South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-19
TAXI DRIVER IS
SOUGHT BY POLICE
Believe Man Knows Something
of the Murder of Cora
Brandon.

close upon the trail of the taNican
driver who is thought 10 have carried
Cora Logan TO the Olive 81. road re-
sort on the night OF her death. Two
consecutive figures OF the license mum
her Of the car In which n Is believed
the slain woman road on last IhuIs-
day. are in the hands of the police de-
Dartment and today every man on the
force was closely watching and search
ing for the cars upon which these TWO
numbers belong.
That the man who last drove Cora
Logan 10 her home can throw cOnsld-
cradle light upon the mystery sur
rounding her death Is certainty ana
every effort Is being made TO locate
this man. IL is the belief of the po-
lice that she was murdered on Inurs-
dav night, although Deputy Pros
samuel II. Schwartz and several other
authorities do not believe such could
be possible The contention OF
schwartz is based upon medical nNes-
LEGATIONS regarding the decomposition
OF the body. IN the face OF statements
made by half dozen people that they
are certain that they saw Cora Logan
i'm South Bend Thursday afternoon or
Thursday night.
Two Women Sought.
Coroner T. J. Swantz asserted
Thursday morning that ne DeheNeu
All doubt as 10 the fact that Cora
Logan was dead before Thursday has
been removed Search for the two in
mates who were at the Logan resort
near Springbrook park year ago coz
tinues. while several other persons are
being rounded up who may know
something about the case
Coroner Swantz said Thursday
morning that the Eversole family had
failed to claim the body OF S1laS Ever
sole. who killed himself at the county
Jail Monday morning. Swantz refuses
To give up the body until the Ever
soles return the note found with Ever
sole in his cell. and until they appear
before him as witnesses. II appears
that the EVersoles do not care TO con-
fer with the coroner. That steps
may be taken to force their presence
before the coroner, is anticipated.
secs Motive i'm Note.
With respect TO the note alleged %
have been left by EversOle and " hich
members of his family insist was rot
in his handwriting, setting forth rear
10 his family that ne was about 10 De
"bled" by Charles A. DaVey mis- at
tOrnev. and asserting that he had oecn
so informed BY Sheriff Bailey who
added that Davey was not qualified 10
appear ia court Mr.. DaVey Thursday
gave out the following signed state
ment:
I'm contradiction Of Sheriff Bailey,
I assert that my status at the bar OF
is nothing To interfere with or prevent
any action on my part in the courts
of the states as an attorney; PROOF OF
this fact can be found i'm the recon-
mendatiOn of Judge FOrds committee
of leading members of the bar as well
as the present board of managers OF
our bar association. not only this but
the approval OF practically all the
leading members of our association is
recorded i'm the files of the superior
court. all being approved by Judge
Ford
Il cannot expect Mr.. Bailey or Ger
tain OF his friends to do other than at
tempt to iniure me. and ] believe that
the public knows why. Whether l ac-
tually practice law depends upon the
confidence l hope 10 enjoy from those
who try To aid rather than injure a
fellow citizen.
CHARLES A. DAVEY."
An examination OF the files of the
superior court. over which Judge Ford
presides. appears To confirm the state
ment of Davey, as made above. so Tar
rs concerns his right to practice law.
Judge Ford's committee referred TO,
consisted of Attys. Arthur J.. Hubbard,
Nitus c. Jones. Patrick J. HOuhhan,
Dudley NJ Shively. J. Fred Bingham
and G.. w Farabaugh. The board OF
managers OF the bar association con-
sists OF John H. DeVine Eli r. Seebirt
the effect that all proceedings to dis
bar DaVely on account of his conVic-
tion in the federal court. and term IN
the county Jail. he discontinued, and
that he he relieved of all embarrass-
ment on account thereof. for his busi-
ness on professional career. Sheriff
Bailey is said TO have admitted telling
Eversole the things about Davey set
forth in the note which was found in
Eversole's pocket after ne had sui
cided. The note was not signed.
Said Chief of Detectives John Il.
Kuespert last night. we have abso-
lutely established the fact that Cora
Logan was not killed before Thurs
day" This statement throws "a new
light on the murder mystery. as II Is
the first admission by any OF the au-
thoritieS interested in the affair that
the Logan woman was alive ON Thurs
day. and that her murderer could not
have been Silas y. EVersole as he was
locked up i'm the county jail at the
time the murder was committed
Strengthens Stories
Chief kueSpCrts statement gives
credence TO the evidence of those who
nave already claimed TO have seen
Cora Logan I'm South Bend last Thurs
day. or these witnesses. the one who,
in all proba bility. was the last Co see
Cora Losan i'm this city was Mrs. Net
tie LaskoWskL 1907 Bruce 81.
tttE Statements AalhtA III tf. ltltttAlRl
with that OF others who saw the wom-
an Thursday. account for her actions
mp until about II o'clock at night.
when she was standing on the porch
OF the Bernan grocery store. 1904
Bruce ST
When the authorities discover the
identity OF the driver who took Cora
Logan home on Thursday night. and
that Of the man who was with her
on that trip. 10 is thought that the
search viii be ended. and that the
mystery that is puzzling the police.
the sherin's forces. tie prosecutors
office and the coroner will Ice solved.
Seek EyersO}e's Nephew
Another person for ~nom the police
are looking is the nepnew of Sllas "
Eversole. who stated az 8 o'clock last
Wednesday night that his uncle had
already been arrested for the murder
of Hazel Macklin. and that it was his
opinion that the uncle was quite cap
able OF the deed How this youth re-