The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-03
OFFICIALS AT BEDFORD
ARE AGAIN bEWI[DEREO
All Their Clews and Theories
Have Proved Worthless on
Investigation.
PEOPLE ARE IMPATIENT
Want Miss Schafer's Slayer Ar
reSted-Sleuth O'Brien on a
Secret Quest.
PEOPLE ARE. IMPATIENT
STAFF Correspondence of the Journal.

Staff Correspondence OF the Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Feb. 2-The seuths en-
gagged in probing the mystery of the murder
of Sarah Schafer are as much at sea to-
night as to the identity of the murderer as
they were the morning the mutilated body
was discovered in the cab she'd Clew after
clew has been followed and theory after
theory has been established all to burst
bubble before the slightest investigation.
The Pinkertons are puzzled. the city Off
cials are bewildered and the citizens of the
little city are impatient That. in few
words. tells the situation here tonight
S. b. Lowe, who has been identified active
ly with the investigation as a member of
the special committee, in statement to-
night said that all hope had not been aban-
doned and that he was confident the muir
derer would be caught. 1T will take days
and days, however, ne said.
Detective Reed talks just confidently.
although he declares an arrest will not take
place for some time.
The work of the investigators has been
followed closely by newspaper correspond
ents and II anything tangible has been un-
earthed it has been within the past twenty
four hours.
ELIMINATED FROM THE CASE.
Detective Reed tonight reiterated his
statement made to the Journals representa-
tive few days ago that the testimony of
Miss Eva Love could be eliminated from
the case. He believes the girl has been
done an injustice. s. b. Lowe. however.
will not say that her story will not be con-
sidered in the future. and he refuses to
make statement that IL will be valueless
in the further investigation. On his advice
Miss Loves testimony was taken I'm writing
to-day. II does not differ from the inter
views already printed in these dispatches.
Detective O Brien left the city this morn
ing and Assistant Superintendent Reed Will
not tell his whereabouts. He admits that
he is working on the case. He boarded the
early morning train on the Monon for the
north.
Bedford people are impatient because an
arrest has not been made. Editorially to-
night the Bedford Democrat SAYS: 1T is
now up TO the board of inquiry to discover
the murderer OF Miss Schafer and convict
him. There are too many men under sus-
piciOn TO allow the guilty one TO escape"
The editorial. however. is political one
attacking the Republican officials, who have
been working tirelessly.
The connection OF a prominent Bedford
man with the case is the talk of the city.
He is connected by the gossips with a half
dozen assault cases in the neighborhood of
the scene OF the Schafer murder during the
last two years. The theory. however, that
murder has been exploded by the fact that
there is not one iota OF evidence on which
conviction could be obtained
1t became known to-day that in the pos
session OF the officials is a cuff found in
the Cook cab shed week after the murder.
The cuff is a plain polka dot, of the percale
style. but how its presence came 10 be dis
covered I'm the shed more than a week fol-
lowing the murder Is as great a mystery
as the murder itself. The officers are GER
tain il was not there the morning the body
was found as the interior of the shed wa =
subjected 10 a most rigid inspection There
is an initial M on the inner band of the
cuff evidently printed In indeible ink sim
liar TO that in use at laundri4s but the
initial or monogram is not that of the
man around whom strong circumstantial
evidence Is being woven. The detectives he
lieve II was placed I'm the shed either as n
hoax or TO divert them from the present
line o. investigation.
Judge Wilson to-day announced that the
grand Jury. which viii investigate the mur-
der, will convene on Feb. H.
JOSEPH WEIMER