Show It I KOROUS MURDER ATTRACTS MANY DETECTIVES I Amateur detectives clairvoyants ants ouija board fiends and I writing slate experts all have had a try at solving the Frances I Korous murder mystery Every mail has brought a curious collection collection col col- col- col lection of letters to Chief of Detectives Riley M. M Beckstead and each one contains some new possible solution One anonymous writer asked for and promised startling revelations that would lead to the arrest of a prominent woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man and several other persons The writer demanded that a certain advertisement be inserted inserted insert insert- ed in a local paper and promised promised promised prom prom- to reply by letter giving full information When the police po po- po lice ignored the communication Ha a second one ne was received abusing the detectives and the press and ending by discussing matters entirely foreign to the subject Another letter was from a woman woman woman wo wo- man who had faithfully consult consulted consult consult- I ed her little ouija board and andI I had been told by the spirits that Miss Korous had surely been murdered The police did not find this letter especially helpful Frequent visits have been received from amateur de detectives detectives detectives de- de who presumably have studied the Craig Kennedy stories and resolved on a scientific scientific scientific method of solving the mystery mys mys- tery While many letters letter's are obviously from cranks and mere morbid curiosity has brought many amateur sleuths to visit detective headquarters still Chief Beckstead has ignored no suggestion that might aid in in the case and ignored no one who might know something of value regarding the murder |