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Barton County Democrat
Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas
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George F. Tombs, 45, found dead at bottom of boarding house stairs in Gloucester, N.J., early yesterday; died soon after. Staying with Miss Donaldson since Monday. She, proprietor Melvin Jack, and Clayton arrested on suspicion. Had $1,000 in diamonds.
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Gloucester, N. J., May 3-George F. Tombs, a lumber dealer of Jersey Shore, Pa., was found early yesterday morning at the foot of the stairs of a boarding house in this place. He died soon after. The man and a young woman who gave her name as Miss Donaldson had been stopping there since Monday. When found Tombs was fully dressed, with the exception of his coat, and a small lamp was under him. Miss Donaldson, Melvin Jack, the proprietor of the place and a man named Clayton, who had been hanging about the house, have been arrested on suspicion. Deceased was forty-five years old. He had on his person $1,000 worth of diamonds.
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Gloucester, N. J.
Event Date
Early Yesterday Morning (Reported May 3)
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tombs died soon after being found; miss donaldson, melvin jack, and clayton arrested on suspicion
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George F. Tombs, a 45-year-old lumber dealer from Jersey Shore, Pa., was found early yesterday morning at the foot of the stairs in a boarding house in Gloucester, N. J., where he and Miss Donaldson had been staying since Monday. He was fully dressed except for his coat, with a small lamp under him. He had $1,000 worth of diamonds on his person.