The sun., 1903-11-01
BECHTEL FAMILY is SILENT,
rUE iLLLNTOWN OFFICIALS EX.
pyfT TO INDICT THEN.
The, Thlnh THAT Eckstein Also May Have
some knowledge OF the Murder--He
VIA, he Indicted n lie Doesn't Tell All
Tom Buried Beside His Sister.

n,rSrowN Pa, Oct. sl.-The District
Attorney and the police OF this city are
confident that the Grand Jury next week
will indict four members of the Bechtel
family for being accessories after the fact
in the murder Of Mabel Beohtel, on which
.narga tney were arrested last night at the
conclusion of tho CJroner's inquest.
They believe also that Alois Eckstein, the
,irl'. lover, will be indicted with them
nroyidirg he does not in the meantime
break the silence which his lawyers imposed
upon him Yesterday and show conclusively
fiat tc had nothing to do with the girls
murder and was not in the house when II
was committed,
The Coroner's jury think the murder
NAV have occurred on Sunday night. The
body was found Oh Tuesday morning.
District Attorney Lichtenwalner said to-
day that the evidence presented at the
inquest was sufficient in his opinion, to
obfaIu an indictment for all OF those under
arrest The authorities expect to supple
mert that however with the result of the
aualyss OF the spots found on the cellar
Stairs and upon the carpet in the room
where, IL If alleged, the girl was murdered
hv hnr brother Tom. and also the wash rag.
apron and underclothing Of the dead girl
found in he closet in Toms room. This
analysis is to be completed by Monday.
,rbif ,s polio. Eaatpan said todav tbat
'h''' u o'.ee i.e.. 90. ouay 'n"'
he was "o'Aihs On an iinpoI 'ah' he" oe'
velopment' which might anect the case
he said thst should anything come from
,bis il would only strengthen the theory
~ ,I'I ~ 49, ,,e,ian L.va h,,;it ~, ,ho, Tor,
"iuch 'he po'e" i"'e .un. up '''do io'i'
Be'htel murdered the giri upon her return
homo on Sunday evening and that the family
The authorities did not conceal their
d;.snnoint m.nt today at thei, failure "a
'if ~ R.ch, els Or Eokata;n tnsnswsr
* < sip or, o,,nstions
.w., f,,llv aYneoted Mrs Recbtel to toll
all she knew said Chief Eastman. aand
we n,'.eie .s ,rps ,Is hnr l.wrsr ,od her nnt w
.'S r. 80 M onlv s,,angtbanad nnr tbaorv
u way ;,,, ,,ns o."H shewsd ,hst T.; tha son.
y, ~ ta,s ,aa;nSt tban, thn az nrvtn,d hv
IL ths .%n nother 1s the day the the body wa. found
The authorities are are not without hope that
neI s'e WI "a anu 49,, =, e', a.. sas, oJ
'ore tle case Is .lIeu' ono ol .ne nve aocMseo
pe, so.s W. ol,stai, siiase a dosirn"s ~ ,.I,n..
OF his entire connectlon WIN the case az thc
ilnqtes, yesleruuS, is ana .sti,, esan ono OF inc
er3,lers a,so wanted 10 testify ,
Inc pech.hn, a,I't ntA, ~ ZEN a.. teiI %
20 lay any an. .nlns apou. .ne eane to,Isy. .hI..
naVlns nee" "a'iHu i'o' W oo 30 ny '"e'F
'aT ,o, ora., soha.dt vh, ranr..snto ths
% iawyei maI SGIaau.; "Io ',iI s, .IS
sech.eI lathliyy' san .o-oay e no ~oou We py spply
ior VIII, o' napeaH o1rPhn PT En nht
IN VI cne ui poiiI Sru T,aoM LII. ~ s,n
IhH IhH olu no, get Dan on ,day ie hsn' "''o a'e
"TNeu M " a, h..ur, .ns IIch;,n,.,,a,- .h,r,,,
that I'll, effort viii be ,Inr,,coes,rul In view
va, ,I'l' el,oI. "s'. t ~ ~ un ;,,. 4 t W. ~.
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