, 1923-06-10

CAUGHT TRYING
! To HIDE BODY
Swift Vengeance of East Cost
White Girl Life; Lozado
Arrested In New York
BY HAZEL ROSS.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
New York. June s.-Swift. unrea.
soning vengeance OF the east. cost
Blossom Martin her life. The diminu-
tive Filipino who strangied her to
death with his pare hands. was cap
tured as he sought to hurl her body
into the bay. disclosed tonight.
Eulogo Lozado, native of Uncle
Sans farthest eastern possession. a
man4servant who lived but could not
win a daughter of the west. told "a
hours after the gruesome crime that
shocked New York that jealousy and
u~nrequitetd passion were the motives
for the sensational murder.
When arrested. as he was about to
throw overheard from a ferry a huge
brown paper parcel containing the
crumpled body of Miss Martin Lozado
| confessed to the staying but intimated
.he and the dead girl had been sweet
hearts and that he killed her because
she insisted he marry her.
what he now declares to be the
true story brings into the case the
name of wealthy Manhattan shoe deal
er. with whom Blossom Martin is said
TO have lived for two years as man
and wife. She was employed as assist
ant in the office of DIR. George B.
NIcAuliffe, whose servant was Lo-
zado.
The Filipino loved tho attractive
western giri-a hopeless love. appar-
entity, for she is said by other EN-.
ployes of the doctor TO nave Hunted
iozado's love in his yellow face, and
to have tauntcd him in the presence
of others.
with the stoicism OF his race. be
bore the jibes OF the girl. but last
night; peering from behind a cur
tain, he witnessed the farewell en-
brace OF the girl and her white lover.
In all the torture of his u~nrequited
love for Miss Martin, I'M
agination never had encompassed the
thought of another man. Something
snapped In his brain; he become at
Hce> a demon n n schemer.
His i~nfatuation drove him to ac-
cuse the girl hen she aiighted from
her sweetheart's car. and to press ms
suit anew. Her scornful rebuke infur-
lated him. and when he found himself
alone in the rouse with her. lured
her to his rooEn n attempted an
attack upon her.
She ran from him down the stairs
to the kitchen, where h picked up
n knife and shouted to him: "lf you
come any nearer. III kill you
The wiry little Filipino leaped at
here disar1ning her and clasped MS
hands about her throat. holding her
in this position for half ar hour, ac'
cording to his story. When he loosen
ed his hold. she dropped to the floor
dead.
Lozado then tied her hands and
feet, bent her body almost double and
wrapped a green portiers about tne
body, and wrapped the whole in brown
paper.
He carried the bundle to the corner
OF Eightyseventh street and Contra
Park west where he hailed a taxican
put the bundle in, and drove to inc
Staten Island ferry. The BOAT was Jus'
pulling out of the slip. when he at
to hurl the body
IA taxi driver who had driven &c
Staten Island. became suspicious ano
called to people on the boat, who over
powered the Filipino and partly un'
wrapped the bundle, disclosing Miss
Martins head. -,
Letters from Lozado to n CIR
were found IN ner eiiecttS'
written in stiff. flowery English de
clared he was sin a terrible dilemma
ever since I met you.' and that he
had selected her to be his wife.
IAN night sometimes I could moi
s'eep for thinking of you he wrote
please be merciful. and use the bes'
Judgment in my favor. Please don
tarry in answering this letter in order
that I may be free from mental. ano
physical disturbance.
ct love you ever since. but ] an
waiting for the time to mature to re-
veal to you the supreme sacrifice J
am having at present"
He added. pathetically. this is pro
baby the poorest and most despiseo
letter you ever received"
After three hour grilling FRIDAY
night by Captain Carey Of the homi'
eide squad. Lozado stuck to his con
fession. declaring he had killed tins
girl during an angry quarrel, when
she refused to marry him.
Later, however. he broke down ane
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