Show WAYLAID iN iNA A- A lONELY IONLY ALLEY Prominent Chicago Business Business BusinessMan Busi Busi- ness Man Done to Death by Robbers POCKETS EMPTIED AND JEWELRY STOLEN Police MaKing Hailing Investigations but Have No Clue to Criminals CHICAGO May 21 Robert Robert C. C P. P Holmes purchasing agent for tho the Commonwealth Com Com- Edison Electric company was found dead in an alley alle- allein in the downy down downtown town district with ith a deep cut over tho the left eye ee fracturing the tho skull The Tho Theman's Thoman's mans man's mans pockets had all been turned inside inside inside in- in side out and th their r contents were missing miss miss- in ing in to together ether with a J. J diamond shirt stud a a. diamond iamond rin ring and tho the buttons Holmes last night attended the me meeting meeting meet meet- tiD t- t iD ing of the National Electric Light association association as as- and his departure from the tho hotel was the tho last seen soen of him alive It Itis Itis is believed that he was on his way to tako take tho elevated road at the tho Adams I street station when hen he was either cither de de- decoyed decoyed coyed toyed or dragged drago into the tho alley where his dead body was as found There Thero is so far not the tho slightest clue lue lueto I. I to the murderer |