South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-28
JACK WRIGHT In
COUNTY JAIL ON
MURDER CHARGE
Five-Year Search For Man
Suspected Of Muessel
Murder In 1915.

When Policeman O'Grady Of De-
troit arrested Jack Wright In that
city Friday night another link was
forged In the chain Of the prosecu o.
zion for the murder OF Henry Mues-
sci and Frank ChrObOt on the Goth
Of Deceul Der 1915.
Five years have come and gone
since that chilly winter afternoon
when three men entered the office
OF the Muesscl brewing company
and killed ln cold blood the office
manager and the driver. wounding
seriously william MuesseI at the
same time.
ON the Trail.
And during thoce flee years the
PinkFrtons have followed clue after
trail. obtaining clue after clue. delv-
Ing into the lives OF all who might
possibly offer any information re-
sarding the brutal murders.
At the same time the police OF
every city IN the country had filed
a description Of the suspects and to-
Eether with the thousands OF others
sought By the law, were watching
for the men accused of the South
Bend crime
The News Times learned from
iry that Wright also confessed TO his
share IN the murder The states
attorneys would not admit nor would
they deny, however, that this was
a fact.
IL was further learned that Schultz
Wright and Dauruther participated
in a series OF robber.es beginning In
1915 and extending through the
towns Of Kansas City, Benton Har-
Der, Michigan City. Logansport and
Detroit.
Wright is said to be the bIunderer
o. the trio and the one VINO botched
the Muessal job. II is thought that
the three men attempted 20 rob the
brewery on the night before the
crime and that Wright blundered at
Al inopportune time so that the
robbery was postponed.
Leads TO Arrest
SchuItzs confession. which is on
file at the offices Of the prosecuting
attorneys, Is said 90 have led to the
arrest OF Wright and 10 have tip
ped Off the Pinkertons that Wright
might be found assOciating with
gamblers and a woman with whom
ne associated in Detroit
The confession according 10 vi
tIs Jones. was first wrung from
Schultz by Sheriff Louis Duck and
it was that official who went TO De
troit and brought back the fugitive
with city court warrant The sher
III also furnished the Pinkertons
with the final information which led
20 Wrights arrest
August Schultz was the first of the
trio arrested He confessed 10 his
share in the murder and his con
fessiOn was an important factor i'm
The grand jury Indictment return
ed against Jack Wright and Charles
Danruther, the latter being the last
Of the three and the only one now
az liberty. It is believed that ne will
be arrested shortly. Pinkertous are
following a clue they believe Will
lead 10 mis- capture.
Get Wright Friday.
Wught's arrest last Friday in
Detroit was the climax OF long
search which for the past six weeks
had led the Pinkertons into Canada
and ali through Detroit and its en-
virons Wright had been seen at the
docks one morning by a woman who
recognized him but he did not speak
TO her. From this clue the officers
began on the final lap of the hunt
which ended when they found him
90 Wayne's Baths where he had been
TOOming
Wright knew he was being
watched. and evidently felt the hand
ct the law close upon him. The of
hCers have "a letter-auother of the
many clucs-writteu 10y Wright 90 a
woman friend in Chicago. in which
Pr" said that che didn't know what
he'd do If DE had Co 20 20 work.
Prevent Suicide
a
suspicious and in The belief that he
might commit suicide I'm fail The De
troit warden removed the prisoners
belt. suSpenders and shoe strings.
On the "trip from Detroit 90 the
county Jail. Wright was suIIeu and
nervous He was questioned but
little.
Tie was well dressed but did not.