The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-16

GIRL BRIDE
TELLSSTORY
Hammond and Grown Point
Were Both Stopping
Places in Trip That Lead
to Honeymoon Auto Trip.

It was only a question OF sooner or
later when The now famous Pipe WEIGH
man murder mystery should be linked
with Hammond and Crown Point
Milo II. Piper. a wealthy insurance
man, was brought back to AIuskegon
yesterday to face charge of staying
his bigamous bride TO deceive his real
wife.
Piper's arrest at Hamilton Ontario.
yesterday. barred the story of a two
years effort to solve on Of the most
battling mysteries in the history OF
western Michigan.
In 1915 it charged. Piper met Miss
Frieda Weichman at a Chicago tennis
club. She was married TO him at Rens-
selaer within a year. and the two start
ed on an automobile honeymoon Until
August, 1915. the girls relatives receiv-
ed letters from her. the last being from
Feribault Mimi.
one Of the letters from the girl to her
aunt says:
Well l am surely far away from you
now-about 500 miles by auto. anyway
Left Chicago at 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning. Went to get our dog at the
Put on his collar. tied rope to him.
and then We sailed. Held him in my lap
AL the way to Hammond Ind The fog
was so thick that We could not see
foot ahead Of us.
Milo was driving as slow as the
car could 60
Breadfasted In Hammond.
I'VE decided to stop and have some
breakfast while the fog lifted. we tied
Rags 70 the car and went inside the
restaurant for something to eat. II the
meantime the little rascal chewed his
rope and escaped. dog. color and ali.
Though ! felt bad a. first. | am glad
he did run away. because he would be
nuisance to carry around the hotels. YOU
know.
Crown Point was Too Large.
well from Hammond We went TO
Crown Point, like all lovers do. for a
license. and It was then I decided 10 be
married in n small town, 50 we went as
far as Rensselaer,. Reached there at
about 1890. found 2 fne preacher and
were married. Stopped and had dinner
and went to Lafayette"
Find Body In Grave.
Early in September. 1915. section
hands working on the Grand Trunk Rail-
way I'm Eggleston Township Michigan.
came upon a freshly-turned grave near
a railway crossing 4 few minutes
digging brought to light the body OF
girl, clad in night dress. a skirt and
a sweator-jacket. The body vas in such
condition that the coroner decided an
autopsy would be useless
Friend Starts Probe.
While vain efforts were being made
to Identify the body Mrs. r. ". Klinke
Of Hinsdale. suburb of Chicago. who
had been friend Of Miss weichman,
became alarmed at not hearing from
her. After writing several letters 10
Muskegon. she came here and went to
the Piper home, where she found
woman with a baby who said she was
Mrs. Piper She went 10 Piper's office.
but he denied ever having met Miss
weichman Mrs. Klinkc then applied to
the police.
Garments Are identified.
chief of Police Morey produced the
clothing which had been found on the
body buried beside the railway tracks
Mrs Klinke Immediately Identified the
garments as having belonged to Miss
Wefchman. Detectives were sent 70 find
Piper. but he had vanished He was
traced TO Chicago. from there to Detroit
and was finally arrested at Hamilton
ontario
piper is said to have been married
about four years and his wife and three
young children now reside in Muskegon