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Show POLICE HOPE TO CLEAR A MYSTERY Chicago, July IS. Through a clew-received clew-received last night, tho police hope to clear up the mystery . surrounding Mrs Emma Deufex . or . Mrs. Young, rho was wounded hv Charles W. Rig-don Rig-don before, he .killed, himself last Friday. The finding of. a. card. in the pocket poc-ket of the dead man . gave, .the new dew to the police. The card was that of G. A. Popple-baum. Popple-baum. with offices-at 36 La Salic street. He told last night how Rig-don Rig-don hunted the .woman . during the two days preceding, .tho .tragedy. . Thursday afternoon . .RJgdon appeared ap-peared at Popplebaum's. . La Salle street' office ;and asked. 1C Popple-baum Popple-baum was in. The clerk told. him. lhat Popple-baum Popple-baum had gone out. for .the nfternoou and Rigdon then asked - for ope of Popplebaum's card?. It was handed hand-ed to him and Rigdon noted on it Popplebaum's home and office telephone tele-phone numbers, as well as Popplebaum's Popple-baum's address. The clerk also offered to show Rigdon Rig-don how he might . reach Popplebaum's Popple-baum's residence on the "L" road, but Rigdon answered: " ' "Never mind, I'll go in a taxicab " At S o'clock that night Rigdon appeared ap-peared at the Popplebaum home In a taxicab. The maid says that when she opened the. door Rigdon was very abusive and that she refused to let him in. Rigdon asked for Popplebaum Popple-baum and was told that he and his wife had gone out for the evening. even-ing. On the following day Friday, the day of the tragedy Rigdon called Popplebaum on the telephone. "Do you know Mrs. Young?" he demanded. de-manded. Popplebaum replied that he did not. "You lie," shouted Rigdon. "You do know her, but I have found her." That was the last Popplebaum heard from Rigdon. |
