The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-27

the rnustache OF a white Eaan. and that snc
vas the won.sa seen by Albert Deltch al
Fourte, nth and ! streets talking with
stranger. the Investigation would avail
nothiav To this end the hairs were sent
this afternoon 10 Louisville. where a der
nlatoIogist will determine whether or not
they were torn from the mustache Of Miss
Schafer's assafsnt in the struggle or are
horse hairs. as some contend. 1t was under
stood tonight that the specialist was un-
able TO dcteruine at first inspection the
nature OF the haic1 and would not be able
TO give a definite answer until tomorrow.
With the man and woman seen by Deitch
eliminated from the case. the authorities
feel that the investigation viii be expe-
dited At to-day's meeting OF the commit
toe Il was decided to begin a systematic in
vestigation. even 20 the extent Of house
toulouse canvass. 10 determine the Identity
Of the couple IL was decided at that meet
ing to examine several prominent young
men Of Bedford. simply TO give the COM
mittee any information they might have
in their possession. To-nisht's decision
however. will work several changes in the
plans OF the officials.
At the investigation tonight number
of characters about the city We're examined.
but the efforts 10 obtain any evidence were
as fruitless as former ones.
FALSE RUMOR OF ARREST
Ed Kinzer. a Bedford railroader. was re-
ported under arrest at Indianapolis to-
night. which afterward proved false, and
the rumOr caused quite commotiOn- In
auiry at the Kinzer home brought the in
formation that Kinzer is at Guthrie. on the
Monon road. fourteen miles north of Bed
ford.
The detectives thought to-day they had
I'm their hands evidence which might
show that Miss Schafer feared harm
would befalI her before the night
OF the murder. Edwina Day,
friend of Eva Love, Miss Schafer's room
mate, was at Miss Schafer's room a night
or two before the murder. A step was
heard at the door. and Miss Schafer
jumped to her feet, with a startled "Oh, L
am glad it is you. Miss Smith" she said
when her landlady opened the door. This
is the story told by Miss Day.
The clothing of Miss Schafer. in locked
box, was taken TO the City Hall this after
noon.
To-day detectives examined the effects of
Miss Schafer at the High School. Nothing
was found to throw the faintest ray Of
light on the case. In her desk was found a
Latin composition. written by Thomas
Kern, a student, and on it was written by
Miss Schafer these words: This is good
paper. Students like you. Thomas, would
make teachers heart happy"
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
AS the bells in far-away Elkhart toled
while the body of Sarah Schafer was being
carried TO its grave. Bedford mourned for
the dead girl. The first public demonstra-
tion of the grief felt by its citizens and the
friends and pupils Of Miss Schafer over the
tragedy was the memorial service held in
the assembly room of the High School. In
this room, where she was last seen by the
girls and boys. her closest acquaintances of
the last four months, they sobbed and
mourned her death. 1t was a dramatic
scene. The seats were filed with her form
er pupils and the stiffness was broken only
by sobs. Short and impressive talks were
made by President Lowe. of the School
Board; Captain ]. ID. Alexander, who was
the last person with Miss Schafer before
she met her fate; Mayor ]. Hickson Smith,
and Senator Thomas Brooks. Eloquent
prayers were delivered by the Rev. E. Rich
ard Edwards and Rev. Wilson Whitney
President Lowe eulogized the dead girl
and called the crime "cold. ruthless and
heathenish one" Coming entirely unexpect-
ed, was attack by President Lowe upon