The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-02
STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

STAFF CORRE M.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, June 2.-De-
tective Abel having withdrawn from
the Winters case, unless Judge Jack
son agrees to appoint special prose
cutor and to lay the evidence before
! special grand jury, there were very
few new developments in the case to-
day.
1t was learned that Detective Abel
is in Columbus, O., today, having gone
there from indianapolis last night He
would not give out any statement as
| to his business in Columbus. but it is
understood that he is looking after fur
ther evidence in the winters case.
Prosecutor Myers made a statement
today that he would not continue the
case unless he secured a prosecuting
witness and further evidence to back
up the charge which had been filed
against DR.. and Mrs. Winters and
| Cooper.
Judge Jackson Willing.
Judge Jackson stated to a staff cor
| respondent of the Palladium today that
he would appoint special prosecutor
and continue the investigation if any
! one would present sufficient evidence
to warrant such action. He said up to
to justify the appointment of a special
| prosecutor
Mayor Lem Watkins, who has been
actively interested in the case, left
at noon today for Albany, Ind, to Sc
| cure further evidence. He would
| make no statement except to say that
| he was still working on the Winters
case and was going to Albany to look
into a new angle of the case which
| had been called to his attention.
When asked today why the prosecu-
| tion had not been pushed, he said
| that the matter was in the hands OF
! the prosecutor to take what action he
saw fit. He said that he considered
that there was sufficient evidence to
prosecute the case at once. He said
that as soon as he returned from AL
! bany he would lay all of the evidence
! he had before Judge Jackson.
Ready to Assist.
The firm of Evans &DeWitt, attor
neys, suggested as special prosecuting
attorneys, state today that provided a
special prosecutor was appointed out
| side of New Castle, they would assist
! in the prosecution, and turn over what
evidence they have collected. c. VI
Dewitt, of the firm. stated that he
had suggested number of names OF
| attorneys outside of New Castle. who
might be induced to take up the prose
! cution. He said that he had suggested
ED Inman of Anderson, Henry Spaar
of Indianapolis, Henry L. Johnson OF
Richmond and James F. Watson OF
Rushville. Dewitt says he does no,
thing Detective Abel has told the pros
ecutor all Of the evidence he has col
lected, and it is his opinion that evi
dence now in the hands of the prose
cutor would be insufficient to get q
conviction.
w. R. Cooper has left New Castle
but DR. and Mrs. Winters returned
late last night having boarded ar
interurban car to confer with Cooper
1t is supposed that Cooper has gone
to Indianapolis.
| Citizens Fear Politics.
| There is only one fear on the part OF
the good citizens of Newcastle. This
fear is that further Investigations OF
the case may get into politics. There
are already rumorS that there may be
two separate investigations from now
on.
Abel, in withdrawing from the case
yesterday afternoon. said that politics
had come between him and the case
He limited vaguely that w. r. Myers
prosecuting attorney, was playing pol
itics in failing to file affidavits charg
ing Mrs w. A. Winters, stepmothel
of the child. and w. r. Cooper, former
ly a boarder in the Winters home, with
murder. Myers is a candidate for re
election.
One of the reports that <!as current
was that after Myers had prepared
the affidavits. but before he would
permit Abel to sign them or before he
would approve them, Myers had talk
with Walter Chambers. prominent ir
local Democratic politics. Myers said
he did see Chambers, but that 1t was
only for the purpose of asking where
Jesse Smith, who was chairman of g