KILLED BY SERVANT
WEALTHY NEW YORKER
CONFESSION IN COURT
NEW YORK, 20th March. Several attorneys and witnesses awaiting the appearance of a wealthy real estate ownei- to begin proceedings involving his property were startled at the sudden entrance of a man, trembling with excitement, who asked: "Who is the Judge? . Cornelius Kahlen won't be down. I have just killed nim." He produced a blood-stained screwdriver, and Kahlen's wife, who was present, became hysterical. The amazed lawyers sent the police to Kahlen's flat, where he was found dead with numerous stab wounds. The murderer revealed that ho had been the victim's servant for many years. He described himself as the sympathetic friend of Mrs. Kahlen, and said that he had lulled his employer, for ho believed he was attempting to go to Germany with his money, leaving his wife destitute.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 68, 21 March 1931, Page 9
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139KILLED BY SERVANT Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 68, 21 March 1931, Page 9
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