The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-31
Parents Mjssin6
ChIdHove Been
Put Behind Bars
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Castle, Ind, May 30-Dr and
Mrs. W. A. Winters, father and STEP
mother Of Catherine Winters aged ..
who disappeared from her home here
more than q year ago. were arrested
on their arrival here from Terre
Houte, Ind today They were charged
with conspiracy to commit a felony.
This makes three arrests in the case.
W. Fl. Cooper. q former rooner in the
Winters home. having been taken into
custody last night.
1t was stated that the charge of
conspiracy to commit felony had been
placed against the three. under arrest
merely as a means Of holding them
and that the charge might be changed
later.
Catherine Winters, the daughter Of
Dr. w. A Winters disappeared April
20, 1913. The child has been can
HassinG the neighborhoCd in which
she lived, trying to sell needles for a
church society. She was last seen late
in the afternoon and when she did not
return home II was believed she. had
gone to the home of neighbcr far
dinner. The police We're not notified
until the next day.
Catherine IS the daughter of Ir
Winters by his first wife. who dzcd
several years ago. The child inherited
$4,000 upon her mothers death
The warrants for the arrests of DT.
and Mrs. Winters and Cooper. hv
Mayor Leih, who had been q figure
in the Investigation Of the diso~ pear
anCe Of Catherine. COOper's bond was
placed at $1,000 which he was unable
TO furnish The Winters bonds hal
not been fixed at noon
". r. Myers. county prosecutor said
today grand jury Investigation would
begin Immediately. Police officers al
the private detectives. employed by tie.
mayor. today begun dirgin Cup the
floor Of the cellar in the Winters home
with the hope, as they expressed il.
of finding either the body Of the girl
or evidence of how the body had been
disposed OF. It was said If no traces !
were found in the cellar that other
parts Of the premises would be dug
up.
After the arrest last midnight Of W
H. Cooper. 28, on a charge of conspir-
acy to commit a felony in conn ection
with the Investigation with The diSap-
pearanCe on March 20, 1918 Of nine
year-Old CathariDe Winters. Il was
said a second search Of the home Of T1r
w. A Winters. father Of the girl
would be made today. Private detee-
tives and local police officers VINO
searched the home last night. asserted
that they found, sealed n the base
ment wall q red hair-rib5or. d red
undershirt and red sweater which had
oe-OlgEu 10 the missing CIll. q.
The sweater. police officers declared. !
looked as i holes had been burned in
i and the undershirt bore stains,
which looked like blood.
Cooper was a roomer al the Win
ter's home when the girl disa ppear-
ed but left New Castle the next day
and remained away for ten ID. He
declares he can prove an allal
Dr. and Mrs. Winters are in Terre /
Haute where motion pictures are be- /
ing shown TO raise funds TO further
the search for Catherine.
Large sums of money have been
srent in search for the child and she
has been reported found in various /
parts Of the country but each report +
has proven untrue.
New Castle. Ind, May 30-Mrs. .
Winters. questioned regarding the
clothing worn BY Catherine on The day .
Of her disa ppearance. March %, 1912. +
by the police said a sweater which
was found last night, was arr # them .
Il vas said that DR.. Winters probably {.
would be taken to the jail IN N-n-
Gle that he might rot coEoU-i-tCa-e
with either his wife r Cooper.
New Castle IS wrou'E@t up over -@a