The Tragedy on King Street

The body of Georgette, a woman of the restricted district known as Nugget, was found lying in a pool of blood in her own room Thursday night shortly before 9 o'clock. The woman lived in the alley just back of the Old Town saloon, on the corner of Fifth Avenue and King Street. At 8:30 o'clock, John Malcolm saw the woman sitting at her window; twenty minutes later, her dead body was lying on the bed. Nick Kennedy, who runs the Old Town saloon, stepped out to get a breath of air and noticed that the woman's window was open. This was unusual, so he investigated. He discovered the body and gave the alarm. Blood was still dripping from the wounds in her neck when Kennedy found her. There were no sounds of struggle and there were no evidences in the room that she had made a fight for her life. She was evidently knocked over the head by the blow that crushed her left temple, for there is no blood on the floor. The knife wounds, the doctors say, were inflicted while she was lying on her back. Drawers were pulled out of a bureau in the room, and some of the woman's clothing was scattered over the floor; a fine gold watch and chain are missing. The police believe the woman was killed by a man and that robbery was the motive.