Show Il 7 1 V V Bluebeards S Letters bare Bare FJare System stem o of Trapping Brides I 1 gy g y 4 AW I I rt C 22 v J LJ P r rI I 1 7 f 4 Lp Missives i Speak Eloquently of pf Rich ic Gifts and arid Luxurious Homes I i i r t 0 SPOKANE Wash May 13 The Th The sj stem m by which James R. R ensnared ensnared ensnared- 20 and 30 SO women five fhe of ot whom he admits killing kUling is at last explained by the revelations of ot Mrs A Alma rna Est Estelle lIe Snyder marked down by Bluebeard as his next victim vic vic vic- tim the auth authorities rItIe are convinced Mrs Snyder a nurse escaped the the I fate of the the other brides by a tew few I hours liours When was arrested In InC C California if r on a charge of disposing of ot sto stolen Liberty bonds Mrs Snyder was vas making ready to join himAs him As it It dawned upon upon her her that the theman theman man she loved and tind trusted was the most ti fiendish slayer sayer In the history of ot American n crime Mrs Snyder collapsed collapsed col col- col- col lapsed and for tora a time It was feared that she would lose her mind WRITES WRITES' OF PRESENTS I employed according to his confession an and to the revelations of ot Mrs lIra Snyder an Invariable system Ih th luring women to death In lonely planes places laces He courted In dashing dashing- style mostly by mall mail and talked of large rums Bums of ot money rich gifts gUts and a luxurious lux lux- urious rIous home ome awaiting the woman about to to marry him The wedding trip always led the pair Into some retreat where could give play to his Impulse Impulse- ls to kill handed bare or orr or orr r with some primitive weapon weapon When was arrested charged with of stolen Liberty bonds It was f found und that that he had attempted t tuse to use Mrs Snyder as an accomplice Her Her Identity has been carefully kept secret white the Investigation of ot s re record was carried on She believed to be a United St States tes s secret cret service agent His solicitude solicitude for fo lier her little boy and the passionate pas- pas tenderness of ot his letters won her h heart art Mrs Snyder a widow las lias a little property and Is in every respect the type of woman delIghted delighted delighted de de- de- de lighted to trap A As he expressed It t in his dictated confession made in the hospital after atter his second attempt at suicide after atter he e e had killed a woman oman It Just seemed I t wanted to go out and sing and Ja I MUST HAVE YOU Here are characteristic c letters Written writt written Writ Writ- writ writ- t ten by to Mrs rIre Snyder Hotel Alexandria I Los Angeles y February 14 1920 4 Oh Darling Your Tour two dear letters received this afternoon and and I will mail mall you a a. note at once Darling I am better But jut jutI I want you to write me oh so O bad I If f t have ample mple means for tor us QS and andam am goIng goIng got go- go t Ing Ing- to ask yoU vou to arrange to Join me mereal mereal real soon soon Wind up your case in the few days for tor I 1 must have you with me Darling T J 1 have ha purchased I Ii i you vou a beautiful present worth several 1 hundred dollars donars Sweetheart I have le transferred to me from C Canada nada I want you ou with me I want you yon to togo togo togo go on a lovely trip with me We will willbe willbe be sweethearts forever Darling I t an am finishing a case ease so when yo you Jl Jave ave do not tell your friends you are going to Join me inc but I. I we will surprise them by mailing them an a r from nia Address me general delivery V Long Beach Cal Cat Address rn m me Lawrence Law Law- rence lenee Gordon with all my mylove love and andI 11 I kisses L. L GLos G G. I Los Angeles Angele Cal Ca April 4 4 1920 Darling Sw Sweetheart I returned returned this evening evening- from Mexico Mex Mex- I len ico Md d dIr wired Ir d you at once oncI I Twill will mall trial you Va a a draft dratt tomorrow and t tell you some com j news I have hU wo won ou out en on what ll I ave been working on so 1 long ng j y- y y L L. IG G G. Hotel Alexandria r. r Los Angeles April 5 5 1920 Darling Sweetheart k kI I had to rush back to Mexico Mexico- and now I am back again in Darling I find I will be able real soon to r return turn north and may be able to come aUthe all aU the way to to Spokane for you Darling we are going to have a lovely home in one of ot the most beautiful places you ever saw Darling all I have Is for you and our b boy y Willie I know you will be glad to have a home for tor him so you can look took after atter him as you like Dearest you can address Oakland Cal care Hotel Oakl Oakland nd With all aU my love loe and kisses Address me Lawrence Lawren e G G. Will man mall manI you a lett letter r every co couple of days Jays L I L L. LG G G. n Bluebeard a love note to toone toone toone one of his his- prospective is' is victims and a afew afew afew few of of the te women he married Upper Upper Up Up- per left Miss Betty Prior fo found nd murdered mur mur- l r- r dered dared upper right Miss Alice Ludvigson Lud- Lud who ho di disappeared appeared and Is is' believed be believed believed be be- to h have ve been killed a and d' d thrown throw in into o a lake Mrs Elizabeth liza eth Williamson Williamson William William- son who married H u rt a month after I h he killed Betty Prior She was noi noih not h harmed by him Next Mrs Beatrice Andrewartha who married in February 1919 and disappeared right cent center r Miss Bertha believed to be the the woman b by or on Lake Lak Washington lower right Mrs Ni Nina aLee Lee Deloney Deoney killed at El EI Centro Centre Cal Cat Santa r M Monica nica Cat Cal April 8 3 1920 II Darling Sweetheart If It you are as lonely for tor me me inc as as I am amI for tor you I r pity you I n never ver was so soI I lonesome In my life and am glad I it will soon be over with so I can be with my darling all anthe the time Dearest we are are going to have ve a w wonderful trip and it will be th the pleasure trip of ot bur our lives It will Include so ro sq many alY things of ot Interest Darling you are are my life Ute my happiness my my alt alf and we will certainly be a a. happy and contented family Darling I believe belleve I will willbe willbe be able to come for you or come as asfar asfar EtS far as Portland as it looks as though J x would be able to get away S e Sweetheart I have to make one mort mor more Inland trip If It y you u do Ii not t get a al a al l for several days do not worry hi the least for tor I l' will b be sate safe andin andIn and in ip no danger whatever I trust you will be able to learn of ot me bein being in Washington or Or Oregon gon shortly With all aU my love and kisses yours only L L. G. G After Atter getting a woman to Join him for a a hurried secret marriage and along a a. along along long Journey which would prevent her from communicating with her herI friends would send typewritten letters signed with his victims victim's name I so that in no case was search Instituted instituted instituted for tor any of ot the women who disappeared disappeared dis dis- appeared after meeting |