South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-19
COrtege of Teresa HoIIander'S
Relatives and Friends Passes
Along DeSOIate Cemetery
Road Scene of Crime.
POLICE DECLARE NET
TIGHTENS ON PETRAS
Chief MiChaeIS Gets important
CIeW From Witness Who Saw
Man Hurry in Pursuit of
Young Woman.

AURORA, H., Feb 19-The body
of Theresa Hollander was carried to
the grave today over the desOlate road
she travelled the night she was killed
behind the grave digger's shanty IN
81. Nicholas cemetery.
Directly over the snow path made
by the struggling body of the young
woman. the pallbearers moved today.
Within few feet Of the spot on
which her father and mother found
her dead the coffin was lowered into
the ground. Throngs attended the
funeral-frlendS, aCquaintances and
many merely morbidly curious, drawn
by the publicity given her tragic
death since she was beaten 10 death
with a coffin brace
High mass was sung in st. Nicholas
church.
Anthony Petras, the young Austrian
who once was the sweetheart OF the
slain girl. and who now is held as
suspect in connection with her death,
did not attend the funeral He re-
NAMED in his cell alone Slowly but
surely the police claim the net of evi-
dence Is closing in around Petras.
Has New Witness.
Chief OF Police Fred AIichaels to-
day announced that ne had discover
ed another witness whose testimony
will be most important. This witness
will swear that he saw man hurry
down the run alongside the cemetery
in pursuit OF Theresa HOllander, as
the girl walked toward the spot where
IL IS suspected a lovers tryst had been
appointed. This witness was found
by Chief Michaels, but whether or
NOT he will be able TO testify as to the
identity OF the man is a question The
chief only smiles significantly and
says: Wait and see" when asked as
to the testimony OF the new witness.
The mans name is carefully guarded.
Until early today Chief Michaels,
states Atty. Tyers. Coroner Schwingle.
two detectives and an ahenist were
cioseted together They went over
the case from beginning 70 end and
discussed the testimony that the new
witness might have
The inquest into the death Of The
resa Hollander, the popular young
lodge secretary. and soon TO have be-
come a bride. was ordered - begin in
the city hall this afternoon at
O'Clock The inquest will be under
the personal direction OF Coroner Eu-
gene Norton. Every available police
OF deputies were detailed TO attend
the inquest. Petras will be there
under a heavy guard.
RIImOrs OF Attack.
There were rumors today Of a pos
sible attack upon Petras at the IN
quest
Tressie TIollander was a favorite.
Her untimely end and the brutal ma
ture by which the girl was laid low
has arot1 ssd the entire city OF Au-
:Ora. aid the police feared demon
stration against the young married
man who IS suspected OF her murder.
ON the other hand. Petras and his
sirl wife-the girl TO whom he was
married out OF pique, II IS said. after
quarrel with Moss Hoilander-have
many friends who believe in Petras
and In his innocence They too, VIII
he al the inquest prepared td defend
Petras in case there should be any
outbreak
Louis HolIander. father of the slain
Girl. is still bitter against Petras.
i will cut the man into "a thousand
pieces il had a chance, lie has said.
IF + see hlm I win not be able 10
noId myself back ] will kill him as
ne killed my little girl
Tony need not be afraid" says \.
= Matthews. father-in-law OF the
prisoner. Il ai2 big and strong my
self ani ] have PLENTY OF friends VINO
are both big and strong.
Petras 1'ndisturbed.
Petras was today IA imperUrbaole
a. eVe-. Nothing seems 10 disturb
him He sticks 20 the belief that he
VII De, a bIe To free himself OF all sus-
p{cfon. To every question put him by
he police he gives long and careful
thought Then he answers deliber-
atelv seeming measuring every word
and the effect 90 every word on his
hearers.
petras has cue friend who will not
admit that there IS any grouud for
suspicion against him-his bride.
whom he married after .'-rressie Hol-
lander and he had Quarreled.
The girl wife insists she and her
husband were at home lunchinE ON
prCtzels AM tea at The time Miss HOl-
lander was struggling Tor her life in
fna dark. lonely cemetery.
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