Detective Fiction Weekly. Vol. 62, No. 2, October 3, 1931

Neighbors testified that during the night they had heard loud, angry voices issuing from the Davega apartment. They did not, however, attach any more significance to these sounds than usual. They said that Davega frequently quarreled bitterly with his wife’s red-headed brother, John Horning, who lived with them.

Horning had not worked in some time, and the police believe that the murders developed from a hot argument over money. Supporting this theory is the fact that a valuable diamond engagement ring was taken from Mrs. Davega’s body. From her husband also was taken a heavy gold good luck ring, containing a medium-sized diamond. No cash was found anywhere in the apartment.

The police are now searching for the flaming-haired, befreckled brother, who has mysteriously disappeared. It is believed that it will be only a short time before—