|Robert Hollyburd, 24, 1917 Monaco St., yesterday |
|robbed the cash register of the Lengerke Brothers, |
|sporting goods dealers, at 1654 Bradley St. |

_Nature of the Crime_

|The most brutal murder ever committed in Calloway |
|county was discovered at an early hour this morning |
|when the body of Dr. Otis Bennett, literally hacked |
|to pieces, was found in the basement of his home. |

_Clues_

|The Davenport police have in their possession a |
|large bone-handled knife which has been identified |
|as the property of Hugo O'Neal, colored, of Cushman.|
|The knife was found under Col. Andrew Alton's |
|bedroom window after an attempted robbery of his |
|home at an early hour this morning. O'Neal has not |
|been seen since yesterday. |

_Results_

|Tim Atkins is probably dying at his shanty on Davis |
|Street as a result of a difficulty between him and |
|Isom Werner over a woman they met on their way home |
|from the circus last night. |

=228. Body of the Crime Story.=--The body of the crime story, like that
of the accident, follows the lead in a simple chronological narration of
events. Interest may be added by quoting direct statements from persons
immediately connected with the crime,--how it feels to be held up, how
the robber gained entrance to the building, how the bandits escaped. In
stories of burglaries and robberies the value of the stolen goods and
any ingenious devices for gaining entrance to the house, stopping the
train, or halting the robbed party should always be given. It may be
added that, unless the purpose is entirely obvious, as in robberies and
burglaries, due emphasis should be given to the motive for the crime.
One should be on one's guard, however, against accepting readily any
motive assigned. The star reporter never takes anybody at his word--the
police, the detectives, or even the victims--in any statement where
crime is involved. He investigates for himself and draws his own
conclusions.

=229. Caution against Libel.=--An additional caution should be added
here against libel, because of the strong temptation always to make an
accused person guilty before he has been adjudged so. According to
American law, a person suspected of or charged with crime is innocent
until he has been proved guilty. In writing crime stori