OCR Text |
Show CHiCAGG RAILROAD Mi WHO Edward P Amory Found Dead in a Pool of Blood in His Office CHICAGO Aug 12 Edward P An ory secretary of the Weate n Ra I oad asso c atlon was found, dead in a poo of b ood In hit, office in a downtown offi e bu d ng ate today There were two deep uta on h s head The po ice bel eve he was murdered Papers and books scattered about tl e rootn indicated that a strugg e had taken place A M Thompson an employee who d seovered the bod was taken to tl e foli c bu eau of dent flcat on where an moression of his finger t ps was taken M ss Janet Schoben Amo y & stenogra pher told the po ce that s e had gone to tl e office at the usua t me this morn Ing but had been unab e to e ter She wa ted un 1 after noon then left for home A note n Amory s handwr ting was found on ts desk It was scrlbb ed on a p ece of yel ow paper and was unin te g b e to the pol ce It read Libel and scanda 3 Kusse s and 8888 Will be malice The, police be eve the note was writ ten after Amory had been Injured and was h s dying effort to leave a message to Identify h s murderer Apparently 1 e had made a terrific struggle An ink we 1 was overturned on the desk cha rs were tossed about and blood spots were found on the wa s of the rooms Amory s right knuckles were cut and torn as f wound ed on the teeth of an enemy whom he i had struck in the mouth |