The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-01
JUDGE WILSON |NSTRUCTS
BEDFORD GRAND JURY TO
PROBE THE SCHAFER CASE
Prosecutor Miller Files the Ap-
pointment of Attorney Palmer
as His Assistant.
PALMER SPEAKS TO-DAY
Will Give His Mysterious Infor-
nation to Grand Jury-Three
New Witnesses Examined.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, May 3l.-Judge Will
son, who has been at his home in Bloom
ington since Saturday, convened court
again this morning. The most important
business was the calling of the grand jury
to investigate the murder of Miss Sarah
Schafer. During his instructions TO the
grand jury Judge Wilson said
1T has come to the ears of the court,
the prosecuting attorney and many others
that there yet exists information possessed
by citizens of Bedford that will lead to the
discovery of the fiend that murdered this
girl. / have called you together, gentle
men, that you may spend the balance OF
this term, If you find Ii necessary, in the
investigation of this matter and that you
may If possible, find the guilty one and
present him to this court. Gentlemen. be
firm, be earnest, be diligent in the work
that is before you. Let the recollection or
a sorrowing community, or the sweet and
pure life that has gone out. and of the
awful scenes of her struggle for existence
that fatal night of storm and terror
to the end, il possible, that you may pre-
sent to this court the murderer. whereby
of this awful crime the avengement due
now upon you Confidently and with the
expectation that you will do your duty.
submit the matter OF this investigation TO
you. AS you nave sworn DelOre nlgn
heaven that you will. do your duty.
Prosecutor Robert G.. Miller was present
when the grand jury was Instructed. He
has already thoroughly investigated every
rumor in the case, but in view of the state
ment made by Attorney Palmer that If
given a grand jury and three weeks time
he could produce, evidence to show who
killed Miss Schafer, he filed his appoint
ment of Mr.. Palmer as prosecutor TO in
vestigate the matter and returned to
Bloomington, thus signifying that the in
vestigation is entirely In Mr.. Palmers
hands.
Mr. Palmer will not prosecute the in
vestigation before the grand jury. He so
the country, where he had been since Sat
urday He said Il will tell them all
know and they can do what they please
with it; and l will give them mass of in
formation that they cannot get through
with in less than three weeks
Asked If the grand jury could extend its
investigation beyond the term of court,
which will end this week, he said he
mess 1T looks very much to me-" he said
las if they have got the cart before the
horse.
Mr. Palmer would not give an intimation
of what information he has. He said that
after he had told it to the. grand jury he
would not be permitted 10 repeat II, and
that it would not be right TO make it public
before hand.
The investigation to-day was under the
direction of Deputy Prosecutor Ell b.
Stephenson About half a dozen persons
have been examined, three of whom were
not before the grand jury who indicted
son is working is not known. 1t is re-
ported that Detective Jacob Hager. of
Louisville is in the city TO work on th..
case, but no one has seen him. 1t is GER
tain that he has not been officially en-
ployed. Mr.. Palmer will go before the