South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-01
Police Spend Busy Day RuI
ming Down Clues But Fail
to Get On Trail of
Guilty Bandits.
ELKS OFFER REWARD
FOR MEMS CAPTUR
Round Up of Police Character
Answering Description to
Be Made-SuSpeCtS
Offer Good AIibiS.

Baked by a mystery which APP
pears to rival the famous Hazel
AIacklin case, the police department.
has been working for SO hours
without apparent success ia a siren
uous effort TO get trace. Of the ban
dit-slayers Of Henry Muessel, Office
manager. and Frank Chrobot, truck
driver for the Muessel Brewing Co.
who were shot TO death Thursday
night when two robbers attempted
to hold up the brewery offices on
ElwOod av
Although a dozen men have been
arrested as suspects and scores Of
others are being watched by the po-
lice department Chief Detective
John Kuespert and Chief Kerr were
forced TO admit last night that the
chances Of capturing the murderers
were rapidly diminishing
Every available man in the de-
partment was at work on the case
all day yesterday and last night but
10 little avail. Although an least
half a dozen men were arrested
yesterday and every clue brought 90
the attention Of the authorities was
worked on when the bells and
whistles betokened the entrance OF
the New Year. the officials had
failed TO bring TO lieht any logic
evidence that might go 90 idenuf,-
ing the numbering bandits
Two SUSPECTS Arc Held.
Two suspects were picked mp last
night but both proved alibis ono
OF the men is still held al t.e city
Jail. but Chief Kuespert stated that
he believed the man had mo- conuec-
ton with the Staying affair of
hcers last night secured the west
side for a dozen men answering the
description OF the bandits and these
men viii be rounded up and COM
PEELED TO make clear their action n
the night OF the double murder.
Many reports are being received
at police headquarters from persons
anxious to aid i'm capturing the
slayers. Offering information likely
10 result I'm bringing the slayers 90
justice Each of these reports are
being run down by the authorities
and several clues have been upturn-
ed which appear 10 be somewhat
substantial one of the most inn
portant Of these is a story related
by two A1ishawal1a men. one "a de-
tectiye, who alleges that on We'd
nesday afternoon he ordered tie
men out OF the city, apparently
Chicago crooks. The second Misha-
vakan came TO South Bend on the
same car with the three men who
stood on the rear platform Of the
car.
Heard Conversation.
According 10 this mans story the
trio were discussing ways and
means Of securing money.
IF we can pull this we viii Doe in
Hinky Dinky's Chicago saloon aud
resort on Kew Years day and ".
have a h-- o. a time"
Two Of the men answer the De-
scription Of the bandits who killed
Henry Muessel and Frank Cnr0b0t
and shot william AIuesseL one was
q small man, apparently "a dope or
c.garet fend. the second a man
about five foot seven or eight. and
The other q man Of heavy build.
These three men left the car al the
Avenue hotel Detectives are max
Ing an Investigation of this angle
OF the case. while the Chicago police
have been requested % watch for
men answering this description
Shortly after o'clock Friday aft
ernoon the police department re-
ceived "A cali from Eew Carlisle stat
ing that two men had been seen, APP
parently hiding in the marsh about
a mile west OF Crums-own, near the
farm where two men answering the
description OF the bandits attempted
% steal a horse and buggy Thurs
day night. capt Schock with of
fcer yVesolek and Detectives Lane.
WOlters and Dier sped ~ the scene
in an automobile 5ut discovered the
two men 20 Dee innocent hunters.
Dozens Of other similar clues have
been run down. 20 mo- avail
Many Thcoric- offered.
There are many theories regard
ing the identity of the two bandits.
one Of the questions which the po-
lice are attempung 20 solve ls
whether the men were local or out
side talent. That they were anna
tours at the hold-up business APP
pears TO be certain as the police be-
ueve that the professional would
never have shot except through dire
necessity. neither would the tried
and true "suck-up' man have per
United any OF his captiVes 20 get