The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-10
Police Pick up Some New
Evidence.
BONNER MAY PROVE ALIBI
Suspect tells Where he was
Working.
His Foreman Bears Him Out that
he Was i'm Garrett, Indiana on
August 1S--Police Capture RcvOlv-
or and are now Looking For Watch.

win the arrival mere OF Georg
Bohner, who was brought in las
night by Captain of Police Bond from
| Chicago, where ne was arrested a
a suspect in the killing of Officer Hos
| letter, the case took a rather peculiar
| turn and with the evidence now in tn,
| hands of the authorities It Is be-
lieved Harry Hauck, who was ar
| rested at Sidney. is the one who fired
the pistol that brought death to the
officer.
The police are rather doubtful con.
cerning Bonner, despite the strong
circumstantial evidence which seemed
to connect him with the crime. Bob.
ner rode for seven hours with Captain
Bond and never fell down once in re-
peating his story many times. He
claims to have been In Garrett, Indi-
ana, working on the night that Hos
tetter was murdered. The police are
now trying to find out whether the
statement and If it is Bohner's release
is true shotly unless II develops
that he knows something Of the case
through correspondence and CONVEX
sation with Hauck.
Roy Hoffhines, the steam shovel
cranesman who was held up just q
short time before Hostetter was kill
ed and who was within a few feet
of the officer at the time he was shot,
went to the Jail last night to see
Hauck. The prisoner was brought
out of the cell and into the corridor
by the sheriff and a small light col
ored cap was put on his head
Hoffhines stood there looking in
tently at him. Hauck. extremely ner-
vous. walked up to Hoffhines and said
do I look like the fellow who held
you up?" His legs shook and his
mouth quivered as ne spoke.
Hoffhines just looked at him with.
out replying. Afterwards Hoffhines
told n Mirror reporter that he is quite
positive that Hauck was the one who
showed a gun in his face on the night
of August Is and told him to de-
liver.
After seeing Hauck at the Jail Hoff-
hines went to the city prison where
he had a good look at Bonner, who
had Just arrived from Chicago. Hoff-
hines was unable to say that Bonner
was one of the men who held him up.
This with Bohners demeanor, his
apparent lack of worry and his con-
vincing statement of his &hereabouts
lead the police TO believe him.
The search is now on for additional
evidence against Hauck which has
been piling up in the last "a hours.
The police recovered n revolver of
3S caliber which was found by boys
back of the Hauck shop in the Muir
ply building a few days after the
shooting. The revolver was wrapped
up and hidden under a pile of debris.
The revolver was In the possession of
n blacksmith named Cole who lives
in the Rosewood addition and Chief
Klinefelter and Captain McLaughlin
had some difficulty making the man
give it up.
Not much importance Is attached
10 this gun, however, as the police
believe that the gun with which
Hauck is alleged to have done the
killing, will he in their possession
within n few hours. The watch which
was taken from Honhines will also
be located shortly, it is stated.
Before and after his arrest Hauck
talked considerably and 1t Is said
that his conversation In the Sidney
Jail Is practically enough to convict
him. 1t leaked out today that Hauck.
after the killing, said that he did the
job for two reasons. The first was
because Hostetter had him and his
companion in a tight place and the
second because Hostetter posed as a
dry detective and was fighting tn
saloon interests.
1t is believed that the police VIII
have gathered so much evidence dur
ing the next As hours that Hauck will
give in and confess or that some
member of his family will do so. Just
who his companion was, If Bonner
was not the man, the police do not
state. II Is said, however, that II
Bonner is released or is not charge !
with the murder, other arrests well
be made.
The police lay much stress on the
fact that Hauck although he had new
er before seen Hoffhines and had not
been informed that Hoffhines was
coming TO look him over walked right
up to Hoffhines and asked him the
question quoted above.
A telephone message from Garrett,
Indiana today stated that Bonner was
working there from the 18th to the
Goth of August 1t was supposed to
be his boss who was talking but the
police are not thoroughly satisfied and
will send some one to investigate be-
fore Bonner is released.