The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-02
MAN WITH A DR.. JENLL
AND Mr.. HYDE CHARACTER
MAY BE THE MURDERER
Detectives at Bedford Now Work
ing on New Theory as to
Miss Schafer'S Slayer.
SHADY STORIES RELATED
In Connection with the Person
Whose Movements on Jan. 2I
Are Being Investigated.
SHADY STORIES RELATED
Stan Correspondence of the Journal.

Staff Correspondence Of the Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Feb. 1.-Bafied alike by
mysterious letter clews and stories of re-
jected suitors and dark secrets. the Pinker-
tons employed on the Schafer murder mys-
terry now hard at work on the theory
that Bedford man about whom stories OF
n DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde nature have
been told may know something of the crime
Rumor after rumor spread over the streets
of the city and the names of all persons
mentioned hitherto in connection with the
tragedy were forgotten by those eager
to suspect any one in the slightest
manner with the mystery. This latest
development in the investigation was
mentioned in these dispatches yesterday.
but not until to-day did the detectives begin
active work along the lines of the latest
theory. The theory has been established
upon these facts:
The man knew Miss Schafer and had Oft
en- held conversations with her.
He had known her for a considerable
length of time, was familiar with her hab-
it's, knew her associates and was able to
tell what streets she traversed going be-
tween her room and Mrs. Johnson's board
ing house.
boarding house that fatal night OF Jan. q.
He wears a long overcoat and answers the
descriptions in every way of the man seen
by Albert Deitch at NJ and Fourteenth
streets, by Walter Owen at l. and Four
teenth streets and by Mr.. Mills crouching
behind a tree across the street from the
Johnson house.
Shady stories in connection with his
name have been told heretofore.
His home is within a few blocks of the
scene OF the crime.
These facts, with a multitude of others,
which must be withheld, are strong enough
to lead the Plnkertons to closely investi-
gate his whereabouts that Thursday night.
An anonymous letter received from Louis
Vile is receiving attention in connection
with the latest theory.
NO MOTIVE KNOWN.
The one weak point that cannot be ex-
planned by the Pinkertons is the motive
If this man in any way was connected with
the crime. Assistant Superintendent Reed
refuses absolutely TO discuss IL, although
ii is known positively that he has devoted
the entire day to preliminary investigation
Recalled by the latest developments is
the story of Harry Gainey, a Bedford mer-
chant, who, the night before the murder
saw q woman run from man wearing a
long black overcoat at Fourteenth and X
streets. He saw the man breathlessly rush
up to the corner of the Methodist Church
step out to accost her. She turned quickly
and ran south down the middle OF X street.
The man disappeared to the west in the
Il RI o1nC
nected with the investigation who are still
strong in the belief that Sarah Sehafer
was the victim OF a brutal black or white
man. They do not say whether in their
opinion the motive was assault or robbery
1t is known. however. that more of Bed
ford's low characters will be "sweated" i'm
the near future. All will be compelled to
try on the overshoes found near the scene
of the crime.
S. b. Lowe. of the investigating commit
tee returned to-day from Terre Haute
where he probed the story that Miss Schafer
and Miss Love were in Indianapolis to-
gether during the Christmas holidays. The
result was that in the hands of the de-
tectives is testimony showing that Miss
Schafer went directly TO South Bend and
then TO her home. From there she re-
turned directly to Bedford. Mr.. Lowe is
one of those who believe the young school
teacher was the victim of a vicious negro
or white
CLOCK STOPPED AT 6:47.
A somewhat strange feature of the muir
der mystery is that when Miss Genevieve
Iseminger reached Miss Schafer's room the
evening of the murder the clock had
stopped. The hands indicated 6:47 o'clock
All the evidence indicates that the young
school teacher was murdered shortly after
$50 o'clock The superstitious are saying
that the clock marks the exact minute
when her life was ended. The clock is
small and OF chinaware, with figures OF
Cupids painted on il. Its beauty frequently
attracted attention. ana resulted in its
history being told by Miss Schafer several
weeks before her death. The clock was
given to Miss Schafer while she was at
tending college. IL a gift of a friend
of hers. she said, young man whom she
had met some time before
Another anonymous letter was received
by the Investigating committee to-day The
message was written by the same person
who mailed the strange communication
signed the Great Man" from Cincinnati,
a week ago. II was scrawled on "A piece
of coarse paper and addressed johnson
reads:
indianapolis, Jan. 81
81 simply wrote you this 10 tell you that
everything / wrote in my letter from Gin
cinnati is true. l am on my way 10 Mont
real, Canada"
Coroner Plummer rendered his verdict to-
day. After reciting the evidence OF Albert
Deich, Mrs Addie Smith, Joseph Heitger
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Monyhan. and