The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-26
DetectlUes Are at Sea and Bedtord
Is PuSSIed; Heitger Asks for Aid

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED
of the mysterious woman i'm Louisville
message to Mayor Smith said that the
woman was a clairvoyant seeking notorlety:
Chief of Police Russell. who went to that
city to confer with her, returned tonight.
He refuses TO discuss his visit.
Bedford is wrapped in a fall of snow,
the heaviest of years, tonight The alley
where Miss Schafer met her death, tracks
by curious people and the blood spots on the
frozen ground are covered. All presents an
appearance far different than on the drlZ-
cling morning the body was discovered
The intense feeling against the murderer
of Sarah Schafer is not confined alone TO
the limits of Lawrence county. FROM tar-
away village i'm Kentucky to-day came a
letter addressed TO Mayor Smith which IN
dictate the treatment its citizens DelleNe the
murderer deserves. The letter reads: we
as large body OF the citizens OF Clover
port, very much regret the awful deed that
has befallen Miss Schafer. and we are hor-
ror-stricken at such dastardly crime. We
are, furthermore quite willing and very
anxious to assist you in the capture of the
guilty party.
The letter offers assistance. and closes:
Hoping that the guilty party be found.
captured, hung and disposed of. we are,
respectfully, citizens Several similar let
tiers have been received.
An unfOunded report reached Bedford
early to-day that Heitger had been ar
rested in Bloomington. 1t threw the city
into an uproar Every telephone was put
into immediate use. and it was soon learned
with his friends over the telephone.
A Cincinnati newspaper printed story
that he had been arrested at Louisville and
late this afternoon dozens of kilograms
to correspondents asked them to verify
the story that the young man is in Bloom
ington. Former Chief of Police Hager, OF
Louisville. tonight said he knew of no
conference in that city. He was not famil-
lar with the reasons for Chief OF Police
Russells visit.
The schools of Bedford will open to-
morrow and a new instructor for the Latin
classes will be engaged at once. Professor
Alexander. Miss Knox and Miss Cad
accompanied the body of Miss Schafer to
Elkhart. returned late last night. They
went to their homes and refused to talk.
Coroner Plummers verdict is expected
before the end of the week. IL will be muir
der the hands of an unknown person.
The result of the autopsy conducted by
Drs. Emery. Freeland and Short over the
body Of Miss Schafer was made public
to-day. Ii follows;
Body and clothing dirty and wet. Over
shoes We're on common No. 2-shoes. Stom-
ach filled with food. No digestion had
taken place. Head had large, irregular
bruise over left eye laying bare the skull.
This blow stunned. but did not kill Skull
fractured back of and above right ear.
cinders. coal and dirt. Cut above left ear
and also directly on back of head: skull
fractured at this site. Wound over left
eye three inches long and two inches
wide. A small wound one inch long above
this wound. Another wound four inches
sandy hair about two inches long was
taken from right hand. presumably a mus
tache hair, the weapon used was blunt"
JOSEPH WIENER.