The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-03
NEW BECHTEL CLUES
Rsiice Sergeant Expects Solution Of
Murder Mystery.
TRACES THE CRIME TO A RESORT.
~. krauss Is Next to certaia That the Girl
Was KiIied st Resort on the Outskirts Of
the cty-She Was Followed Thlther BY
Ter Jesioss Admirer. He Says, There the
Mortal Wounds We're Inflicted.

Allentown, Pa. (SpeciaD .-Disclosur
.pi the name OF Mabel Bechtels mur-
Serer and all the details OF the mysteri-
oEs tragedy are promised this week,
Srcording to the statement OF one OF
the officers at work on the case under
the direction OF Capt. Jas. L. Schaad,,
counsel for the Bechtcl family.
This officer is Sergeant Edwin w.
Knauss, of the local police, who, from
the hour Mabels body was found in
the areaway of her home, clung to the
theory that the girl was not killed at
her home. His views are now support
cd by more than 90 per cent. OF the
geopie here. When the murder was
discovered Sergeant Knauss was one OF
che first officers on the ground and it
~as not long before he LETT the home
a the Bechtcls and began to look in
other directions for clues. The Ser
gesnt said:
The Bechtel mystery is nearer solu-
fInn now than most persons think and,
although the man at whom we point
suspicion is free from the law, we pro-
pose to show the truth. We have es-
aablished the motive for the crime
We can show that only two days be-
Gore she was killed Mabel was threat
cned that il she did not marry a GER
tain young man she would not marry
anybody else. We can prove by reputa-
~le witnesses that the young man de-
s-tandcd final answer on the Monday
night OF the tragedy, but that he did
not see Mabel then. That night in
stead OF being in bed at 9 o'clock, as
members OF his family said, he was seen
c1 the street shortly before II o'clock.
when he gave trolley car transfer to a
friend.
Thus far there is not a flaw in our
theories. but the rest is based upon in
berences supported by some strong
proof that is becoming stronger every
day. The man whom we suspect has
given us accounts OF his movements
alter II O'Clock OF the night that pre-
ceded the finding Of the girls body in
The alley and this is the feature OF the
case we are now trying to clear up"
Sergeant Knauss added that he is
next to certain that the girl was killed
at resort on the outskirts OF the city.
She was followed thither by her Jealous
sdmirer, he says, there the mortal
wounds were inflicted and later the dy-
ing girl was taken home in a hack.
We have scattering pieces OF evil
dence on these points," added Sergeant
knauss, but in few days we expect
TO have the whole story and witnesses
20 prove il"
District Attorney Lichtenwalner
eharaeterizes the new theories OF the
friends OF the Bechtels as scheme to
create public sentiment in favor OF
fhrm and he sarcastically remarked:
If those people who say they know
51abePs murderer don't soon reveal il,
will have them indicted as accessories
after the fact to the murder for conceal
ing the perpetrators of the crime. In
connection with the agitation OF the
Bechtels there is promise Of another
scandal"
Ine story is going the rounds that half
a dozen or more prominent business
men paid literally to be excused as wit
Dcsses In the case in order to escape ex-
posure.