South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-27

car at the park Sne was seated on
the other side of the car.
a theory that the man who had met
Hazel Macklin at the park was dress
ed in a Woman's clothing, or that a
man with another man dressed in that
manner had met her, was discredlted
by Chief Kuespert and Detectives
Diver and Lane, the three men who
are responsible for most of the work
turne UP by the police department
Clothes Offer Clue.
The theory first arose from the dis
covery of several articles of woman $
clothing found along the river bank
two miles away from the scene OF the
crime. Although the police have no
explanation for the finding OF the
| clothing they are certain, according
to Chief Kuespert, that II had nothlns
to do with the present case.
That the body of the man FOUND on
! the morning OF Aug. 5 IN the mil
race at Hydraulic av. and LaSalle aV.
was that Of the girls murderer Is also
! secuted by the police. The mans BODY
had been in the water at least three
/ weeks. and it was found only nine
DAYS after the girl was murdered.
Detectives Diver and Lane are
securing the towns about the city IN
an automobile for some clue that
might lead TO a possible solution of the
Mrs Macklin stated at one point in
her story TO Chief Kerr Tuesday morn
ing that she had had no word or her
husband for two years after they had
been divorced, until one day she met
him in Bremen. At that time he Is
said to have maze the statement that
as soon as Hazel appeared dissatisfied
with the nome ne gave her he would
send her back to her mother.
"In.tead of that" sObDed Mrs.
Nacklin. he sent her TO strangers. to
people he knew nothing ABOUT GU
see what has come of It
When asked if her husband had de-
iberately kidnapped Hazel from the
nome of her uncle in Nappanee, Mrs.
Nacklin replied. Yes, that is all IL
yas-a plain case of kidnapping"
/ She went on to say that Hazel ana
| she had gone TO the home or John
/ Nacllin. the uncle. and that she had
/ returned as soon as she saw IhaI
Hazel was safe at the uncle.s nome
I 1t was while John Macklin, his ram
ily and Hazel were at the supper
table that Ira Macklin, according 10
I Mrs. Macklin, came TO the mousse anu
. called Hazel to the door.
Mrs. Macklin asserted that he had
/ compelled Hazel to come with hln
without allowing her TO get her
/ clothes ana that he took her with him
/ TO Indiana l1aTbor from where she
| went to Valparaiso. From Valparaiso
/ the girl went TO Toledo and from To-
/ ledo back 10 South Bend. where she
went 10 school and stayed at the
! home of her aunt, Mrs. Charles Mil
4 Ter. 744 Harrison aV. At Toledo and
J Valparaiso she did domestic work IN
/ private families.
| Funeral services for Hazel were
/ held in the Jones chanel Wednesday
| afternoon at o'clock and the body
/ was Immediately shipped to Bremen
/ where she viii be buried 81 a lot. the
| property of the father. She was
/ born March 19, 1897. in Nappanee.
/ She is survived by her mother and
/ father. two sisters and a brother. The
| sisters are Beulah, adopted by a fam
| ly in Los Angeles. Calf: Fern OF
| Nappanee. William Edward. eight
! years old, IS the brother. He lives in
/ Elkhart. Beulah was adopted by
| Mrs Deru OF Mishawaka and was
\ taken TO Los Angeles
Divorced Seven Years Ago.
/ Seven years ago Mr. and hrs.
| Nacklin We're divorced. At that time
/ Macklin was granted the custody OF
Il the three youngest children, while
/ Mrs. MaCkln was granted the custody
| of Hazel the eldest The mother and
daughter went 10 Nappanee. where an
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