The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-03
PROMISE EARLY ARREST
IN GIRL DEATH PUZZLE
BLACKMAIL GANG is BLAMED
FOR MURDER OF FORMER
PRETTY CLOAK MODEL.
WAS BOUNDED BY VULTURES'


Mems Folly Tried to Force Her to
Assist in Getting Money From a
Wealthy Admirer.
NEW YORK, N. Y.-John Hears
ley Mitchell, the millionaire Philadel-
phian who used part of his fortune to
drape the shapely form of pretty Dor
othy King with furs and jewels and
silken gowns was an easy dupe in
the hands of one of Broadway's best
known characteristic professional
"introducer."
The "introducer" works hand in
glove with the ring of blackmailers
which feast like vultures off rich
mems folly. This agent of the gang
whoss-Geffice is any place along the
brightest of all streets at any time at
ter midnight is usually a handsome,
wise woman who can arrange the lit
tie matter of an introduction between
man of wealth and the little cho-
rus girl, fourth from the left" whom
he admired across the footlights. This
invariably is done for a consideration.
There is the instance of million
aire planter from Mexico who wanted
to meet one of the "Follies" beauties
and did, at a cost of ST 900. The wo-
man who engineered this introduction
was a friend of Dorothy King, the
one time cloak model, who was chic
reformed to death early on March IS
because she refused to accede to the
demands of the blackmailers.
Tormented for Months.
Dotty King, the police believe, was
tormented by this band-or, at least,
by one who represented the gang
for months before she was killed.
1t was known that Mitchell, who
has admitted his identity as the mys-
FERROUS "Mr. Marshall" the last per-
son known to have seen the girl alive,
had written letters to "Dottie" in
which he expressed his desire to be
with her; his preference for her So
ciety to that of Princess Anastasia
who was then being entertained by
MFR. and Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury, Mitch
elPs parents-in-law, at their winter
home in Palm Beach; his consuming
wish to kiss your pretty pink toes.
These letters were viewed by the
b1ackmailers as powerful weapons,
with which they planned to force
Mitchell 10 pay 9IVO,OVO. IOitiS MING
was ordered to deliver these letters
to the gang and to participate in the
''holdup" for the-in Broadway par
Iance-"100 grand" She refused.
Whether it was because she remained
loval to her "heavy sugar guy" or
that she was actuated by the desire
to keep all the sugar for herself,
knowing that the moment she betray
ed her wealthy patron to the black
bailers she automatically stopped her
income, may never be known.
On Trail of Leader.
But Acting District Attorney Peco-
ra is convinced that the girl was kill
ed because she did not act in concert
with the band, which had learned that
Mitchell-head of family, himself a
millionaire and the son-in-law of Phil
adelphia's mightiest inancier, mem
Der OF a dozen of the country's best
known and wealthiest clubs-was the
man who had, established the former
cloak model in her West Fifty-sev-
enth street apartment.
Detectives are hot on the trail of the
leaders of the blackmail gang and an
early arrest is expected.
81 have learned in my questioning
OF Billy Bradford, Miss Kings col
ored maid, that she had first hand in
formation that a blackmail scheme
was on foot and she gave us informa
ton in support of this theory" Pc
cora said tonight.