Show I GUNMEN HIRED S TO KILL MAAS MAAS' I IS NEW THEORY THEOR NEW YORK Oct 13 The The po police police police po- po lice have discarded the theory of ot burglary In the the attack Thursday evening on Mrs Ida M M. L Leslie and md the subsequent shooting of MUt Milton n M. M Maas 1 cheni- cheni wealthy New York chemist chem cheni- 1st at Mrs Leslie's LesIle's home at it Sound Beach Conn In its stead they have substituted a plot to kill Mr Maas l A person in cl clOse se touch with t the e Investigation of the seizing of Mrs Mh Leslie on the lawn of ot her bone by three young oung men and the wounding wounding wound wound- ing Ins twice of Mr Maas when he beran an anto 1 to her assistance was q quoted as assaying saying that the authorities authorities' were were convinced that New York gunmen n ti were hired by a jealous rival to kill the chemist In support rt p o of this ibis l theory it was IlS pointed out that If It robbery had been the motive the Jewels worn by Mrs Leslie valued at would have been stolen Seizure last night by the police p of ot a a. package of letters from Mrs Leslie's home it was said disclosed disclosed dis dis- dis closed that a New York millionaire nationally known was a rival Thal for forI I Mrs L Leslie's LOslie's affections The name I of this man was withheld Mr 1 Mans Maas was pronounced last f I night out of danger |