South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07
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RADIO and that Mrs. sara Tabor was
planning TO place tombstone over
the grave.
The announcement of Virgo'S con-
fession that he had married Maud
| Tabor shortly before she died was
another important development in
the murder mystery Saturday. The
announcement was made shortly be-
fore Pros. Adams left for California.
second Change I'm Story.
The marriage Of Virgo to Maud
/ Tabor. according TO Virgo's confess
sion, took place a few days before
her death. This makes the second
| change in Nirgo's statements to the
| Van Buren, county authorities Dur
I ing the coroner's inquest last Tues
| day. Virgo said that he had not
| known 81 Miss Tabor's delicate con
dition shortly before her death. The
following day he was allowed to
| change his testimony by Pros.
Adams He then said that ne had
known Of her condition. and that he
had been asked by Mrs Sarah Tab
or, the mother, 10 assist in perform
ing a criminal operation on Miss
| Tabor.
Developments at Hand.
Also during his testimony at the
inquest, Virgo said that his relations
with Miss Tabor had been nothing
more than that of an advisor. The
authorities here say the web Of the
law is tightening sufficiently to war
rant the belief that important de-
| velopments are at hand.
1t is also believed here that the
action of the Van Buren, county au-
thorities in showing Virgo every
consideration during the past week
is about to be explained.
"Ill admit that we have handled
Virgo with kid gloves" said Pros.
Adams at the coroner's inquest We'd
nesday when asked why the South
Bend man was being accorded con-
sideration that usually is only shown
to states witnesses.
Another Discrepancy.
Another matter that may be clear
ed UP is the discrepancy in state
ments made by Sheriff Andrew Lang
of Van Buren, county regarding the
circumstances surrounding the find
ing OF Maud Tabor's body week
ago.
When in Chicago and South Bend,
passing through the latter city with
Virgo on his way TO Paw Paw, Sher-
if Lang said that when Mrs. Flor
ence Tabor Critchlow, sister OF the
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a trunk containing the body Of a
woman In the basement Of the Tabor
home last Saturday, he did not be-
lieve her. He said that he did not
call the coroner because ne did not
want TO be laughed at.
Spot Not Disturbed.
In his first statements the sheriff
said that when he went to the base
ment of the Tabor home. nothing
had been disturbed around the spot
where Mrs. Critchlow said the trunk
could be found He said that the
spot was covered with shingles and
old papers, and that when these were
cleared away, it was necessary to
dig down into the ground 10 get to
the trunk, which was Embedded in
the ground The sheriff also said
that the trunk was intact and that
none of the body was exposed. He
said that il was necessary for him
to use a heavy iron bar to pry off
| one end of the trunk The sheriff
was emphatic in his statements
made in Chicago and South Bend.
He said that the body was not ex-
/ posed until he pried off the end Of
the trunk. He also said that Mrs.
Critchlow had told him that the
| body in the trunk was covered with
salt.
: Woman Saw Foot.
: After the corOner's inquest began
Tuesday, the sheriffs statement re-
garding the finding OF the body
changed. The statement is now that
when Mrs. Critchlow first saw the
trunk Saturday. a foot was exposed.
She told the sheriff. according to the
second statement, that she went di-
rectly to him.
An inspection of the basement
where the trunk containing the body
was found discloses the fat that il
is dark there, and particularly so
where the trunk was found A pile
b away from the place where the
trunk was found are still there
= One OF Mysteries OF Case.
Sheriff Lang's first statements re-
{ garding the finding Of the body
. were made TO Chicago authorities
f and Asst. Chief of Police William
. Cassidy Of South Bend The South
Bend police authority, who accom-
{ panied Sheriff Lang and Virgo from
r Chicago 20 South Bend last Monday
5 night. questioned the sheriff as to
= how Mrs. CritchlOw knew the body
was in the basement of the Tabor
home. and the sheriff said that this
was one OF the mysteries OF the case
q and was why Mrs. Critchlow was
, being held by the Van Buren, county
: / authorities.