South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-26
POLICE BAFFLED BY BRUTAL MURDER Of
YOUNG GIRL, SEEK CLEW TO ISLAND PARK
MYSTERY FROM MOTHER IN BREMEN. IND.
Hazel Macklin's Story Of Meeting Mother In
South Bend Car Station Gives Rise To
kidnapping Theory Which Authorities
Admit Provides Only Avenue
Promising Solution.

Murder Of the most brutal type de-
veloped Sunday to have been the fate
of Hazel MackIin, 15 years old. resid-
ing with her aunt. Mrs. Charles Miller,
744 Harrison av.. whose mysterious
disappearance has stirred the north
western part of the city for two
months. while a quiet search has been
going on aided by the police, acting
upon the theory Of a case of white
slavery. The girl left her home Aug
! I9, to accept employment with an al
legged farmer TO the southeast Of the
city who was TO meet her at Spring
brook park, and her decomposed
body was found Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, by Louis II. Murdick. 1442
Hndreth St, in an clubhouse vault
at Island park.
Attention is cast in the direction Of
the girls mother, or more properly
speaking. Of a possible someone acting
for her, by Charles Miller. husband of
the aunt. today. Miss Macklins IA
ther and mother are divorced, the
father. Ira Macklin. being an iron
moulder employed at Indiana HaItbor.
The mother is remarked and resides
at Bremen. In securing the divorce
the custody of four children were
granted to the father. one daughter
is married and resides at Bremen,
another is in Los Angeles. Calf. and
a brother is in Elkhart.
Miller claims 70 have been search
ing for the girl among these people
since the time OF the aerial circus
here, when Otis Macklin, CT Bremen.
a brother of the father and Mrs
Miller was here and took the matter
up, making the investigation in that
section. The AHlIers. however. did not
bring the matter to the attention OF
the police until last Tuesday morning.
when acting under direction of Chief
of Detectives Kuespert, Policewoman
Mrs. Minnie Evans took the matter up
with them.
Mother Wanted the Girl.
According to Miller, Hazel met her
mother in the interurban waiting room
here a short time before she '1eft for
the country" She told her aunt that
she slipped away without speaking to
her mother, but to Mrs. A. G. Barton.
a neighbor. she told that her mother
threw her arms around her neck, wept
bitterly. and wanted the girl to run
away with her. when she refused
the mother is said to have remarked
that she would come with her yet
Wantcd-PIace by young girl
to do light hOusework or TO care
for baby. Call 1851 Home.
The above was the "ad" that doubt
less was the indirect cause Of Hazel
> Macklin's murder. II was in answer
10 that notice inserted in newspapers
= two or three days prior 10 her disap-
pearance which led 10 the telephone
calls that took her to Springbrook
, park.
The parties who were to meet her
, called the Miller residence upon three
occasions. The first two times that
the man called the girl was in the
employ Of J. 3. FIeck, 1908 Sherman
/ av., and he was told BY Mrs Miller
} that on that account she was not ready
J TO 90 into the country to work. on
Friday, Aug. Il, the same man-iden-
tined Oy Mrs. Miller through MS
vOice-called again. That time the
girl was not at home.
on that Friday the man promised
TO call on the following Monday, as
Ira Macklin, the girls father, was 60
come TO the city on SATURDAY II was
{ suggested that Hazel seek the advice
p OF her father in the matter. she was
finally persuaded 20 accept the offer
, but another call from the man did not
come until the next Wednesday-the
last day the girl was seen alive.
Claimed TO BE Dunkards-
{ We are dunkard people came the
voice over the wire. Hazel will know
US By nay w!fe's duEkard bonnet He
went on 20 state that the telephone
| he was 20 have used on Monday was
| a neighbor's and was out Of commis-
sion for the two days intervening Sus-
pecting nothing. the girl agreed %
meet them at SpringbrOOk park
: What happened 10 her from tina;
time on, there is only her dead body 90
tell. Rumors that screams We're heard
. coming from the park on the night oi
Aug 19; that a young girl was seen
driving on a deserted roadway n com