People v. Beller

Lonis Beller was convicted of conspiring with Annie Warheit to murder Mrs. Beller. Beller was a successful wholesale poultry merchant in the city of Detroit. He conducted his business at a store owned by himself and his wife near the eastern market. Mrs. Beller worked with him whenever she felt able, absenting herself only on Fridays and Sundays. Mrs. Warheit had been a good friend of the Bellers, having been a frequent guest at their home prior to the time Bellers moved to a new home on Woodingham Drive. Mrs. Warheit’s son married a daughter of the Bellers, but it appears that he had little…