Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1926, Page 28

KILLED BY FRIGHT, SAYS CONFESSION British Detectives Unable to Decide if Letter Unravels 12-Year-0ld Murder. Correspondence of The &tar and New York World LONDON, ed in an anonymous ‘“‘confession’ re- cently received by the police authori ties at Scotland Yar It alleges to describe how the writer “frightened” 2 man to death deliberately some 12 years ago—though, be it understood, the writer does not offer to give him- | self up to justice. Scotland regard anon Institution g of such epistl tective force is well acct dealing with “confessione.” anonymous and signed (or personal) ve 1o be mere ima more than its share and the nd Yard is ategory the ned-him-to-del confessor belongs. Some 12 years ago a man was found dead in a private hotel at Har rogate, well known as a convalescent center and for it and baths. cause that could many of the visitors to Harrogate are suffering from something or other in which a shock might easily prove fatal, evervthing seemed normal. Chalk Discovered in Body. There was a post-mortem exami nation, but bevond the discovery of a quantity of chalk in the hody. there | was nothing to ate foul play. or 1 September 4.—A scene | worthy of the imaginative powers of & master of modern fiction is describ- Abe Martin Says: | | Don't make th' mistake o' stickin’ around ject because somebuddy says, ‘Don'’t be in a hurry.” -| One fine thing about a farmer—I | never knowed one t' hoast ahbout how | much he wuz makin’ (Copsright, Jnhn F. Dille Co.) 'EXPERT SEES DOOM OF HOME COOKERY Women's Many Present-Day Ac- tivities Held Responsible for Extinction of Art. By the Assoriated Prees. PARIS, Septemher 25.—Paul Des- camp:, noted gourmet and author, who has written more than a columa on the matter in La Fonde, the daily | newepaper of the feminists, says that “rench cookery is on the decline. M. 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