Show CRIME COMMITTED man lured from australia for the purpose of robbery and murder berkeley lal A daring plot tw lure an australian sporting man wll eells to a quiet place la berkeley and there murder and rob him ot 1000 in english currency which he had on his person was partially carried put wednesday by a man and woman whom the police believe to be desperate crooks they had persuaded rills to come with them to america and race horses here they brought ellis from a hotel in oakland to a cottage on 2211 ells worth street a atone throw from the university of bade him sit down to lunch then crushed his skull in with a hammer the woman alred two shots at him as he lay prostrate the crooks rifled his pockets of an amount equal nearly to 5 la american money then leaving their victim for dead hurriedly left tho house and made their escape lulls regained consciousness and staggered to tho california blocks away on allton way and there was carried to roosevelt hospital where the doctors found he hada a fractured skull ho Is in a precarious sondi tion |