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Show WOMAN IS VICTIM OF BLOODY MURDER oung Man Cuts Hor Throat and Throws the Bod Down Stairs. CHICAGO. Jan 5.-Mrs. A W. Gentry. 2fi years old, wife of the president of the Universal Trading and Supply rem-p.m. rem-p.m. wae murdered today for some tin-known tin-known reason by a man whom the police declare Is E J f onhtantlne, a boarder In the Gentry home Mrs Gentry died before phe could make a statement, and Constantlne fled from tho building without either his hat or hla coat, and e now being sought by the police. po-lice. Threw Body Down Stairs. At the time of the murder Mrs. Gentry and Constantlne were alone In the apartments apart-ments at 632 La Salle street, where the Gentry family lived Mrs. Gentry was about to have preparatory to going down town when Constantlne attacked her, and, after cutting her throat from ear to ear. pushed her out Into the hallway hall-way and threw her down a Might of stairs Fell Against Doctor's Door. The woman fell against the door of the apartments occupied by Dr David J Doherty on the floor below. The physician, physi-cian, hearing the noise, came to the door and at once took Mrs Gentry Into hip office, of-fice, ami endeavored to save hr life, hut she had lo9t so much blood that she died within a few minutes Pr Doherty at Once telephoned the police, who arrived within a few- minutes, but Constantlne had fled before they arrived Asks Janitor to Get Hat. Thomas Llndboe, the Janitor of the apartmmt building, declared that Constantino Con-stantino came running down the back Stairway without his hat or coat and asked Llndboe to go back and get his hat for him Before he could complx with the request Constantlne dashed Into the street and fled Find Bloody Razor. A razor belonging to Constantlne, and covered with blood, was found on the floor Of the apartment In which the crime was committed Il Is not believed Constantlne ran escape es-cape arrest for an length of time. Knows of No Cause. Mr Gentry arrived ,it his home a short Hmo after his wife had been killed, but was unable to throw an light upon the cause- of the tragedy. "I cannot conceive ' he said, "of any teapon wh any person In the world should attack my wife The entire affair is a complete mystery to me " Son of Wealthy Man. It was learned later In the day that Constantlne ip the 'on of a wealthy man living In New York City If I" reported aleo that he Is a member Of the Arm of John Constantlne gt Hon Of Harlem The man was young and from letters found In his room by the police It Is evident that he had umple money There was vldence that he hml he. n stopping at the most expensive hotels in Pittsburg, Boston Bos-ton and other Kastern cities Bo far as known he had no employment, but was living on money sent to him from Ne.v Yorl: Police Send Description. The police have sent out the following Description of Frank Constantlne who Is wanted for the murder of Mr Oentrj "Twenty years old height five feet peven Inches, weight UK pounds, of stocky build dark complexion full face, prominent prom-inent nose, wore diamond stick pin In necktie." Believe Murderer Escaped. Not withstanding that ever) precaution was taken by the police to prevent Constantlne Con-stantlne from having the city It fl belli be-lli ved he managed to make his escape, and everv city of Importance throughout the country has been requested to keep a close watcli for the fugitive, |