Show GIRLS GIRL'S SLA SLAYER YER I FACES FA CES ARREST I 1 Gotham Police Ready to I Spring Trap on Murderer Murderer Murderer Mur- Mur derer Who Framed Blackmail on Millionaire NEW NEW YORI YORK March 26 By Dy U. U P. P P. Broadways Broadways Broadway's latest murder tragedy following Its startling de denouement denouement de- de that tha turned the pitiless spotlight of or publicity upon J. J Kearsley Kearsley Kear- Kear sley Mitchell Philadelphia millionaire millionaire million million- aire alre moved swiftly today toward a climax arrest climax arrest of ot the murderer The slayer of ot D Dorothy rothy King artists' artists mo model el found chloroformed to death March 14 is known to the poll police e and the district attorneys attorney's office ottice Tho The motive has baa been He lie sought to Io have the girl assist in fn blackmailing her angel Mitchell the aristocrat for tor for a avery avery avery very large sum of ot money When she refused he went to her apartment apartment apartment apart apart- ment and kIlled her and secured possession of ot letters written by the millionaire said to be couched In endearing terms on which the blackmail was to have been based ARREST SEEMS NEAR The police are ark bell believed eyed about to spring their trap Assistant DistrIct District Dis Dis- Attorney Pecora admitted that arrest might come today Complete te revelation of or the blackmail blackmail black- black mail mall plot of or which the millionaire professed himself in Ignorance was made over the week end by Ella Bradford the slain girls girl's maid She too was was' asked to help In the plot she told Pecora From the story of ot the maid and that told by Mitchell and the latter latter's lat Tat ter tens ter's attorney Jackson who ac accompanied accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied him to Miss Kings King's apartment the night of ot the murder Pecora believes he has been able to reconstruct exactly what happened BLACKMAILER ENTERS ENTERS ENERS FLAT Miss King Mitchell and Jackson dined together the evening of or l MardI March 14 and went vent together to the girls girl's flat Jackson leaving within half halt an hour Mitchell remained until 2 a a. a m. m when he says he left The about to become a murderer was hiding near by He crept Into the models model's apartment leaped upon her as she lay in bed smothered her screams twisted her arm brutally until she was unable to struggle and then held chloroform chloro chloro- form torm to her nostrils until she was unconscious He lIe ransacked tho the apartment found the tho Jetters letters he ho sought and fled l remained Mitchell Mitchell remained ned In Ignorance of the violent death of ot his friend Dorothy until next day da The murderer is ls under surveillance surveillance surveillance lance but th the police apparently seek to secure secure material witnesses from among his companions in the blackmail scheme before taking him Into custody WIFE LEAVES PALM BEACH TO JOIN HER HUSBAND PALM BEACH Fla PTa March 26 26 Mrs J. J Kearsley Mitchell l wife wite of or orthe the wealthy John Kearsley Hearsley Mitchell Identified as the Mr Marshall In inthe inthe the tho Dorothy Keenan murder case caseIn caseIn casein In New York left Jett here early today aboard a private car for tor Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia to join her husband She was accompanied by Mr Ir and Mrs E. E T. T Stotesbury of ot Philadelphia her parents Jn In a a statement to the Associated Press last night Mr lift Stotesbury de declared declared de- de dared his faith in his son law was not shaken by his alleged connection connection con con- with the Keenan girl I Mrs Mitchell 1 asserted that sh shand she and her husband are the best beat of ot I chums and said she knew that he could not not have been unfaithful to her I I Slayer Is Known I I S 5 I 1 J 4 c I DOROTHY KeENAN |