Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-28
And Terrier rising From 1t
Leads to Arrest of Bed
ford Suspect.
BEHR HAS TO EXPLAIN
Man Arrested in Louisville Held to
Show Officers Where He Was When
Miss Schafer Was Murdered.
Harry Behr's Clothes Were Bloody,
His Face Scratched and His
Mind Uneasy.

Louisville, KY, Jan. 28.-With his
clothing in several places clotted with
blood, one clot on the right coat sleeve
| being five inches long and three inches
wide, his face badly scratched, Harry
Behr was taken into custody as a sus-
pect in connection with the murder
of Miss Sarah Schafer at Bedford, Ind,
on the night of Jan. 81
He was arrested at the home of
Roger White, negro with whom he
has been boarding since the day fol
lowing the murder The grounds Civ
en- for Behr's arrest are stated by the
officers as follows: Behr was met by
the negro White on Friday morning
Jan. %, the day following the murder
Behr was coming from the Louisville
dock of the ferry line running to JEFF
fersonville, Ind. Behr bore two deep
scratches, one on each side of his fore
head and two or three minor abrasions
about the face. His clothing contains
| several bloodvclots of large size, which
he attempted to remove after going
to Whites home Behr after his ar
rest told an uncertain and disconnect-
ed story to account for his wherea-
bouts at the time of the murder and
in explanation of the wounds on his
face Some portions of his story are
contradicted by his mother, who lives
| in Memphis, and other statements by
Mrs. Behr fail to fully substantiate
details as to time.
According to the story of the negro
TO1I.,.
board with him and "smolke a little
hop White assented and Behr went
to the negro's home, where he remain
ed until his arrest, going out but twice
for brief intervals. Two days ago
Behr produced newspapers containing
accounts of the Schafer murder and
asked Lizzie White to read to him the
story of the murder. He was smoking
opium frequently and was twice heard
to say that he had a woman's blood
on his clothing. Once Behr awoke
from a stupor induced by the pipe"
and screamed for Lizzie White, calling
out that he had killed woman. The
negroes notified the detectives and
the arrest followed
To the officers Behr stated that he
was native of Memphis and gave the
address of his mother there. He de
clared that he left Memphis last
Thursday night, coming to Louisville
and remaining here. The cuts on his
face he claimed to have received dur
ing the turbulent municipal election
at Memphis Jan. Z during a row in the
Ninth ward. Mrs. Behr was unable
to give the date of her sons departure
how oTyiD hot oh
a week ago. She stated fatty that
her son did not participate in any
fight in the Ninth ward Behr is six
feet two inches high, smoothly shaven,
with dark hair and dark eyes He
claims to be twenty-five years old and
is apparently of Hebrew parentage.
The facts in favor of the prisoner
are:
The hair clutched in the dead wo-
mans hand was red, while that of the
prisoner is dark.
Behr is an opium user and the de-
tectives frankly admit that his cry ut
tered to Lizzie White may have result
ed from an opium dream following the
reading and discussion of the Schafer
case.
Behr's explanation of the freshness
of the wounds on his face is that he
suffers from eczema and they remain
ed open, although the election in Mem
phis and the row in which he claims
to have participated occurred Jan. T.
1t is also admitted that Mrs. Behrs
denial that her son participated in the
riot may have been made because she
| feared he would be arrested for some
| 0e INIT nd hot
desired to shield him. The work of
tracing Behr's movements will take
time and the case is at a standstill for
the present. The prisoner is being
"sweated" today.