The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-06
NEW EVIDENCE IN
THE ScHAFER CASE
May Result in CIew TO Slayer OF
Miss Schafer.
INTEREST IS AROUSED
IMPORTANT WITNESSES BEFORE
THE JURY-McDONALD AND
WIFE MOVED FROM.
BEDFORD.

Bedford. Ind, June Some new
evidence in the Schfer murder case
has turned up and the grand jury yes
terday decided to continue its investi
cation beyond the present term Of
court The Lawrence County court
adjourned yesterday until September.
II the grand Jury had not found suf
ficent grounds to press the inquiry
it would have been dismissed by the
court At O'clock. after the arrival
of Judge Wilson from bloomington.
the grand Jury reported Tho court
asked the foreman. K, c. Fountain. IL
he had any indictments to report
Foreman Fountain replied
I'VE deem it advisable to continue
the investigation of the Schafer muir
Ter case =
judge Wilson fixe1 July II as the
date upon which an adjourned session
of the May term Of court win he call.
ed The Jurors were excused until
then
During the next Ave weeks Deputy
Prosecutor L. r. Stephenson will con.
tnue to work on the new and start
ling lead which has been opened up
during the past week.
The present grand jury was called
together Tuesday to give Attorney
r D. Palmer chance TO place before
IT the information which he said dur
ms the trial Of James Mcdonald would
point the finger Of guilt at the real
murderer 1t appears from the grand
iury's desire to proceed that the new
theory may bring results 1t Is init
mated from an authoritative source
that the motive in The new theory Ia
not that of an attempt 10 commit Grim
inal assault. one of the counts on
which the former grand Jury indicted
James, Mcdonald On the contrary. it
IL said more subtle motive Is being
locked for.
The significance OF the grand jurys
1esre to prolong the inquiry appeals
To the Bedford people, and there Is
more interest aroused tonight than
there has been since the day follow
ing the murder
s. B. Lowe, president Of the school
board said that he hardly expected
the guilty party would ever be arrest
I'd. although he hoped SO, He said
that he did not think the present
inquiry would bring out anything con-
elusive although he thought the real
murderer was in Bedford
Some important witnesses were he
fore the jury yesterday. James II.
Richards, carpenter in the Southern
Indiana shops says. he saw certain
Bedford man near the alley in the vic
Unity of the Cooke residence in H.
street on the night of the murder, and
It about the hour Miss Schafer was
KILLED II Is alleged he recognized the
man as one now under suspicion. n.
g.. Gldewell. editor of the Brazil Dem
pcrat who Is alleged TO have written
IN editorial that there we're 500 peo-
ple in Bedford who could point out
the murderer was examined Since
the publication It is said he has re-
tracted the statement
Nellie Judah Of Indianapolis, who
lives next door 70 Or Cooper, whom
Miss Love visited. and upon whom
Miss Love called. was a witness Mrs.
Mary Graves and Mrs John Troadway
Of IIarrod5hurg, subpoenaed to appear
today, refused 10 come on the ground
81 illness. They will be examined In
July Manager Il. r.. Scorah Of the
Western Union will not submit cop
les of kilograms said 10 have passed
between Bedford and rerre Hlnte.
The published eta' ment Of Or
Fletcher Of indianapolis concerning
The deathbed sayings Of Attorney Ohm
Bundy, chairman of the Bedford
bOard of inyeuigafion ami his theory
that woman Killed Miss Schafar
have caused a sensation The men
conducting the investigation scout
the theory
Dr. Duncan. Miss loves physician
IN IN authorized statement said yes
to-day Miss Love WAS suffering
from the results If fall Several years
ago. and she went TO Indianapolis
simply to escape ths tohguewagging
that always starts among women
ug'rhbprs Her illness was nothing
# q aari1ns nature al al. and the ru-
NOR started that on account Of the
eriou. ness + her conditicu she hal
lar a letter with Misc Sohsfer 10 be
given 10 her parents Il the worst haR--
renaa is utterly ri3iculous The trip
was most natural procedure for
her N'ae Love has explained every.
thing fully 10 the grand Jury Her
natural hesitation 10 tell this at first
and her stand that il was nobo1y's
business bHt her own has. Il must be
admitted. been responsible for sen.
sstisn mcneers 10 make a mountain
ont Of a mole hill But ! have asked
the physicians in Annapolis to mako
q tstement. and she has. said she
world he perfectly willing to come
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