The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-11-05

ulu not see M alter inst, and made no
attemp. to do so. He sent note to her
by messenger at o'clock Monday
morning. The note read IF you are
at home | would like to see you" The
boy returned with the answer that
Mabel was not at home. The subse-
quent movements of the witness until
his arrival here Wednesday afternoon
from New York were detailed as have
already been published. The witness
never spoke to Eckstein. The latter
stopped Miss Bechtel twice on the
street when witness was with her and
wanted to speak to her, but she re-
fused each time; Eckstein walked away
without saying anything; witness never
promised Mabel s.. Never heard Eek
stein make threats.
Mrs. Bechtel, Miss Bechtel Mrs.
Brobst. a married daughter; John and
Charles Bechtel and Eckstein were
separately called before the jury Each
refused to aiswer any questions what.
soever, stating that they might say
something that would tend to incrimi.
nate themselves. 1t was while Mrs.
Bechtel was in the court room that
she learned that Thomas was dead.
Her attorney. Mr.. Schaadt. asked Chief
Eastman: Where is Thomas now?"
The chief hesitated and said: 81 guess
at the morgue. He committed suicide
in his CELL" With this Mrs. Bechtel
broke down completely. weeping vio-
lently. Or. Eshback was quickly at
her side, and she was led from the
room in state Of collapse.
Or. John Lear. biologist of Mullen.
berg College. testified that stains on
hatchet, wall paper. bed sheet and
overalls were blood.
Verdict Of Jury.
The fury then rendered the follow.
ing verdict:
I'VE believe that Mabel Bechtel came
to her death at 627 Cedar street cher
home) between Sunday evening, Octo-
Der s5, ana Tuesday morning, octo.
ber 27, and that death was due to a
fractured skull from a blow inflicted
by some person in the house unknown
to the jury. We believe that the in
mates of the house. Mrs. Catharine
Bechtel. Myrtha Bechtel, John Bech-
tel, Charles Bechtel and Alois Eek
stein are accessories after the fact of
the crime"
Warrants of arrest were served upon
Mrs. Bechtel and the members of her
family and Eckstein. They were taken
before Mayor Lewis, who accepted bail
for Mrs. Bechtel in $1,000, Myrtha
Bechtel in $4O0 and Eckstein in $500.
John and Charles Bechtel were COM
mitted to Jail. Application for a writ
of habeas corpus will be made.
Bristol, Tenn. Nov. 3.-Aeaded by
John Fox, Jr., the noted author, the
most thorough search yet made for
the missing millionaire, E. L. Wentz,
is being instituted in the mountains
between Big Stone Gap and the Ken
lucky line, with the latest improved
electrical deVlceS as means OF ex-
ploring all caves and caverns. Thou.
sands Of feet in caves in the noun
tains have been made as plain as day
by the light from the electrical con.
trivances. D. B. Wentx, elder brother
of the missing man; J. F. Bullitt, gen.
eral counsel for the Virginia Coal and
Iron Company. of which young Wentz
was land agent, and Author John
Fox, Jr.. are making the new search.
There are no new clues, though rumors
are thick and unreliable. As to the
report Of the missing man being held
for ransom and an offer being made
the family for his release, reports
from Big Stone Gap say there is no
tYNth in n