The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
| Lafayette Young Woman Makes
interesting Disclosures.
SCANDAL MONcERS TALK
AND lMpLlcATE YOUNG WOMEN
AND OLD MEN--A NEST
or tNFAMY.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Lafayette. Ind, Feb catherine
Griffin. Of this city said today that
she visited friends in Bedford several
weeks this winter Wmle there she
says she became acquainted with Miss
Sehaefer the murdered school teacher,
and also with man who she says
she did not like
The day of the murder" she says,
this man and were together, and he
grew angry at my refusal to accom-
pany him aud we parted The night
OF the murder ! was at one end of
the alley in which the body OF Miss
Schaefcr was found 1t must have
been shortly before the crime was
committed, | discovered man fol.
lowing me. succeeded in eluding
him. and he walked up the alley To-
ward the spot where Miss Schaefcr
was murdered
When she heard of the murder of
Miss Schaefer the next day she IN
medately returned to Lafayette. Miss
Schaefer in many respects resembled
Miss Griffin, and the latter believes
the man who followed her was the
murderer
The Berford authorities arc doeply
impressed with the story and have
sent detectives here to question Miss
Griffin
Court of Scandal Makers
Bedford. Ind. Feb 3.-"An Indiana
village notorious for the murder of
Sarah schaeler, and chiefly inhabitod
IN these days by men ana women Of
blasted regulations"
Such is the description of Bedford
bitterly spoken today by a city official
who has been active in the scarch
for the murderer Of the pretty school
teacher
How much Of truth it contains is
best known by those residents Of the
village who. once numbered among the
hest respected people, now find them
selves Stunned and suspected
Bedford has been demoralized as a
result OF The schacler murder The
inquiry conducted into the crime has
been barren Of results The scandal
mongers of the village are now the
inqusilors. The result is shown by
an editorial appearing in one of the
village papers. written, II Is said, at
the request Of the residents of the
village who have bccn suspected Of
he murder
at Is now up 10 the board of in
luify to discover the murderer Of
Miss Schacfcr and convict him the
editorial reads
"There are too many men under
suspicion TO allow the guilty one To
escape. The handling Of the case in
the last few days has been an out
rage upon the public and the people
IF Bedford are becoming thoroughly
lisgusted with the whole matter The
,rime itself IS terrible, but no more
50 than the attempts TO wreck the
GOOD name of our citizens"
The men whose names have been
connected at one time or another with
the murder are for the most part bus
mess men of Bedford, many Of them
married. and all Of good standing In
the search village gossip has preceded
the Pnkertons hired by the city coun-
Gil Invariably unfortunates on whom
this kind Of suspicion has fellen have
been summoned before the secret
board of inquiry to vindicate them
selves This however. has been suf
cient to establish firmly the guilt Of
each in the minds Of some of his
enemies.
Women have felt tne brunt of public
criticism though in less numbers.
Some keep TO their homes, fearful Of
the suspicious glances of their neigh
5ors The roommate Of the dead girl.
Miss Eva Love. is in a serious state
If nervous prostration as a resul; Of
The gossip about her Today Miss
Love issued signed statement deny
ing all knowledge Of the murder
Detective Reed said he had investi- (
gated Miss Loves visit to indianapolis
snd her acquaintance with young
man OF that city As a result, he said /
he had found the theory untenable /
that Miss Schaeger was murdeder be.
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