Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-02
MABEL scHoF1ED.
Coroner's Jury VIII Resume 1nyes-
tisation Tonight.

Coroner's Jury Will Resume 1nves-
tiSation Tonight.
Des Moines, Nov. 2.-The coroner's
jury will resume investigation into the
Mabel Schofield mystery at an inquest
to be held at Coroner Ankeny's office on
Grand avenue this evening at 73O
o'clock. 1t was intended to begin the
investigation again last night. but the
jurymen could not all be present. The
coroner, who is the only man who has
yet furnished scientific explanation of
the case, intimates that there may be
some interesting evidence at the inquest
tonight.
NOT SUICIDE.
1t has been learned that, while Mabel
Schotield's parents think it barely pos
sible that she committed suicide. they
do not believe she did, and think she
was murdered.
DIR. schofield has received the follow
ing letter from Des Moines attorney:
1Des MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 80, 1s99.-Dr.
Schofield: / write you confidentially
concerning your daughters death.
honestly believe from what I have
heard and learned I can place man
on the trail of the murderers of your
daughter, if you can pay the party
something for so doing, and more it
parties are convicted. You can refer to
Chief of Police Fred Johnson, of this
city, or Sheriff Stout as to who i am if
you so desire. have learned that these
parties can be unprecedented. | think
from what have learned one is in the.
city and one is out OF the city, | am
not trying to interfere with anything
that is being done in this case, but it
seems to me that these devils should be
brought to justice. / think I can take
| hundred dollars from what l heard
and find these parties, if what the par
| ty told me is true, and don't doubt for
| moment but what it is so. i write
| this private. OF course, you can and
| will use your own Judgment in the mat
1 ter. f. b. HuCkSIF.P-
Up. S.--Let me hear from you if you
| so desire"
| To the reporter DIR. schofield said OF
1 the case and of the criticism of him
| for not Offering a reward for his dauSh-
| ter's murderer: What is it to me now 7
| NY daughter is dead: the finding of her
lmurderers would not restore her to life.
| 1t could only crafty me to know that
| her ,nurderers were properly punished,
| but / am not particularly anxious for
revenge. In the interest of society and
i the protection of human life would
like to have her murderers run to earth
But it is not particularly my work any
more than that of any other citizen OF
/ father. am a citizen and a tax payer
4 aentitled to the protection of the law tol
i myself and family. Why is it incum-
/ bent upon me to undertake to spend q
4 vast sum of money to do what the 9TH
/ GERS of the law of the city of Des
Moines and Polk county ought to do? i
& my obligation to the state any greater
because the murdered girl was my
! daughter? The hanging of her murder
err would not bring the poor girl bach
to life and our love. l hold that it j:
Il the duty of the constituted authorize:
to do everything to bring Mabels guilty
murderers to justice. have been sur
prised that more has not been done.
am willing OF cooperate with anybod,
and to contribute SO far as my means
will enable me TO discover the murder
Eers of my daughter"