Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-30 | Page 1 | Gangster Queen Slain

T. T F t 4 Gangster Queen Slain BRUTAL KillER CHOKES VICTIM GlUES I Strangler Uses Bedspread to Snuff Out Life Money Missing From Room I DOG KEEPS DEATH VIGIL I Mystery Clouds Womans Woman's Past Pasti I I Friend Friend Suspects Mishap Dr 07 B United run CHICAGO Sept 30 The Th Thc pay gay life of or west side gang g-an haunts that once brought Sadie Siegel silks and jewels jew Jew- cl els cis brought death today at th the hands handi of or a 1 strangler The bod body of the year old di divorcee ill ill- wa was found across a 1 bed in a third floor apartment on West Van VanBuren VanBuren VanBuren Buren street almost within echo distance dEs dis tance of clinking cUnking chips in Lawrence Mangano's notorious gambling place She had been strangled with n a flowered cretonne bedspread At the foot of the bed police poUce found her chow dog Diamond whining from grief and hunger He had not been fed led ledfor for more than eight hours His mistress mistress mis mis- I tress s had been dead that long police believed No one knew much about Sadie Siegel A friend who tried to t telephone telephone tele tele- le- le phone her asked police to see if any mishap had lied befallen her The friend said Sadies Sadie's past life was a mys mystery ry Nobody knew where she came carne from or who her people were the friend said Some years ears ago ngo when she was younger and prettier she Iwas was seen at dances and cabarets with gangsters She had clothes and diamonds diamonds dia din monds month and a 3 fine Ine apartment then A partly burned in an ash ashtray ashtray tray ti-ny on a bedside stand was the only clue to the killer kUler Police believed he may have throttled the woman with the spread on her own bed then sat down and smoked beside her writhing writh writh- ing tag bod body until it was still There was no money In the room Police said it looked like murder for fora a few dollars loot oot with a helpless woman as ns the victim Police found a can of condensed I milk In an Icebox and gave it to Diamond Diamond Dia Din mond The dog dot lapped it up then ran back to the bedside and started whining again 4