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Show MURDERER CONFESSES Crime Had Proved a Mystery to the Police Force of Chicago Han St. I.ouK Oct. 24 After having hav-ing giw-n de'ails of many bcat robberies rob-beries an-i Mntlng at two murder!-, Leigh Rhodus, who was arrested here jesferday. was put In a cell by the police, with instructions that no one was to see him until today. ' One cf the murders Rhodus intimated inti-mated be knew al.oiit was of a man named Ichtlis of Chicago, The ether eth-er was of a Captain I'o'ter of northern Missouri. The police belle e the Ml-chaeiis Ml-chaeiis murder referred to the mysterious mys-terious death ot Dr. W. F. Michaells in Chicago, August Rh'jJus, after (.dnilt ting he was In Chicago at the t'me, reiused to dUruss details. Rli. id us admits be is the man who has been called the "Candy Bandit." because h. always took candy from the stores, of thi' men he robbed. He I piyr he expects to be banged. Mrs. Rhodus, who married Rhodus In Jul. said to Jay that she and her husband went to Chicago last July. I He obtained e mployment there d -cor-, cling buildings fur parades and hang- Ing bunting In windows. Iater hrt I tc Id her of the time be had served i:i I the Missouri penitentiary for robbing j a house In Springfield. Mo "On 'he night of Aug. said Mrs. Rhodus, "my hu-laiid came home with Us coat si. ttid with bloo I. He toll tne he had been ..hot In the rlfih' fhoulder while robbing a drug store, loiter in the same night he told me lie h:id held up and shot a doctor. A Dr. Mlchaells was killed in Chicago, Chi-cago, August 5. Rhodus, before he was placed In a cell, said be took ?lso and a diamond dia-mond rrom a man he kllleJ. Dr. Ml-ibaells Ml-ibaells had m'ney and jewelry on his person w h. n be was taken to a hospital hospi-tal As Mrs. Rlmdus was leaving the joll'e station, her husband called to i...... "If anything happen i to me. you kill yourself." "PJiodus told me." suid Chief li ctlve Ryan, "that he killed Dr. Wm. V Michaelis iu Knglewoed, Chicago, and robbed drug end grocery stores while he was there In August. He said he did not rob Dr. Mlrhaells after af-ter he had kll'ed hlin. The doctor re-li.sod re-li.sod to hold up his hands and Rhodus shot "Rhodus tolii me of mam robberies h oommltti-d In Chicago, as well as; In St. Louis, and here. 1IIK wlte knew of the robberies, but she had n. part In them. She tried to get h 1 tit to quit bis robbing and be promised her he would do so He always gave her the csndy he took." After returning from Chicago. Rhod us and his bride lived at one of tho Wading hotels in St. Ixmls. I Murder Was a Mystery. Chicago. Oct. 21. Police Captain Weld, of this city, received a telegram today front Chief of Detect Ives Rvau of Fast SL Inils. stating that Leigh Rhexlus ba. confessed the murder in Chlago on August ,th of Dr. Mlch-aells. Mlch-aells. a dentist. The murder of the de-nt 1st has proved a mystery. Twenty Twen-ty suspects were examined, hut no incriminating in-criminating evidence was adduced huells was shot dow n at night aim 'bf at bU ow n doorstep |