South Bend news-times., 1915-08-14


case from different angles. and il was
not until they met IN Elkhart that the
one knew of the others activity. Dep
uty Sheriff John i. Gully made the ar
rest, after kuespert had passed Ever
sole up. and has asked men at Bristol
for information concerning the man
Eversole was almost In reach OF kues-
pert when the latter questioned
group of men.
Eversole saturday morning refused
TO talk OF his son, \. Newton Eversole'
who is being held at Goshen pending
further investigation into his Connec-
ton with the crime. II was held by
the Goshen sheriff that the con was
supposed 20 have burned canvas
telescope, or suit case, with which the
Macklin girl left the home of Ter
aunt Mrs. Charles q. Miller. "a Har-
rison av. on the night of Aug. 10.
Bailey claimed that there was no
evidence with which go hold the son,
and that he would probably be re-
leased Monday or Tuesday. The son
was arrested i'm July. 1913, charged
with child desertion. but the case was
settled out OF court The sons wife
later procured a divorce.
Chief of Police Kerr refused 10 talk
of the case Saturday morning. as did
Detective Chief kuespert and Detec-
tive Sergt. Barnhart. kuespert is out
of the city, supposedly running down
clews
II is known that investigations are
proceeding on the various places
Eversole has lived and visited since his
disappearance subsequent 10 the dis
covery of the crime. Private detec-
tiveS of the Indiana state agency are
aiding the local detective department
i'm their investigation. and the latter
concern is said To have started
search for evidence about his home at
Bristol, Ind
Transfer Case.
The transfer of the case from JUS
tice of the Peace WYpiszynski's court
To the superior court was the principal
thing accomplished Friday in the
handling of the case against Eversole
An affidavit was filed in the superior
court late Friday afternoon. signed
by Ira Macklin. father Of the muir
dered girl, charging Eversole with
murder in the first degree.
This will enable Deputy Prosecutor
Schwartz TO do away with a prelimi.
nary hearing, and % place the evi.
dence before the grand jury at the
September sitting which will begiT
early in the month. II is expected
that the grand jury viii return ar
indictment early, and that the tria
will begin during September.
solitary confinement at the Jail "a
bonds have been refused him Effort:
on the part of his attorneys TO secure
mis- release have proved futile.
1t is understood that the police de
partment is looking for nephew
| Eversole, who is supposed TO live in
! Mishawaka, and who made statement:
| Wednesday night that lead to the
opinion that he knows some vital fact
about the case.
Look for Nephew.
At o'clock Wednesday evening
the nephew, whose name is unknown
TO the authorities, told an acquaint
ance that his uncle Silas Eversole
had been arrested for the murder O
the Macklin girl, and that it was hi
opinion that EversOle was quite ca
pable of such a crime. As this wa.
at least Is hours in advance of Ever
soles actual arrest, it is thought tina
the nephew might be able TO throw
some light on the mystery.
The young man told of his uncle
attempts 20 disolHse himself by shaw
ing off his beard. and Of his fornle.
experiences with young girls. some o
which. it is alleged, caused Eversolt
considerable trouble in his church
and home life.