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Show mora AND BEATEN TO DEpjpOOLl Julius SeidI, Resident of Salt Lake, Murdered at Hotel Ely; Wounded In Head With Cuspidor Julius Seldl, II year old, a native na-tive of Hungary, a resident during the past twelve years of Salt LsVs City, and Billings. Mont., and oiher cltlra of the West, was found dead this morning In bla room at the Hotel Ely. 41 West Broadway, a vk'ttm or what the police characterise charac-terise as one of the moat brutal murders la the police history of Salt Lake Heidi, with bis arms and legs bound, and a necktie tied tightly about bla throat, waa killed by a terrlflo beating over the head with a cuepidor. The Instrument of death waa broken. It tore great (lira In his neck and Inflicted a wound at the base of the skull which proved fatal. Soldi registered at the hotel on Aur at St and was seen considerably consider-ably In the corridors. Ho waa lost eeen last evening by the maid. Jane Means, colored, who Uvea at lit East Fourth South street, and was alone. No one was seen to enter his room through the night, and not a sound waa heard from the room by the gueeia occupying other rooms. Soldi waa born In Vassprem. Hun- Sary. and arrived In the United tates on September t. 1(11. lie came west and since that time, hie papere show, he had been living in the Weet. He made hie declaration for eltlsenshlp papers In Salt Lake In ll, shortly after the expiration of the World war. Seldel was a tailor by trade, and according to the proprietora of the hotel, waa gulst. orderly and sober Detectives covering the ease haven't the slightest duo at prs-Hit prs-Hit for the brutal murder. Tbe man had but few frlenda and no known enemies. They believe It possible that he carried a eonalder. sble sura of money oa hie person and that robbery wee the motive, but the eatreme brutality ot tha crime discounts the theory. On August, t at Billings, Seldl took out a $1,000 Insurance policy, with a nephew of the eame name, who reeMee et Fru'tvale, t l. the beneficiary. The policy was taken out with tha London Guarantee Guar-antee and Accident company, Ltd. Dr. J. J. tlalllgan, olty physician, will conduct an autopsy. |