| Show A A IN A P I T TS U R GW HOTEl w S Morton of Cleveland Dying From Injuries Inflicted While He Lay in Bed I MOTIVE FOR CRIME UNKNOWN Chief Does nOC Think It Was U the Iho Man hotbed Hobbell Pittsburg burg Dec S Morton 26 care ot of age ot of Cleveland n a prominent r real al broker II h dying In tho hOe ho homeopathic hospital here from Injuries In Inflicted lete l earlY this morning he liU In bed In his room at the tho Annex hotel i sum ot of money monCY n 11 gold watch and a number ot of valuable papers are IO a as are arc also Mortons trousers and seat ct Capt ot of Detectives J Egan gan said to tonight tonight night that Ihal while Morton was wal robbed he Is Inclined to bellevo that robbery did not actuate the crime but that Important business deal was wal nt at atthe the tho bottom ot of the tho attack Among the tho valuables stolen arc aro two to bank banle books showing u a deposit ot of In hr the tho Cleveland bank ani mad I 2000 In Inthe the tho loveland Trust fr company com pan Morton w WM as unconscious the thc greater 1 art ot of the tho tine time hut but Ut III lucid 1 cats gasped a few tew words J From Im what has hils alreadY been learned Morton orton e the theun ac q un u nes e eral days dar ago i o ot f It i young man II the tho hutch Last Jast Saturday night he spent the tho evening In Aile the Iho river from here with this man mun lie He says that morning ho was ryas awakened b by some ono entering the tho room but before he hc could rIte rt le from the tho bed wA 11 a struck in III the tho ac with n a pair ot n t knuckles s Then he says his hIli struck hint wIth n IL hack Jack and ho lost con The bell bed was covered with and the police found toun the tho two weapons In suit case The fhe up III w shed his bends ht hI the Iho bath bathtub tub us ra thIs was wall ulso Young Morton came camo hero horo from Now New NewYork York Dec 0 and registered na liS W V Lockwood New York To the c r ho gave cave his real name and said he was wa hero on nil an important real estate deal dral dealand and dc desired to keep keel his Identity secret J C Webster ot of Nol York was ar arrested rested tonight In connection with the tho case Ito has haM been seen soen around the ho hotel hOe tel lately one and was mI ordered out several times Webster ebster answers the tho general gentral description ot of the man who Morton says entered its hili roam this morning OnEAT Cleveland 0 Dec Dro S Morton who was l and un robbed In ht lIlts burg hur today ranks among the tho wealth wealthy young bustness men ot of this Ihl city His father who o wealth was estimated at died recently leaving n II great portion or of hili estate e tate to IQ young Morton |
