The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
NEW MOTIVE FOR MURDER
Of MISS SARAH SCHAFER
IS UNDER CONSIDERATION
Pinkerton Detectives Ready to Be
gin Active Work in Running
Down the Criminal.
f. A. SCHAFER AT BEDFORD
Uncle of the Victim in Conference
with the Authorities Last
Night.
E. A. SCHAFER AT BEDFORD
STAFF Correspondence of the Journal.

Staff Correspondence of the Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Jan. S0.-Five days of
constant work and hours of close study of
the crime at night have led the Pinkerton
detectives now trying to solve the Schafer
murder mystery to arrive at a new motive
for the deed. Their conclusion. it is under
stood, has been limited at in part at times
since the tragedy, and it is known that it
will not render any of the evidence now
in hand valueless.
The theory of the crime and its perpe-
traitor. it is believed, does not differ mate
rally from the outlined in these dis
patches. "The motive, however, is one that
has not even been limited at in the press.
was the statement made by Assistant Su-
perintendent Reed of the Pinkertons. to-
night. 1.-The motive is all that we have
been working on since our arrival. / think
now that can begin active work toward
running down the murderer" he continued.
Detective Reed made the astonishing
statement that he believes one little thing.
no doubt picked up in the cab shed the
morning the body was discovered, would
furnish evidence enough TO convict the
man that did the murder. He believes that
more than one bit of evidence was over
looked then in the mad excitement. No
end of questioning would bring forth the
nature of the article supposed to have been
overlooked in the cab shed. Detective
Reeds statement only adds mystery to the
already mysterious case.
Tonight, fresh from the Chicago Office,
came Detective O'Brien, of the Pinkertons.
All three men will now be actively engaged
on the case.
VICTIMS UNCLE AT BEDFORD.
E. A. Schafer, an uncle of Miss Sarah
Schafer arrived tonight from South Bend.
He tried to guard his movements and reg
istered from Indianapolis. He went into
conference Immediately upon his arrival
with S. b. Lowe, member of the investi-
eating committee, E. B. Stephenson and
the Pinkertons. The conference lasted until
IL 80 o'clock The detectives, at it's conclu-
sion, held a consulta tion which lasted until
l o'clock this morning.
Mr. Schafer denied that he gave the de-
tectives any information and said that his
only interest was in learning what progress
was being made in the search for the muir
derer of his niece He said he would re-
main in Bedford over Sunday.
Early this morning Assistant Superin-
tendent Reed, of the Pinkertons, although
refusing to give any information as to the
subject of the conference between himself
and Mr.. Schafer, declared that he felt
more encouraged lndn dt any UIne since
he had been at work on the case. He said
that the prospects for positive develop
ments were brighter than they had been
before. He declared that there was no
truth in the report that an arrest was
contemplated within the next twenty-four
hours.
1t was learned tonight that Mr.. Lowe, of
the committee, intends to leave Bedford
Sunday He refused TO declare his desti-
nation, and would not state whether his
trip had any bearing on the investigation.
NO ARREST MADE.
The report circulated about the streets
to-day that Joseph Heitger would be ar
rested was denied at once by the city Of
fcials and Pinkertons. "An arrest will be
the last development in the case,' was Mr..
Reeds remark
Mayor Smith was at his home all day.
S. b. Lowe was engaged at his law office
and Olin Bundy, the third member of the
investigating committee, was busy at poll
ties, consequently there was no session of
! the committee. All three men, in state
ments to the Journals representative, to-
night said there were absolutely no develop
ments during the day.
Indianapolis only can furnish the in
! formation gained from the investigation
made after Sheriff Frank Smiths visit.
Miss Eva Love is prostrated at the home
of her brother, Frank Love. She saw sew
| eral newspaper men early to-day, but told
! them nothing. Later in the day doctors
refused TO admit anyone into her room. To-
night Frank Love told the Journal that il
| was true that his sister was a patient OF
| DR.. Coliop, in indianapolis, for several days
| Immediately after she left Bedford. two
! weeks ago He said that during her stay
| in that city she was at DR.. CollOps home
/ on Vermont street. Mr.. Love refused 10
| talk further than TO say that he is confident
/ his sister is keeping nothing from the de-
/ tectives He said that several times TO his
! knowledge his sister has been with Stilson
! Judah. He called once when Miss Love was
! visiting her cousin in indianapolis
JOSEPH WIENER.