The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-01
SUSPECTED B0ARDER GONE
Formal Murder Charge to be Filed for
Death Of Catherine Winters on Demand
of Detective Abel and Mayor Watkins

statement made by Detective Abel to
| The Palladium representatives this
noon. "A telephone conversation Mrs
| Winters had, letters | found at the
| Winters home and garments belong
/ ing to the child. which had been hid
den, are my evidence for the charge |
am making
| Detective Abel today gave a Palla-
dium staff correspondent the first out
| line he has published as to the theory
! OF the alleged murder of pretty little
! Catherine. He says he believes Mrs.
Winters, the child's stepmother. in a
fit of anger, beat Catherine which re-
suited in her death. He believes the
body of the child was then cremated
and that DR.. Winters and Cooper have
guilty know ledge of the alleged crime.
An undershirt said to have belonged
to the missing girl was today sent 10
chemist at Indianapolis for the purpose
of determining whether the blood
stain on it was caused by human blood.
To support his theory that the child,
after the alleged crime. was cremated.
Abel is exhibiting a red sweater she
/, frequently wore. which has a large
! hole burned in the back.
Take Arrest Very Calmly.
| DR. Winters and his wife, as we'll as
Cooper, took their arrest and their
hearing today good naturedly. VIII
liam o. Barnard, former judge. and
! his son, George, one time mayor. ap-
! peared for the defense. AS soon as
the crowd had settled about the court
room Barnard. Sr., began his argu-
ment.
Ny clients are the victims of an
outrage" he said. Into our peace
full midst this man Abel. claiming to
be private detective. came. We don't
know who he is We haven't been
able to find out vet. He has no re-
sponsibility in this community. Yet
he can come down here and charge
DR. Winters and his wife. as well as
Mr. Cooper with murder. Mrs. Win
tiers has lived in my part OF town since
she was n little girl. DR.. Winters has
been a reputable dentist here for years.
Mr.. Cooper was employed here Vet
this irresponsible Abel has been allow
ed to come here and make these
charges"
Wanted Trial at Once.
Mrs Winters interrupted the attor-
ney saying. we are ready 10 be tried
and we want to be tried right away"
DR. Winters nodded his assent to her
! statement.
At the close of Barnard's remarks
! Prosecuting Attorney Walter Myers
was prompted by the judge to make
his address. He declined TO say any
! thing at this time except to ask that
bonds of $4,000 each be fixed for the
three defendants He said after the
hearing that he would fight the re-
quest for an immediate trial. The
bonds were signed by Scott Robe. d
farmer, and Frank SittOn. relative.
Reward for Finding Child.
There is a reward of $4,000 out
standing in connection with the Win
ters case. but most of this money is
for the safe return of the child alive
Thus. If the child should be found
dead or evidence discovered that she
has been murdered. Abel. the detective
would get little or none of the reward
money However. il is believed that
the New Castle people would see to
il Aat he did not go unrewarded-
Abel was employed recently by Mayor
Watkins. who has already paid him
about $50 expense money from the
fund that has been raised by the ex-
hibition OF the moving pictures.
Former Prosecutors View.
| II. II. Evans. former prosecuting at
torney. said Saturday:
In regard to- this noted case. the
half has never been told and never
will be told until DR. Winters reveals
what he knows The people OF this
community have been charitable and
generous in their donations of time
and money in making search for the
child. and until the case takes a turn
from what il has. it seems to me- that
the public should no longer be duped.
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