Log Cabin

Reported Thursday, October 22, 1942.

Arthur Roberts, local insurance salesman, found dead by police who responded to a call from a friend of the victim, Marian Chase.

Mrs. Chase gave the following statement:

She met Arthur at the log cabin on Wednesday, October 21, about 5:15 p.m. They were in the habit of meeting there. Roberts was married and living with his wife. Mrs. Chase was also married but not living with her husband. Roberts told her at this meeting that the affair between them was ended. There was no quarrel. They were standing at the foot of the bunk. He turned towards the door, took a pack of cigarettes from his outside pocket, selected a cigarette, but dropped it. As he stooped over to pick it up, a shot was heard, he fell flat and a gun dropped beside him. Mrs. Chase picked up the gun but then replaced it. It did not belong to her. She then ran out of the door, jumped into her car and drove to summon the police.

The gun was identified as belonging to Arthur Roberts. Mrs. Close identified the handbag on the bunk as hers.

A single bullet had passed entirely through Mr. Roberts' chest from front to back, and the powder around the entrance hole indicated that it had been fired at a fairly close range.

The model shows the premises just after Mrs. Chase left and before her return with the police officer.

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