GUEST AT PARTY ROBBER
The police are searching for a man known as "Jack Wallace," who is wanted for robbing W. G. Gaede, 444 West Grand Avenue, of jewelry valued at $350 at the Auditorium Hotel.
Gaede, who was celebrating New Year's eve, met Wallace and took him to the Auditorium. At 4 o'clock yesterday morning Wallace suggested that Gaede retire.
Wallace took Gaede to his room and soon afterward departed. When Gaede awoke his diamond stud, watch, chain, and charm were gone, also $20 in currency.
Mrs. Agnes Ackerman of the Morrison Hotel was robbed of a purse containing $50 while dining at the Hotel La Salle Saturday night.
B. Put the following details in proper sequence for a suicide story:
Ira Hancock
Committed suicide (?) about 10 a.m., Monday.
Used to be wealthy.
Always gave waiters a good tip.
Never quit tipping even when he became poor.
Said tip was part of price of a meal.
Waiters always glad to see him.
Patronized cheap restaurants for the past three months.
Lived at 1919 Washington Avenue.
Age, 29.
Left room Monday morning with only a nickel and a bunch of keys.
Borrowed a quarter from Bob Cranston, downtown friend.
Went together for breakfast at Cozy Café, 18 Main Street.
Breakfast cost 25 cents each.
Hancock gave waiter five-cent tip.
Cranston called him a fool.
Hancock unmarried.
9:00 a.m., engaged a dressing room at Island Bathing house.
Bathing beach closed at midnight; Hancock's clothing still in the dressing room.
Only a bunch of keys in the pockets.
Fired from job at Snyder's Malt house, Saturday night.
Taught girls' Sunday-school class, West Side Baptist church, Sunday morning.
Body not found.
Lost money dealing in war stocks three months ago.
CHAPTER IX
A. Correct such of the following leads as need correction. Where the age of the person, his place of residence, or similar details necessary to an effective lead are lacking, supply them (paragraphs [100–120]).
1. Adam Schenk fell off the runway at the Fernholz Lumber Yard on Monday forenoon and landed on his back at a point near his kidneys on a stake on the wagon, breaking the stake off.