Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-28

Bend attorney was informed of Mr..
Lauer's attitude he replied that be had
wanted to communicate with the latter
shortly after using the telephone for
hrst time but could not because of in.
Efficient service on the part of the tele-
phone people. The South Bend attorn-
ey requested that Mr.. Lauer and the
constable come to South Bend Monday.
Mr.. Lauer assented for he was now
certain that with the amount of con.
hictlng evidence on hand he could un-
earth the robbers plot. On arriving at
South Bend he learned that the Mr..
Ney who had employed the South Bend
attorney in the case gave his reason for
being interested therein, because he was
in Whites company when Slater held
him up. These facts directly contrary
to Whites statement convinced all
that an attempt was being made to
frustrate Michigan officers IN getting
their man and that Whites story was
fabrication from beginning to end.
Lauer and Cheney then visited the
criminals gallery at South Bend. and
from thousand or more pictures they
selected one which unmistakably was
Whites. Lauer then visited the Office
OF the Judge. He being absent. his
son listened to the story and decided
that the effort to hold Slater in this
state should be dropped altogether
Lauer is convinced that Attorneys
Parker, Logan and himself were sin
gled out to be the innocent tools of a
conspiracy to thwart justice.
The effort to cause Gov. Mount to
delay the requisition papers was for
the purpose of securing Slaters dis
charge at South Bend, where he was
to be brought before the Judge today
for apprehension under the governors
warrant.
Had the plans carried, Attorney
Lauer would have innocently had him
arrested on the charge of robbery of
White, committed at Bremen in Mar
shall county. Slater would have been
brought TO Plymouth where he would
have been placed under bond for his
appearance in court. This was the
plan, so Attorney Lsuer thinks, who
has ferreted out the conspiracy. The
parties t8tns conspiracy womG have
doubtless paid the amount of the
bond and skipped, as they doubtless
have plenty of money.
The bank robbery for which Slater
is wanted in Michigan was committed
at Kalamazoo and the amount secured
by the robbers is in excess of $4,000
1t is one of the deepest laid conspira-
cleS ever known in this part of the state.
The brains back of the conspiracy is
understood to be possessed by firm of
South Bend attorneys, though the South
Bend attorney who telephoned Lawyer
Lauer to request the governyr to delay
the requisitiOn was doubtless innocently
drawn into the affair. Like the Plym-
Outh attorneys he was of the opinion
that his client was giving straight-for-
ward information, and his request on
Attorney Lauer was prompted by hon
est motives in behalf of his client who
was duping him. This man White will
be known to Plymouth people as the
fellow shadow" who testified at the
Talbot trial in this city. Mr.. Lauer
is certainly an adept detective The
requiSitson papers OF Governor Mount
were not delayed and today at South
Bend the judge, being satisfied as to
Slater's identity ordered him delivered
over to the Michigan authorities.