The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-27
MISS SCHAEFER
HAD INSURANCE
Applied for $1,000 on Day of
the Murder
FUNERAL IS C0NDUC TED
No New Light Is Shed on the Mystery
That Has Cast Such Gloom
Over Bedford,

Bedford Ind, January 26.-Very little
has been accomplished today by the COM
mittee on public safety under the guidance
of Mayor Smith and Detective Halpin to-
ward the apprehension of the murderer
of Miss Shaefer. The committee are in
communication with several detectives
who will assist the committee in their
investigation.
All newspaper correspondents stationed
here have been ordered to refrain from
publishing any confidential matter per-
tanning to the investigation.
The funeral of Miss Shaefer was held at
Elxhart today and number of people
from here were in attendance.
Edward Boruff. an attorney of this city,
who was assaulted and beaten by an un-
known man a few years ago. has sub
scribed an additional $3.50 to the reward
for the apprehension Of the murderer.
Coroner Plummer's verdict is expected
before the end of the week. 1t probably
will be murder at the hands of an I'M
known person.
The result of the autopsy conducted by
Drs Emery, Freeland and Short over the
body of Miss Shaefer follows:
Result of Autopsy.
Body and clothing dirty and wet. Over
shoes were on common No. shoes; stom-
acn filed 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 and above right ear The
wound over the left eye contained chi
ders, coal and dirt. Cut above left ear
and also directly on back of head. Skull
fractured at this site Wound over left
eye was three inches long and two inches
wide. A small wound of one inch long
above this wound. Another wound four
inches above left ear nearly on top of
head. One sandy hair about two inches
long was taken from right hand, presum-
ably a mustache hair. The weapon used
was blunt.
The Bedford committee on public safety
consisting of Mayor Smith, President
Lowe of the school board, and Olin Bum
dy, and an attorney. met today to ar
range for the continuance of the search
for the murderer of Miss Schaefer. The
feeling here grows more intense as days
go by with no apparent approach toward
the apprehension of the murderer
The authorities are in communication
with other detectives who will assist De-
tective Halpln of Chicago, who Is in
charge with the secret work. Tonight
the authorities will call together all news
paper correspondents and order that
there be no publications of confidential
matter that might interfere with the
work.
Prosecutor Miller said the next grand
jury which meets in three weeks also
will go to work on the murder The pub
lie schools of Bedford opened this morning
for the first. time since the murder The
high school where Miss Schaefer taught
will not resume for ten days.
Had Her Life Insured.
Niles. Mich, January 26.--G. II. Reed
a South Bend. Ind insurance agent re-
lates e peculiar circumstance which would
Indicate that Miss Schaefer was PRESIDENT
of danger.
Reed says the young woman applied for
a $1,000 life insurance policy and he de-
livered the same to Miss Schaefer's moth
er. the beneficiary, just ten hours before
She was murdered. He says his business
was not solicited by any agent
Miss Schaefers Funeral Held.
Elxhart, Ind. January 2e.-The funeral
Of Miss Sarah Catharihe Schaefer, vic
tim of the Bedford tragedy, was held to-
dav. The services were conducted at Trim
lily MStnptiSt NHe-fth " NAiN $3.50
vile Light The edifve was crowded.
Many floral tributes came from dis
lance.
Delegations attended, representing the
Bedford schools. the Indiana Young Wo-
men5s Christian association, the Elkhart
hight school class of 1898. the Indiana
Normal school at Terre Haute and the
State University at Bloomington
Memorial services were held at the In
diana Normal school ana the Bedford