A SUICIDE CLUB.
Two women and a man were arrested at Chicago lately suspected of being members of a society called “The Order of , the Black Veil,” It is stated that the society is practically a suicide club, and that lots were chosen from time to time for a member to commit suicide. To the member thus chosen, a black veil, black gloves, and black stockings were sent, and the member was expected to take his or her life withiu a week after receiving them. There have been six known victims, but the police have been unable till the present to trace existing members of the club. The latest victim, however, was a young man named Herman de Kruyter, and his parents communicated with the police, and through correspondence that had been kept by their son exposed the prisoners arrested. Through them the police hope to secure other members of the club, most of whom ate foreigners.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 403, 27 June 1908, Page 4
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157A SUICIDE CLUB. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 403, 27 June 1908, Page 4
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