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Show CUT THROAT OF GIRL WEB; CHARGE RUCS Robert Ellis. 21. on Trial for Murder of His Sweetheart Sweet-heart I ST. Lul lS, Mo . Jan. 3. Ttobert ! Ellis, 2 1 years old, went to trial In circuit cir-cuit court today, charged with murder In the first degree in connection with the death of Edna Ellis. IS, his former for-mer sweetheart, whose mutilated body was found in a vacant lot mar her 1 home here on the morning of Novem- I ber f,. last. ; The girl's throat had been cut and deep gashes in her hands indicated to the police she had struggled with her assailant for possession of the weapon With whicli she was killed. Ellis, In an alleged confession given out by tho police two days after the body was found, said- Jealous had prompted him to kill the girl, who had broken off their engagement. According Accord-ing to the purported confession, he lay In wait for Miss Ellis, and attacked her with a razor. Ellis and the girl were not related, though of the same name. A venire of more than 200 men was empanelled for the trial Spectators were barred from the court room today, lack of space precluding pre-cluding the admission Of all but 20t veniremen and about 100 witnesses. |