South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
Two Young School Teachers
Admit They Were With
Man Who Later Visited
Wilton Apartments.
LEFT TAXI WAITING AND
THEN FAILED TO RETURN
Man Sought Always H a d
Plenty of Money and Had
lust Returned From Eu-
rope, Girl Says.
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1 international News Service:
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Jan. A
police dragnet. extending to all the
important cities in the country, was
thrown out today in an effort to
capture a man wanted in connec-
ton with the Staying Of Grace Rob-
erts, the artists model, who num-
bered among her admirers dozens
of prominent Philadelphians and
wealthy men.
Disclosures voluntarily made TO
the police by two young public
, school Misses Ethel and
Mabel Kyle, sisters. of Germantown
led the police 70 send out scores
Of kilograms asking that the police
be on the lookout for him.
The school teachers admitted. the
police say, that they were the two
young women taken TO Germantown
by the young man who afterward
drove to the Wilton apartments
where Grace Roberts lived The
young women know nothing OF his
movements after ne left German
town. The story OF the ride back
TO Broad and Poplar SITS, had already
been given the police by Edward
Powell. the chauffeur.
Picked up Two Women.
The story of the chauffeur was
that ne picked up two young women
and man at prominent downtown
10 ferf q
first 10 Germantown, where the two
women left the car. and the man
drove back TO the Wilton apart
ments. Telling the driver to wait
the young man entered the build
ing. Powell waited until 3 a. m.
Friday morning and the young man
failed 20 show up. Powell drove
back and reported he was SIG in
his accounts. The murder is sup
posed to have occurred late Friday
afternoon or night.
The story of the Misses Kyle sub
stimulates the chauffeur's story per
fectly. They were Mortified. they
said, 10 read that their escort was
suspected in connection with the
crime and decided to tell the police
about il.
Last Thursday afternoon" said
Miss Ethel Kyles statement 10 the
police, l was called TO the telephone
by this man. 1 had not heard from
him in many months 1 had known
him more than a year.
Il understood he was connected
with some Pittsburgh coal firm.
Took Sister Along.
He asked me TO tea that after
noon and / told him l would like TO
take my sister along. He agreed,
and we stopped while at the Ritz
Carlton where we danced We then
went 10 the Bellevue. l liked him;
ne was so affable and pleasant.
Il was worried sick when 1 read
in the newspapers Tuesday OF the
statements of the taxi driver that
the probable murderer of the Rob-
erts girl had taken two girls TO a
neighborhood on Thursday night
which seemed TO MT ours. then going
10 the scene of the crime where he
left the chauffeur with his bill un-
paid.
OuA tcNOlN always Sttliltu u
have plenty OF money. but the de-
scription OF the taxi driver seemed
20 M him exactly.
While he was with us on Thurs
day evening he explained that he
had just come back from Europe.
where he had been many months
He spoke Of having lost his baggage.
OF his effects being detained in New
York.
Took Her to Church.
He called on me and took me to
church sunday He seemed the
same as usual / saw him again on
Monday. Tuesday afternoon l had
telephone communication with him.
had seen the chauffeur's statement
in the papers. and asked him 10 read
IL He said he would buy a paper
and read il. a little later he called
me again and said he had seen the
statement and that Z shouldn't worry
as that was just paper talk. He
said ne was staying at the Adelphic
hotel"
The name given by Miss Kyle as
.ne one ne gave 20 her was believed
10 have been fictitious