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Show SALESMAN SHOT, JEWELSSTDLEN Murder in Hotel Baffles Police; Two Suspects Are Souqht SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Dac. 24 Springfield police are baffled, by the rryterv which surrounds tho death of Augu.it J Siegfried Kansas City Jewelry Baleaman representing the C. A. Klger Jewelry company, who was fatally wounded at his room in a local hotel late Thursday. Two trunks containing diamonds valued at $IO.oOo and belonging to till firm by which Siegfried was employed employ-ed were found at the hotel Tin y will be opened today, oollce - The authorities said th y had found two overcoats, two hats and other ar-titles ar-titles of clothing belonging to Hvn men known to have been Intimate I with the salesman and who dlsap-! peared Immediately after the Aoot- ing The police believe h' two men, attempted to rob Siegfried of his Jen-, elry and that he was rhot with his own revolver which was found I) Inaj on a table In the room One cart-; ridge had been fired. In a dying statement Siegfried de-: nied that ho had shot himaelf and.j asserted: "They shot me. Th. y u r. trying to rob mc." no |