South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-26

pany with a man and woman and that
the girl was making frantic efforts 10
leave the rig. and other stories from
the neighborhood pertaining To tho
supposed murder of the girl are yet
unconnrmeC 10y the police department
Called at Drug store.
Further 1erihcauon of the fact
that Hazel Nacklin left the home of
her aunt with the sincere motive OF
meeting an expected employer at
Springbrook park was found late this
afternoon i'm the story told by Frank
Coffeen. clerk at the Hun drug store,
corner of Michigan aV. and Cush-
ing st.
Coffeen says that the little girl
came into the store about Z O'Clock
and purchased a box camera, paying
.S225 for il. She said that she was
going TO the country 10 work and
would probably have little to do on
Sunday and hoped 10 take some pic
lures the next day. which was sun
DAY. She appeared elated over the
prospects of her new position and
bought a roll of IA 10y Id ilm
for her camera.
Waits I'm store.
According to Coneen the little girl
waited in the store for probably 10
minutes before taking car. She
mentioned that she wished to get the
Z o'clock car at the downtown station
but Coffeen says that he does not be-
lieVe she was able TO catch one be-
fore 7:l5 since il was AT least
o'clock when she left the corner of
Cushing st. and Michigan aV.
1t has been the general opinion
that Hazel took the o'clock car To-
SpringbrOok park. but Coheen's story
indicates that she left on later ctf-
1t is understood that the train crews
on the cars operating on the line at
that time are being QuiZzed 10y the
police in an effort to learn If the men
can remember seeing the girl on the
evening the murder took place.
LOcket Clcw ETuitlcss.
According TO Mrs Minnie Evans
city policeWOman, the girl has mar
ried sister and II mother in bremen
Efforts bv the local department 10 Toe
cate them have failed. The father
has been advised of his daughter s
death and is ON his way 10 the city
kilograms TO him for possible reasons
were Of no avail, as he was unable to
give any sort of solution 20 the mys-
tery he was shocked 10 learn of has
daughters horrible death.
Levi Paul Crawford. 9O5 Harrison
av, was interviewed by Chief kues-
pert and Detectives Lane and Diver
when it was found that ne was the
original OF the picture in the locket
found about the girls neck. Infor-
nation 10 the effect that he thought
the girl liked his attentions, al-
though he did not know her well was
gueaned from him He declared that
ne did not know how she secured his
picture He stated further that he
had met Hazel Macklin through her
cousin.
Crawford upon further questioning
denied all knowledge OF the girls dis
appearance until reading OF the hnd-
ing OF the body.
Mrs. @. II. Andrews OF the Broad
way building informed persons work
/ ing on the case that Hazel i'm COM
panv with another young girl had
often come to her hall where public
dances were given. She declared that
the girls had always come alone at IN
early hour and had left the place bee
fore any OF the others.
Life Quiet one
Rumors afoat 90 the effect that the
girl had before been Flctm.zed oy
older men. some OF them married.
were absolutely denied hy the police
land bv Mrs Miller her auEt. Instead.
( said Mrs. Miller. tle girls Efe had
been a. quiet one. and even through
her DAYS in high school she had NOT
,.ado irfi1str friends Her most r-
innate friends. she stated further, were
those of the sunday school class in the
/ Vi e1rr-ir.st1r PRESBYTERIAN church
r WAS Said lv detectives working
on the case that "a O.. j. smith. 1901 =.
. EIGHTH st.. had herd screams comiu-
from the park on the NIGHT in qucs-
tion The night was ca rainy one. "a
light misty rain ratlng tallen all
through the d8v. The rain had stop-
ped. however. when Hazel leIl nome
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