty.
Think Paper WAS nIuc-Print.
Further statements by Mrs. VIII
ans lead 10 the belief that the
iper may have been blue-prin;
ra~!ng. She declared the paper waa
light blue or green In color. Mrs.
illiams stated she did no, pay much
ttent!on 10 the paper al first. think
* II merely was receipt. but she
eclared she IS confident IL IS a docu-
tent OF much Importance. as all OF
az receipts belonging 10 her father
ave been discovered.
psnnfu u.bp ltpn,u Nfpen- ,-.Tl
rs his relatives, said yesterday that ne
igas man of few intimate asso-
lutes, though he was acquainted
f'itn scores OF people who dealt with
Z i'm when he was In the wood and
oal business. They said he was a
IAN OF regular and good habits. and
al only associates OF apparently the
st character. MIR. Williams. his
on-in-law. said that this was a
Uzziing point in the case lie CAV.
u opinion that "Only an animal in
uuian form" could have beaten and
initiated the body of Minson as II
as done.
Mystery liz unsnircd.
The police have been working on
ue theory that the murder was COM
lifted by q gang.
They stated that they had made no
r-esis yesterday and have nothing
give out for publication
Stephen Il. Minson. brother Of
he murdered man said ;ha, he
as convinced that money was
o, the objec, OF the murder lie
I'D that Mlnson lived with him up 20
bou, four years aso, when he went
board with his daughter in Fair
count. and that the murdered man
as too careful TO carry ans consider
BILE amount of money with him on
ny occasion From tho brother /,
rs learned that M!nson did suffer
stroke OF paralysis about three
ceks ago while he was on his way
work. but insisted on going to the
aaaty. but later was taken TO the
ONE OF his daughter.
Went 10 shanty Early.
M!nson stopped by 10 see his
rothor at GIG South Belvidcre stree;
no day before he was murdered
Ia did not linger ions. however. say.
ag that he wanted 10 get TO this
hanty hit early. The brother e.
ressod the belief that there may
ave been two or more men who at
ickcd the slain man. He said that
ne murdered man did carry two
observation-disclosures In which he kept
Ills and the other in which he kept
he small change. When the body
,as found 1t had on it only one
| ockctbook. and this contained both
EUIs and change.
L A.a'-
aid Yesterday that he gave Minson
bill folder for Christmas present,
ut saw nothing of It since he gave
TO him. Minson did not draw il
| orth when his employer paid him
is wages Saturday, n week ago.
carcb for this folder has been made
the home of his daughter. but il
ould not be found. 1t is the belief
nat this was carried away. together
| 18th the pistol. by the murderer, and
is thought that IL contained the
cason for which Minson was put out
| u the way. Considerable speculation
to why the pistol was taken has
| cen made, but no definite reason
: as been assigned. The axe and the
J iliiard cue were left in the hut. and
&c axe was carefully placed back in
he corner where it had been rest
ing.
!. Nobbery Is Discrcdited.
The violent handling of the body
" tho murderer. the fact that hk;
intimate friends and relatives state
hat he did no. carry any consider
bio amount of money on his per-
on and the finding of his personal
ropcrly intact arc believed to set
Vie definitely that robbery was not
he motive for the deed, 1t was said
" tho brother of the dead man that
no Waterman at tho Tredegar works
card tho dog. which was at the cabin
,arking furiously about IL o'clock the
light of tho murder.
The dog was on the leash. and II is
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