The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-12
Mystery of Little Girls Disap- paaIaRcs Is As Deep As Ever
MANY RUNORS RUN DOWN
Father of the Girl Is Interviewed By the Mayor and the Police, But Nothing Is Found That May
 Give Clue to Girl.

Louisville December 11-fSpecial. )- Every lead picked up and followed today
 by the po.ice in the disappearance of little Alma Kellner led to nowhere. It
 was In every. sense strenuous day and
 day of many failures. The police and detectives on the case penetrated remote sections Of Louisville, New Albany and Jeffersonville on foot and in automobiles,
 only to return at dusk with nothing to report.
 This morning Fred KeIner, the father
 of the missing child, held conference
 with the heads of the police department. MT. Kellner, being naturally of a non commital disposition volunteered but lit- tie information. but the police say he
 answered every question put to him. He was cross-examined on every detail
 relating to the disappearance of his
 daughter last Wednesday morning. The
 whole case was reviewed from the begin
 hing up to the time of the conference. At the conclusion of the meeting the officers declared that MT Kellner was
 unable to throw any new light on the
 unusual case. They said they questioned
 him closely and that they were of the
 opinion now that he has told all he
 knows.
 Mayor Quizzes keIlner. While MT. Kellner was in the detec-
 tives office the mayor had held a con ference with him. The mayor questioned Keliner along every line he thought might afford some clew as to what had become of Alma. He asked him about the af fairs in the family to discover if there
 was any condition that would throw light on the case.
 The mayor stated that he had not
 learned from Kellner anything that would support the idea that the disappearance of Alma Kellner was in any way a family affair.
 T questioned him." said Mayor Head. but learned nothing. I thought 1t was best to know if there could be any inner family affairs to account for this strange disappearance That was why I did say that the family be questioned and had Kellner brought here"
 Story of pr. Jones. The story that the girl was started for Cincinnati is strongly borne out by evidence of Dr. C. Jones and his wife, given to the police today, and that of Isadore Lepler, Jewish peddler, closeted ! with the heads of the police department late Friday.
 Dr. Jones' story is that while he and
 his wife were driving along the Charles ton pike, between Jeffersonville and Charleston. Ind. they met covered wagon driven by a man near 40 years of age. He was driving very fast He slowed up as he approached Dr. Jones. but did not stop until the front end of the wagon had passed Dr. Jones' 1 line of vision.
 How do you get to Cincinnati?' the l man called to Dr. Jones after he had driven past.
 1 The story is borne our by that of Is-
 adore Lepler peddler. who told the po- | lice late Friday that a covered wagon, | drawn by two gray horses, had been l seen on the road between Charlestown and New Washington, Ind. The diver | said he was on his way from Nashville l to Cincinnati.
 | While he was talking a little girl was heard to cry in the wagon. Lepler says | she later put her head out between the 1 curtains and that she resembled in ev- | cry way the description of Alma Kell- | ner
 Silence of Abductors. The silence of the abduotors of the 1 girl is giving the police and the family 1 great concern. It looks as if there were | some hidden motive other than a money l consideration. It also makes grave | doubts creep into the minds of the moth- | CT and father whether or not their child | is alive.
 l If we received a demand for money | we would at least be sure she still l lives," said the father today, "and that 1 demand would be most welcome" | While no reward is offered 1t is cer- l tain the kidnapers could get any sum of | money they might ask Kellner will
 have no trouble in getting all the money l he needs to purchase his daughters re- | lease.
 | Frank Fehr, millionaire head of the | Frank Fehr Brewing company, Kellner 1 and his stepmother, the widow of Fred | Kellner, Sr, who died year ago, eav- | ing a big estate, were in conference for a long time late Friday and it is thought | definite arrangements were made then l for the money end of the transaction. | should a demand be made. | Thinking that perhaps the ki1napers | would attempt to make their moves un- | der the cover of darkness, Detective | Fitzgibbons today secured an automobile and made a complete tour ns the city | and its suburbs He returned after dark xAxxr