South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-20
Claim Criminal Practice by
Parties Unknown to
Authorities.
HOLD VIRGO FOR MURDER
Verdict Fails to Lay Any
Blame on South Bend
Real Estate Man.
BY c. j. COOPER.


LAWTON. Mich. Dec. 1s.-Maud
Faith TABOR, whose body was found
I'M the basement OF the Tabor home
here three weeks ago. folded into
trunk. came to her death through
"a criminal operation by parties un-
known TO the coroner's jury and the
occurred on or about May I.
according TO the verdict reached Fri
day night.
Mrs. sara I. Tabor, mother OF
Maud Tabor, Walter O. Tabor. her
brother and Joseph Glow Virgo, her
husband and South Bend real estate
man are locked up IN the county
Jail al Paw Paw. awaiting trial on
the charge OF murder I'm the first
degree.
The verdict OF the jury fails 20
lay the responsibility for Maud Ta-
bor's death on any party. It merely
saws that the body found IN the
trunk at the Tabor home three
weeks ago by Mrs. Florence Tabor
sCritchIow. is that OF Maud Faith Ia
Dor. and that Maud Tabor came TO
her death through a criminal oper-
alton performed by persons un-
known by the jury.
Announce Verdict.
The verdict was reached at Z
O'Clock Friday night, after an all
days session IN which Mrs. sara 1.
Tabor mother OF the dead woman;
Walter Tabor. brother OF Maud Ia
Dor. and Mrs. Critchlow, sister Of
dead woman. had told their story.
Mrs. Tabor held 10 her story told
during the morning session. She de-
clared again that she never at any
time knew that Maud Tabor was in
"a delicate condition.
n swear by all that is holy that
did not know that Maud was in a
delicate condition" she told Special
Pros. Glenn T. Warner. when asked
by him regarding her knowledge Of
her daughters condition.
Mrs. Critchlow who has been held
at the Van Buren, county Jail at Paw
Paw as a witness since the finding
of the body three weeks ago, was
released late Friday afternoon by
Pros. II. II Adams Mr. Adams said
that ne believed that Mrs. CritchIow
would be on hand when the trial
OF her mother. brother and Virgo.
comes up at Paw Paw early in Janu-
ary. who are charged with murder
ia the first desree in connection with
the death Of Maud Tabor.
Charges VIII Stand.
Both Pros. Adams and Special
Pros. Glenn T. Warner. declared Fri
day night that the murder charges
against Mrs. Tabor and Virgo will
-tand in spite Of the failure OF the
coroner's jury verdict 70 lay the re
sponsibility of Maud Tabor's death
Go any particular person.
The next tcrm OF Van BUreu cir
cult court couvenes at Paw Paw Jan
rc. at which time information Will
he fled against Mrs. Tabor and Vir-
30. II was hinted Friday night by
officials here that the charge against
Walter Tabor may be changed 10 a
lesser oHense.
Walter Tabor was placed on the
stand Friday afternoon. The exam
lnation was conducted by Pros. Ad-
ANS. Tabor was questioned regard
ing where he has been since 1910.
He denied that his mother at any
, time told him that Maud Tabor had
undergone a CElmlNAl operation re
also denied that his mother told OF
Maud S body being concealed in a
trunk in the basement Of the Tabor
home. His testimony had iittle bear
ing on the case.
Speaks of Mother
Tabor said that hts mother had
often spoken Of Maud Tabor, saving
that things would have been differ
ent had Maud lived. lie said that
his mother often was sad. and would
burst into crying whom she spoke Of
Maud Hc said that his mother had
told him that Maud died in Colorado
SPRINGS. Colo. and that she was
buried there TTe said that hc had
never thought ot visiting Maud's
? -ravc.
Mrs Crit blow reto-d the story OF
fndlng the trunk containing Maud
Tabor'z bodE The story told by her
FRIDAY afternoon did ro- differ from