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Show I BEATS UP JANITOR, THEN BURNS BODY CHICAGO. Juno 3. Directly across the street from the Chicago board of trade. John Larscn, Janitor of the Kent building, was killed early today while In his sleeping sleep-ing apartment. His charred bodv was found followmg a fire which did consld- erablc damage to the structure. Clrcum- stances Indicated that Larson was beat en until he was helpless and that his as-I as-I i-allant then set fire to tho room, leaving j.,,' the victim to die In the flames. From , , an adjoining building a short time pre- , 1 vlous Larson had been heard In an angry colloquy with un unknown man who had demanded money. |