South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-24

Arranged Body.
Mrs Tabor said that she assisted
Virgo in arranging the body. that
she dressed Maud and assisted in
putting salt into the trunk. which
was a present made to Maud Tabor
by her father. Lester Tabor
After the body had been put i'm tho
trunk. and tho lid OF the trunk
closed. Virgo insisted that Mrs
Tabor have it shipped out Of Mich
igan as baggage. Mrs. Tabor says
she refused TO do this. and that then
the trunk containing the body was
taken 20 the basement OF the Tabor
home.
Mrs. Tabor maintained to the Of
fcials ia her confession, as she did
at the inquest last Friday. that she
MAJ not buried the trunk. and that
she at no time had any knowledge
OF its burial
Virgo Denies Statement.
Virgo denies every statement
made BY Mrs. Tabor in her confess
sion. After officials had drawn Mrs.
Tabor's second story from her. in
which she threw the blame for
Maud Tabor's death on the South
Bend man. Virgo was taken into
Mrs. TabOr's presence and confront
ed with her confession. He denied
her every statement He denied that
he visited the Tabor home during
the last week OF April, 1916. and
that he took Maud away with him.
remaining away with her three DAYS.
lie denied any knowledge of Maud
Tahor's death other than what had
been tod him by Walter %. Tabor.
the murdered wOman's brother. and
Mrs. Tabor in the summer of 1916.
Nirgos attitude is a puzzle 90 Van
Buren, county officials They are
now convinced that Mrs. Tabor is at
last telling the truth concerning the
death of her daughter
Mrs Tabor was 10 have been giv-
en- an examination before Justice OF
he Peace .. w. Rowland here
Tuesday. Monday night Pros. Atty
Horace III. Adams and Special Pros
Glenn r. Warner visited the coun-
ty jail here. They interviewed Mrs.
Tabor with the view Of getting what
Information they could from her.
The interview began early in the
evening. II drew out into late
hour. Ii was not until after midnight
that the aged mother of the dead
woman broke down.
Il must make a clean breast of
everything. no matter what the con-
sequences 10 me or others may be,
She sobbed
officials are not Surprised.
After that the officials had little
trouble in getting the confession
They were not surprised. They had
not believed the story told by Mrs
Tabor at the inquest at Iawton
They said that her story did not
ring true. They were determined to
get at the bottom OF the cause Of
Maud Tabor's death. The confession
was the result
Officials here are inclined TO be
lieve that the mother has told all
she knows.
While they viii make no direct
statements in that regard. they seem
inclined to believe that Walter
Tabor. brother OF the dead woman.
had no hand in the death of his sis
ter. and that he had no knowledge
~ how she came TO her death until
he was told OF IL at Yreka, Calf.
after he and his mother had been
placed under arrest on a charge of
murdC- in the first degree
IL wss said semi-ofIiCiallv Tuesday
that IL is probable that TIE murder
charge against Walter Tabor will be
dismissed, although he may be held
hy the Van Buren, county officials ON
forgery charges amounting TO ap-
prOximately $4,000.
Wore Wedding Ring.
When Mrs. Tabor made her con-
fession here early Tuesday morning
she wore Maud Tabors wedding
dress OF black velveteen. 1t was the
dress that Maud Tabor wore when
she married Virgo at Lagrange. Ind.
in the fall OF 1915. The ring on her
finger. she said, was Maud's wedding
ring. She said that she and Maud
had exchanged rings after Maud and
Virgo had separated.
With tears streaming down her
wrinkled Eheeks. and her hands
waving wildly. the aged woman final
ly poured out her story to the cai-
cials.
Joe Virgo did it," she suddenly
screamed. The officials then knew
that the old womans spirit was
broken. That spirit had bamed
them since last Friday when Mrs.
Tabor testified at the corouer's in
quest denying all knowledge OF a
criminal operation
Il knew Maud was about 90 be-
come a mother" she continued with
increasing agitation. Virgo came
Co our house during The last week
Boa April and took Maud away In an
automobile He said ne was going
90 take her TO Berrlen SPRINGS and
Michigan City. de brought her
back the Thursday before the Mon
day she died
Maud told me that Joe took her
90 "a deserted house. She did not
know where the house was. She
said that an illegal operation had
been performed Joe stayed az our
house until the Monday afternoon
Maud died
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