South Bend news-times., 1915-08-16
Police Kerr when interviewed oy
reporter Monday morning
Police Are Investigating.

1t lS true Ludl the poliCt uCPoA =
ment had been advised Of such a
story" said he, but an effort to To-
cate its origin was fruitless. We do
not know where it was started, it IS
true. / believe that the Logan woman
operated a dive at the house IN ques-
ton at the time the murder was dis
covered"
"Eversole's death clears up the
mystery of the death of Hazel Mack
lin" was the comment made by
deputy in the prosecuting attorneys
office This deputy has had charge
of the states case since the inVestlga-
tion following the discovery OF the
crime
II am personally convinced that
Eversole was guilty. said Detective
Chief Kuespert and his suicide
makes il more plausible"
Kuespert declared that the alibi of
Eversole that he had been in Mil
waukee, Wis, and Elkhart, Ind, i'm
mediately following the discovery OF
the crime was a true one. He stated
that after a trip to Milwaukee he had
discovered that EVersOle had lived
there under the assumed name Of Ira
Dunn, but that it had been in April.
1914. as EVersOle had declared in
statement Saturday to Sheriff Bailey.
1t was the first and only statement TO
have been made by the prisoner since
his arrest last Thursday.
Find Letter to Family.
EversoIe left nothing in the way of
a confession. His cell was ransacked
by Coroner SwantZ and deputies of
the sheriffs office, but nothing aside
from a letter written Saturday to his
family, a few articles OF clothing and
the bedclothes of two cots in the cell,
were found.
The letter was written on a piece of
yellow paper sack, sai TO have been
smuggled into the lsOner by
member of his family. A note writ
ten upon the margin of Il page from
q farm periodical was also found.
This contained a request that he be
furnished with paper and pencil and
that they be brought TO him in
handkerchief.
A new handkerchief was found on
the floor by Coroner Swantz.
According 10 Sheriff Bailey and
Kuespert there is much evidence
against Eversole in the hands of the
two departments. Each has worked
on the case from a different angle,
and their findings have been kept to
themselves.
Evidence Hard to Get.
Evidence in this case has been
hard to procure" said Kuespert.
"All we have is a circumstantial net
from which it would have been diff
cult for the accused man TO come
clear His suicide to my mind set
ties the question of his guilt"
Eversole was fully clothed when
found by Turnkey Barkley. The bed
ding and his coat hat and shoes were
piled into one corner of the cell. n
towel had been knotted around his
waist and with another towel he had
formed loops through which he thrust
his arms. About his feet he had tied
in a loose single knot, a blanket. His
body was suspended two feet above
the floor.
Found Pipe i'm Cell.
The pipe with which he had formed
the moose was less than a half inch
in diameter 1t had been jeTked from
disinfectant apparatus fastened to
a lavatory in one corner of the ward IN
which he was confined.
The letter found gave instructions
as TO the cOnduction OF his legal at
fairs of the family. the appeal that
they engage another attorney, and
stated that the prisoner had obtained
encouragement from Sheriff Bailey in
two points of his case. He wound up
by saying:
20. | want a private talk with all OF
you. Look out for the crops and stock
at home. Watch John that he does not
pilfer our home"
BY John it was supposed that he
meant the man whom he had hired TO
help him with the work on the farm.
He is said TO be in sole possession OF
the place
Mrs Melinda Eversole, wife of Ev-
ersOle, and his daughter, Cora Ever
sole. are said TO be in the city. They
were notified of the accused mans
off 80 Il
dertaking rooms, and were inclined to
disbelieve the report.
Husband Not Guilty.
1T is worry" said Mrs. Eversole.
He was not guilty Of this horrible
crime but the worry and ceaseless
questioning have caused this final act
Deputy Pros Samuel Schwartz
stated Monday morning that the state
would probably stop prosecution in
the case.
'Eversole's suicide practically closes
that chapter of the case, he said. we
have questioned him for hours at
time. but were able 10 get nothing
from him which would inCriminate
him"
Hazel Macklins mother. Mrs. Dora
Alspaugh. who lives in Bremen. Ind,
is the object of an investigation start
ed by the police and detective depart
ments That she knows more of the
crime than she has confded 10 the
police department is believed by the
authorities. and she viii probably be
a witness in the inquest in the death
of EVersOle
Conversations in which Mrs Ais
paugh is alleged 10 have uttered dam
aging remarks are said 10 be in the
possession of the police and sheriff.
The town OF Bremen. according 10
Chief Kuespert, is reeking with rumOr
and gossip.
Lived at Nakarusa.
The general character and reputa-
tion of Eversole when he lived in
WakaTusa. Ind. and had charge OF
the Dunkard congregation in that city,
was bad. according 10 Il. +. Wilmer.
town marshal. He left Wakarusa and
moved 10 Mishawaka. He later lived
on a farm south or Springbrook park,
but moved 60 Bristol after selling his
property shortly after the murder was
discovered and his name had been
mentioned BY the police in connection.
At Bristol he took charge OF the
James Greenan farm TWO miles north