Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-20

caliber automatic revolver lying on the
floor Six cartridges were in the gun
and Motorpoliceman Bernauer found the
shell of the one that had been fired o1
the floor near the door of the room
Mr. and Mrs. Davis and Mr.. Cisse1 told
the police they saw no one run from the
house.
John L. Conway, 80 North Pershing
avenue and Miss Anna Scanlon, 43I
Haugh street, told Detectives Fossati and
Stewart that they heard q shot and saw
a man run south on Haugh street near
Wilcox street. Their description OF this
man tailed with that given by Kiroff Of
the man he alleged to have been in the
house. The man Is described as being
ST. Jrt in statue, heavy set and complexion
Dark
DR.. ]. Z. Sharp, zoos West Michigan
street. was called and gave first aid to
the wounded man before he was taken
in the ambulance.
Mrs. Kiroff says she is tho daughter
of Grant bennington, 1914 Calhoun
street. She has a sister, two brothers
and two half brothers, she says. She
married Kirof. Jan. 10, 1920.
STORY OF JEALOUSY
hAI4LANG.
Back of the shooting is a story Of
persistent jealousy. Mrs. Kiroff met Carl
in a music store owned by a relative OF
Kiroff. She was only IS years old then.
Her father was determined to prevent her
from going with Kiroff, Directing be
cause his daughter was much younger
than the man and because EiroT was a
Bulgarian, It is said. The Juvenile court
officers we're called into the case.
GIRL UNDER
JUVENILE COURT.
Miss Elma Sanders. juvenile court
officer knows well the story Of Mrs.
Kiroff and her records differ in soma de-
tails from the story told by Mrs. Kiroff
1T was May "a, 1919, that l first
caused Nellie bennington, and Carl Klr-
off to be brought into Juvenile court"
said Mrs. Sanders 'KrOff was under
arrest charged with contributing to tho
delinquency OF the girl Judge Lair
sentenced him but suspended the
sentence when both the girl and Kiron
promised 10 remain away from each
other and promised not to write.
The girl was taken to the home OF
her brother, John bennington, who lives
at Muncie. but she did not obey him
and we brought her back to Indianapolis
to the Home of the Good Shepherd. 1t
was while she was in the detention home
and before being taken TO the Home Of
the Good Shepherd that Nellies mother
was killed. Mrs. Grant bennington, her
son and daughter were IN an automobile
and were driving TO the sons home near
Muncie when within sight of the sons
home the automobile was struck by q
train The mother was killed and the
other two seriously injured Nellie waz
released from the detention home at that
time to attend her mothers funeral"
"On Jan. 10 1920. Kiroff was brought
into Juvenile court 70 answer tho charge
OF violating the courts order 70 remain
away from Nellie He was accompanied
by an attorney and the girls father was
with her Kiroff offered to marry Nellie
and her father consented. Judge Lahr
approved and the wedding license was
issued"
The records Of the county clerks Of
fee shows that the license was issued to
/ Carl John KiroG, re Ketcham street. to
marry Nellie bennington, 1914 Calhoun
street Jan. 10, 1920 The records also
showed that they were married Jan. II.
1920 by Isidor Wulfson, Justice Of the
peace kiroG was born in Bulgaria May
"a 1897 The girl was born In Muncie
WIFE SAYS CARL
WAS so JEALOUS.
Carl always was jealous" Mrs. Kiroh
sobbed He often struck and kicked