South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-18
STILL HUNT FOR
WOMEN SLAYERS
Wife Of Newton EVerSoIe Wires
That She May be Able to
Help Solve Mystery.
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next few days is the belief o. Schwartz
who is working principally upon the
theory that Eversole was not only re-
spOnsible for the Macklin murder but
also had a close connection with the
Staying of the Logan woman.
Conflicting stories are being told the
officials by persons who allege they
saw Cora Logan in South Bend on last
Thursday afternoon. Upon close ques-
tiOning many OF these stories have
been found 20 be wrong. the persons
finding that IL was earlier in the week
that they saw the woman. But there
are still others who are convinced and
can back up their stories with conVinc-
ing arguments that they saw the Lo-
gan women here Thursday.
Chief Kuespert was determined
Tuesday that the murder mystery must
be solved. That the true facts in the
case will come out in the near future
is his belief. He is not inclined to
accept the connection between the
Logan and Macklin murders. but says
every bit Of evidence Is being sifted to
the bottom.
one OF the noticeable features of the
investigation appears to be a lack OF
unity in the effort TO solve the mys-
terry Indications are that neither
Bailey nor Kuespert are working to-
gether, while Deputy Pros. schwartz is
i'm the middle attempting TO assemble
the forces.
Clarence Perkins. 1855 Prairie av.,
made the statement Tuesday that on
last Thursday evening. between anc
o'clock. he saw Cora Logan driving
on Prairie av. in buggy. With her
were another woman and little girl.
thought TO be relatives of the muir
dered woman Mr.. Perkins was quite
sure that the woman in the buggy was
Cora Logan, whom he knew by sight
seen in Afternoon.
Another person who saw the wom-
an on Thursday was Jack BetZler, who
formerly ran a garage at 42S IL w.
COlfax av. Betzler says that he saw
the woman in front OF the American
drug store on y. Main ST.. early in the
afternoon, and that he tried then TO
collect a bill which the woman owed
him for taxi service Since then, Betz-
Ter moved to Chicago. ON Thursday
he was just starting to pack his house
hold goods in preparation OF moving.
An employe Of the Eliel drug store
on w washington St. an employe
OF the city OF South Bend, whose
name is withheld by the person fur
nishing the information, and two
other men who refused TO give their
names when questioned about the af-
fair also stated Tuesday that they
were positive that they saw the Logan
woman in South Bend Thursday last.
Additional proof of the statement
Of Clarence Flack. taxi driver who
has maintained since sunday that he
drove Cora Logan around the city
Thursday afternoon, has been OBJ
tanned on Monday FlaclS asked
whether or rot there had been any
flowers found around the house when
search was made Sunday morning. He
stated that Cora Logan was carrying
a boquet of flowers when he drove
her around Thursday afternoon.
Flowers Found.
When he asked the question, he had
no way of knowing whether or not
there were flowers found in the
death house, as the report to that eff
feet had not been given out. The
fact that there were flowers found
on the kitchen table tends 20 prove
the truthfulness of Flack's statement,
which has been denied by the author.
tiles having charge of the case.
In face of the evidence of at least
eight people who saw Cora Logan on
last Thursday, at the time that Silas
y EveFsole was being arrested at
Bristol the treory that Eversole was
the murderer of the woman seems
impossible. lit is possible, however,
that in case the two tragedies are
Ia any way connected, Cora Logan
was put out of the way that she
might be made forever silent about
the murder of Hazel Macklin.
The partially decomrosed state of
the body when found can be account
ed for in number of ways. Ar in
innate friend of the woman, who has
known her for over three years stated
Tuesday that Cora Logan was a suf-
ferer from dr0psy which disease, il
is said caused heT BODY To decay much
quicker than that of a healthy per-
son.
Days Were Hot.
When discovered, the body OF the
murdered woman was lying only a
few feet from an east window.
through which the morning sun had
been beating in ror two days. The
fact that Isriday and Saturday were
exceedingly hot days, and the fact
that the woman's body had on it two
deep and large wounds. would. in the
opinion of medical men. make il pos
sihle that the body could have de-
composed i'm two days
That more than one man partici-
pated i'm the crime. is the belief at the
present time. Cora Logan was brawny
ard muscular, and could put up bat
tie that would form a resistance for
the strongest man. Had one man at
tackled her, she would have been able
TO put % "A struggle that would have
made the straight. accurate and we'll
placed cuts of the muTderer's knife
impossi bic
Although no wounds or bruises were
found on her body outside OF the two
gashes that caused her death. il is
possible thar ch0 was knocked down
or overcome in some way before the
murderous cutting was accomplished.
When the murderer OF Cora Logan
is found. il Is thought that a solution
OF both mysteries will have been OBJ
tained. The police department. IS now