South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-08
Van Buren County Sheriff Ex-
peCted to Make New Arrest
in Trunk Mystery.
OFFICIALS MAINTAIN SILENCE
LaWtOn Representatives Start
for South Bend to In
veStigate Virgo.
Special ~ rhe News Times

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oAW PAW. Mich. Dec 5.-Sher-
20 Andrew LanE's mysterious alb
sencc from Paw Faw SUNDAY caused
considerable nmer5 here. The
sheriff left early Sunday mrrn;n F;
.trl had not tesurncd 30 late hour
81 r day night.
- the van Burep count jail
tfo-" in charge during the shcrifCa
absence refused 10 tcl' where NJ.
I.ar.- had -Ose. although they al
United that he was ava in cnnnec-
zion with the finding Of she BODY OF
Maud Faith Tabor I'm a trunk in the
basement of the Tabor -.Cme at
T.awtou. four miles from here, a
Neek ago Saturday.
u is believed that an important
arrest i'm connection with the finding
OF the body Is about to be made. In
the absence OF Sheriff Lang. Othe-
county officials here refuse TO make
any statement, either affirming or
denying the rumor that an import
ane arrest Is about TO be made.
Two Officials Leave
Pros. IL III. Adams and Deputy
Sheriff Dwight Barker, who left Sat
urday for Reka. Calf. TO take
charge OF MIS-. sara Tabor. mother
N Maud Tabor, and Walter o. Ia
bor. brother of the dead woman,
who are being held by the California
authorities. are not expected 10
reach Paw Paw with their prisoners
for at least week OF 10 days.
rarafva6 frnr.
Eeka that Mrs Tabor and her son
<-vould return to Michigan without
he formality OF extradition papers,
The Van Buren authorities are tax
ing TO chances on any more delay
than IS necessary. Before leaving
for California. Pros. Adams went 20
Lansing and obtained requisitiOn pa
pers for Mrs. Tabor and her son
from Gov. Albert F. Sleeper.
Leave for South Bend.
70 was declared by the Van Buren
county authorities Sunday night
that their representatives would
leave Monday morning for South
Bend. Ind. and Niles. Mich. TO In
vestigate the record Of Joseph Vir-
90 South Bend real estate man. for
mer sweetheart OF the dead woman.
and who has confessed he married
Maud Tabor a few days before she
died three years ago.
Information Is in the hands OF the
authorities here that VIrso made
proposals that criminal operations
be performed 20 women in these two
cities Virgo spent a quiet day here,
lie has the freedom OF the Jail. and
dimes st Sheriff Lang's private Ia
BILE.
Spends Day Writing.
Mrs Florence Tabor Critchlow
sister OF the dead woman. and who
found the trunk containing the
BODY week ago Saturday night,
spent the day writing. Mrs. Critch-
yovv. who insists on being called Miss
Tabor. declares she is willing 20 as
-ist the authorities in solving the
feath mystery. At the coroner's I'm
quest. however. Mrs. Crftchlow re-
fused 20 testify.
All Is set for the resumption Of
The coroner's inquest at Lawtou op
Wednesday morning. Il was declared
here sunday night. The typewritten
testimony OF Prof. A s Warthin
dean OF the pathological department
oc the University OF Michigan. viii
ne ready for submission on Wednes-
dav prof. Warthin's oral testimony
was given % the jurymen last Tues
day
It was also declared here Sunday
night that there are other important
witnesses TO be examined when the
- coroner's Jury COnvenes again or
Wednesday morning