The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-15
YOUNG WOMAN
FOUND DEAD
At Columbus Yesterday Is
Florence Baer Whose
III o m e is Near Grove
City-Manner of Her
Death Still a
Mystery.
Rv limited Press Nire.


Columbus o., Dec. 15-The mystery
man found dead in field near Da-
kota and Bellows avenue early yes-
terday morning, was not cleared
away until late last night when Fred
Baer, farmer living two and
half miles southeast of Grove City.
visited the county morgue and iden-
titled the woman as his daughter,
Florence, nineteen, who had been alb
sent from home since Monday and
who was supposed to be visiting In
Columbus.
Following the identification of the
woman the police started to search
for someone who might know some
thing concerning her whereabouts
after leaving home. Early this morn
ing Detective Nolan and Nugent and
Headquarters Officer Creedon went 10
the farm of Samuel Dyer, two miles
south Of Greenlawn, and arrested Levi
Cordray, twenty-four. a farmland.
Cordray admitted having been a
lover of the woman but denied all
| knowledge of the manner in which
she had met her death. He claimed
and his employer confirmed his
statement, that he had not been off
the farm since last Sunday. Later in
| the morning Detectives Nolan and
| Nugent took into custody Frank G.
Welker, thirty, u teacher in the Bliss
Business college. Ht. is said to have
been q friend of the dead girl and
according to the statement of Cor
dray made to the police she expected
to be married TO n man whose given
name she said was Frank.
| According to the police, WellSer is
n married man, but separated from
his wife His home was at Bidwell,
Gala county, where his wife ano
other relatives live. Welkcr denied al
knowledge of the manner IN which tbe
girl met her death He said TO thC
arresting officers that he had not
seen her for two weeks.
According to the statement of the
dead girls father, she left home
Monday afternoon ostensibly to visit
at two Columbus homes.
She did not appear at either place
When the family failed to receive
a postal card, expected from her yes
terday they became anxious and on
learning of the finding of the uni
Identified woman, Mr.. Baer came tC
the city and identified his daughter
The father stated that handbag
with the initial "B" marked on II
and her watch were missing from
among the effects found with the
dead body
Mr.. Baer stated that his daughte,
was acquainted with Welker, who wa'
taken into custody this morning, anC
that he had visited at their home ant
recently had borrowed $11 from hi
daughter The father said Welke
had written to her telling her tina
If she would come to Columbus, n,
would repay her the borrowed money
In the suitcase found beside the girl
was note reading:
"Wn be with you in ten minutes
clifford"
Further than denying all knowl
edge of the manner in which the
girl met her death and claiming h'
had not seen her for two weeks, Wei
ker made no further statement whei
taken into custody by the detectives
The police are still trying to trace
the horse and buggy with which /
is believed the girls dead body wa
taken to the spot where it was found
Several clues have been secured bu
the police following them declared
today that while one of them wa
promising they had as yet secured n,
definite information