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Show I DETECTIVES DIG IN VAIN FOR THE $500 San Diego. Cal , Oct. 10 Delectlv?s I dug in the aand near the Mexican town of Tia Juana just across th border, until darkness ended Hu n labors last night. In a vain search for the 500 which Burr Harris, the negro, ho confessed the murder of Mrs Rebecca P. Gay. a Christian Scl ence practitioner of I-os Angeles, de j clared he had been paid for the as saeel nation of Mrs. Gay. No trace of the money was found, nor was a clew obtained as to the identity of the person, who. according to Harris procured the killing of Mrs Gay through the negotiations of negro go-between Two newspapermen, accompanying the searching party, were arrested V Mexican officials, but were released as soon as the nature of their ml6 slon was explained Los Ailgelea Cal. (let. 10 .Mrs (Jay. although accounted a wealth woman, because of her charities, left an estate valued at only $2300 Anions the heirs are a brother. Leonard Con uer. an attorney of Memphis. Tenn B sister Mrs Jane Randolph of Bayou Goula. La and a niece. Theodosla Shaw of Ocean Springs Miss. |