South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-26
POLICE BAFFLED BY
BRUTAL MURDER
OF YOUNG GIRL

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as many OF them as could be located.
Mrs. Miller said that when those et-
forts proved fruitless she and her
husband decided to take the matter
I'D with the police department.
Coroner Swantz stated that the in
quest would be continued for several
DAYS. In the meantime he will work
with the police department in the
case toward "a possible solution. de
stated Monday afternoon that as yet
he knew of no one whom he could
summon as a witness.
Fails to Attend Reunion.
Public knowledge of the disappear
ance of the girl first came to light at
a reunion of Mrs. E. w. Morses West
minister Presbyterian Sunday school
class, held at the residence Of J. II.
Zuver, editor of The News-Times.
whose daughter is the class president.
That was about the first Of Septem-
Der. Hazel was the only member of
the class that failed to appear at the
reunion and when inquiry was made
regarding her, another girl, neighoor
of the Miller's, told the story Of how
she had gone to SpringbrOok park to
meet the Dunkard employer and had
not since been heard from. The
story told by Mrs. Miller now is very
similar TO that told by the girl, only
the latter knew less of the details.
Suspicion of foul play, or a possible
case of white slavery seized the MEM
bers of the class, and Mrs. Morse,
who resides at go Rex St, determined
upon an investigation. She called
upon Mrs. Miller, who. according TO
Mrs. Morse, was not inclined to be-
come mtNh agitated over the affair,
making no explanation anent her al
lon fvarr 4 he. fr-l 70 oil
cept that she did not think anything
of it at the time, supposing that the
man who had called her by phone
was honest and that everything would
be all right. She still seemed to be-
lieve that Hazel was safe. stating
that when away to work here in the
city they would not hear from her
for couple of weeks.
she is very negligent about keep
ing US informed as 70 her where
abouts and what she is doing" Mrs.
Miller declared.
Start an Investigation.
Mrs. Morse and members OF the
class then instituted an investigation
on their own account. Employing a
telephone, and then an automobile
the entire country to the south and
east OF the city for miles out, to find
a family of DunkardS with a domestic
that would answer the unfortunate
girls description. Members of the
DunkarG church took the matter w
among themselves and extended the
search. The story was even an
nOunced in church one Sunday, this
long about the middle Of September
Failing TO obtain any clue, the mat
ter was taken up with the police. The
News-Times editor putting IL up 10
Chief OF Detectives Kuespert, who
acting upon further information fur
nished him by Mrs. Morse, continued
the investigation
Hazel Macklin started in the eighth
grade in the grammar school build
. ing on ". ColfaX av. about Jan. s
While she attended school she stayed
at the home Of her aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller. COINS
/ from there 10 the home OF Mrs. 4. G
Barton. a neighbOr. From there she
went into the home of j. r. FIeck
1908 sherman av.. where she was EN-
plOyed at the time she inserted the
ad. She left her position there 10 ac-
cept the projected one with the
I Dunkard family