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Show Si KISCO Ml KILLED IN CHICAGO William Woods Meets Death Just Inside or Just Outside Out-side of a Cafe. By International News Service. CHICAGO, April 8. A young man supposed sup-posed to be William Woods of San Francisco Fran-cisco was shot through the heart tonight either Just Inside or Just outside Roy Jones's cafe on Wabash avenue. According to a woman, who was the only close witness, the shooting was done by James Franche, alias "The Goat," formerly the proprietor of a saloon In the same district known as "The Goals' club." This woman is known as Dora. She is a habitue of the levee district and friendly friend-ly with Franche. All three had been Inside Roy Jones's cafe drinking. According to the waiters and other employees, they got into an argument regarding suffrage, but had apparently ap-parently settled it when they left the place. "They had hardly got outside the door," said Albert Urown, a waiter, "when there was a shot fired, and Dora rushed In and yelled that Woods was killed." Lieutenant Allman of the Twenty-second street police station examined witnesses wit-nesses and declared himself far from satisfied. sat-isfied. The employees declared they Tound Woods lying on the pavement with hi.' hands clasped ovor his face and that they carried him Inside so that he "would be quiet and warm." The policle wore loth to 'believe that anyone in the place would act tho good Samaritan to tho extent of carrying a palpably dying man Into the house. Jones said tho shooting occurred at li;-lo. He could not explain why the police were not notified until 10:20. Lieutenant Allman examined tho sidewalk side-walk closely and could find no blood, but he said that ho did find blood spots Inside In-side tho cafe. When the body was taker to Buffum's undertaking rooms a postcard post-card was found in the pocket of the dead man. It was addressed to Mrs. Sadie Wallace, Klngsland apartments, No. 10519 Turk street, San Francisco, and read: "My Dear Sadie Just a few lines to let you know that everything Is O. K. Kelly came to Chicago this morning and I met her. She is going to New York tomorrow. to-morrow. The only girl I caro to see Is you. and you only, (Signed) "W. W," SAN FRANCISCO. April S. "W. W" shot to death In a Chicago cafe tonight, was known here as William Woods. Mrs. Sadie Wallace, at whoso apartment ho lived while here, said ho described himself as the son of a wealthy Jeweler and put In most of his time across the bay in Oakland. Mrs. Kate Brooks, another an-other acquaintance, left for the east three days ago. The letter found on Woods's body Is said to refer to hor, saying: "Ivlltlo came today. I met her and she wont on to New York." Mrs. Wallace said she knew nothing about Woods's murder until Informed by newspaper men. |