The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-20
BUMPASS MAKES
 FIGHT FOR BAIL
FORMER HOT SPRINGS MAN STILL UNsoLvABLE MYSTERY TO
 CHICAGO POLICE. DEPT.
Traveller and Soldier of Fortuner With the Chameleon Car, and Many Pawn Tickets, Achieves
 Notoriety.

H. R. Bumpass, formerly of this city, continues to prove a mystery to the Chicago police and to play prominent part on the front page of the Chicago papers. A Chicago Ameri- can just received has photo of Bum pass, one of his alleged brothers tand 1t Is believed he has brother there, and the other a photo of the girl in the case. The paper says.
 "Bumpass was to make a fight to- day for release on bail in the crim- inal branch of the Municipal court.
 The four held Dr. Herbert Ross Bumpass, Robert Bumpass, Nicholas Narcelles, chauffeur. and Miss Anna Hoffman, stenographer-are under in dictment by the Cook county grand jury for arson. The charge relates to the burning of the Monarch Print cry. 614 North Clark street.
 "Thgre are many questions to be answered in the investigation of the affairs of the Bumpass brothers. "Dr." Bumpass is a traveller and soldier Of fortune of striking career He and his brother do not always agree. Thra is a woman in the case, Miss Anna Hoffman, the stenographr. Miss Hoffman has been photograph ed sitting on the lap of Robert Bum pass. Just why has not been explain ed. Mf. Bumpass says he could ex- plain it, despite the fact he is mar risd, but he just doesn't care to do it.
 Miss Hoffman frankly declared at the East Chicago Avenue Station: T still care for Robert, and I won't talk about the case"
 Dr. Bumpass is in the Bridewell working out $100 fine setting type iii the prison print shop. He will be there a matter of 212 days unless he finds the money to pay the fine
 Robert Bumpass and the other prisoners have bean held at the East Chicago Avenue Station.
 Here are some of the puzzles of the case:
 The Automobile-Thi machine, be- longing to Robert Bumpass, is known to the police as the Chameleon car. It has changed from red to black and
 
 ask. The automobile has been seen to leave the Bumpass establishment evening after evening, to return just before the break of day. There were no explanations. Why? ask the po- lice
 The Pawn Tiekets-Robert Bum pass had a remarkable collection or pawn tickets when he was taken into custody. He owns an automobile and hires a chauffeur, but he frequently visits pawn shops. Why? the police ask.
 Bumpass admitted having four watches in pawn in St. Lotus, all, he said, his personal property, two be- longing to him and his wife as heir looms, an>l two purchased to take their place while they were being also pawned those purchased for use,' Why2 again query the police
 Did Robert Bumpass and Herbert Ross Bumpass conspire to cause the death of George Lynch, detective ser geant. connected with the office of tie fire attorney?
 'Dr." Bumpass first came under the spotlight in Chicago when his con nection with Nature Science" Mrs. Cora Mickle Hoffer's cult at 1042 Or leans street, was abruptly broken
 There a-e two known facts-Dr. Bumpass was employed as editor of The Thinkers Magazine, tine cult oT- gan and he was simultaneously dis missed and elected from the Hoffer home The ejectment was accom- plished with considerable neatness and exceedingly dispatch by the irate husband of Wilma Frances Miner, daughter of Mrs Hoffer
 "Bumpass caused the arrest of the family at l042 Orleans street and was shocked to discover that the defend ants turned prosecutor and gained for him a fine of $100 for disorderly con- duct