Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-07
pETEcrIvEs ATTEMPTING re
CONNECT soMARp WITH DEN.
ven MURDER sect.
BELIEVE THEY HAVE SOLVED
vtLLlscA AND oHER GRIMES
Burns and Other Detective Agencies
Working on Theory That Religious
Fanatics Are Guilty Of Series Of
Hatehst Observation-Disclosures Of
Leader Secured.
special to Times Republican.

SpeClal 10 Times. fSepuUuCAH.
Council Bluffs. Aug. From q
psychological standpoint as we'll as
from the prosecutors viewpoint, the
arrest of Seward or Sawyer at Cla-
rinda and who was yesterday held by
United States Commissioner Hanna. Of
Creston, to the federal grand jury, has
a peculiar interest and two detectives
In Denver. who have been working up
on the solution Of the viliisca and
other similar crimes, and who hold
to the belief that the murderer in each
of these cases Is a member Of sect
which demands the blood atonement,
are coming to Iowa to look Seward
over, to interview him and determine
in their minds what If any relation
Seward bears to the Denver sect.
The claims Of the Denver secret
service men are borne out by numer.
GUS incidents occurring in connection
with the crime and 1t is confidently
believed that the army of detectives
who are at work on the Villisca MUIR
ders have at last hit upon real and
possible solution Of the crime and that
II the murderer has not yet been APP
pretended, that he will be ere long.
Attic the Denver authorities declare
that the death dealing sect exists they
have so far been unable to get any ink
ling as to the location Of the head
quarters of the sect. While there are
strong suspicious pointing to certain
section Of the city which Is now being
investigated. no one at work on the
case will reveal his findings.
Detectives cenfidsnt Of Solution.
So sure are men at work on the case
that they have at last solved the mys-
terry of the ak murderer. that they have
a description Of the leader Of the reli-
gious sect. He Is said to be a man be-
low the medium height. has long black
hair. black eyes, wears mustache and
full beard which he keeps well
groomed. All Of the male members Of
the cult are said to follow their lead
er's example as to the manner in which
they wear their boards.
Two Denver detective agencies have
been at work upon the case for several
months, but it was not until the last
few weeks that the theory Of the re-
ligious sect was advanced. Dispatches
from New York are to the effect~that
the Burns detective agency has num-
Der Of men working in Denver and in
Iowa. while all Of the cities in which
the crimes have been committed are
aiding in the attempt to locate the
blood fanatics.
A Denver detective said: I'VE have
been working upon this thing: for some
time. II there IL such q gang Of slay-
ers in Denver, we will have them all
behind the bars soon. There Is strong
evidence that Denver is the headquar-
tiers Of such an organization and we
have set net that they can't escape"
Clues which led to the theory that
the murders at villisca were committed
by religious fanatic were in the
hands Of the secret service men a
few hours after the murders were dis
covered and some Of the Iowa officials
who have been working upon the case
have held to their belief from the very
start. In fact the Denver detectives
got their start, on the case in this
manner from letter received at VIII
lisca after the murders