The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-16
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don bank officer. and to a SIT and
Mrs. Boan. demanding money Tor
daughters 10 be- klGnaped the iirst
u November
ono outlined note. doe0ded Mon,
day by May. read
'Nour daughter i TO be taken
Ia distant part OF the country,
N you wnnt 10 sec her again,
do exactly a. Nr say. Thrre u
no use for you 10 hunt, for sou
will never find her SHE j. safe
and SECURE. Whether she lives
morr than 30 days, you are TO
be the Judge II she comes
back 60 you. YOU must do what
we say. By order " the
"k. Il. *"
Another similar message already
decided. and 60 have been mailed
November /. asked $1,000 within 80
days. 20 he Ia bills Of small demon
nations. on penalty Of never seeing
the Donn sirl again
Prom what I have already De
ciphertd. MAY asserted, 'you soc
II Is certain that Arthur Coyell Ind
planned and executed home letters
using the signature Of the Ku klux
Khan. and have proofs that he
IA connected with long string
OF robbsrles. burglariea and arson
cases. / am now sure that he
burned tho Two Mile school house
near Bandon three yeam ago.
Another 'lS. X X letter have
already deClphered Was 90 be al
dressed 30 a Mra. Kronenbcrg Of
Bandon. warning her not 20 mix
in and 10 assist Arthur coyell II
he was in danger Of Implication Of
crime.
IAN OF his warning letters seem
70 have been written for money
ana 10 get rid OF those whom he
feared"
Late Monday night Mays decod
Ing operations. he said. discovered
an oxae, replica OF tho testimony
Of Lucille Coveli. ~. sister OF Alton
Covell. IL. who with tho elder Co
we'll. his uncle. arc being held for
the murder Of Mrs. Ebba w. Coyell
the lads Stcpmother.
This note shows" May eX.
planned. That the elder Coyell
wrote out and gave Lucille
copy Of what she was 10 say II
they were questioned regarding
the crimes. She did II. too, but
we had them separated and she
later told n different story. Al
ton Coycll's confession also I'M.
plIcated his full sister. Lucille. rs
having planned The murder Of
their strpmothcr with their UNI
Gle. lie sald no reported back 10
Lucille and Uncle Arthur after
he had killed her with ammonia,
That Berlin nrumett. is. was 4
become mn assistant TO tho aStrolo
ger. and that His father. W, =
Brumett. was 20 be murdered after
being forced TO write letters TO hll
wife allowing Berlin to como 10 Ar
thur Coycll and permitting him 4
take their automobile. were other i'm
por,Ant Developments made by 'h'
cfimlnologist since HIS return 20 hi
Seattle headquarters.
May read a transcript Of deeode'
| notes In which The elder Brumei
was 10 be forced thru suasion Of
slip knot around his throat and /
gag in his mouth 20 wrtto letters q
! his wife that he tsrumetu had kIlle'
man in an argument and that b
was disappearing for several years.
Mrs. Brumett was 20 be asked 4
allow Berlin 20 live with coyell q
aid him Ia dressing. She was 10 re
eeive $3.50 a year for the boys sery
ices. Brumett was also TO be forces
10 tell her that he had accepted |
receipt for $500 from covell In pay
men, for their automobile.
And RICH, on top OF that come
another note dociphered whiol
plans for the first crime for Berlin
nrumett. lie was 10 Rssist younl
Alton coveli In the burglary OF III
/ Standard OIL company office at Ban
don. ~ a matter Of fact tho force,
letters and the murder OF the eide
Brumett wero planned by coycll e
get possession OF the chr and ih'
boy" added the investigator.
coyeti's planned crimes 10 bacl
four or five sears. according &
Mays investigation OF his notes
written In combination Of thrc'
| difficult code clphera. and they wnrl