South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-27
EXPECT ARRESTS IN
PROBE OF WOZNER'S
DEATH IN FEW DAYS
Police Gradually Piecing To-
gether Chain of Evidence
of Robbery.

Information brought to light with
in the last "a hours. and upon which
the police arc working overtime to
connect the threads OF circumstan-
tial evidence being woven around the
men who participated in the robbiny
aud gagging of Andrew jackson
Wozner. S7year-old recluse at his
two-room shanty in Morningside ad-
dition, near Notre Dame, last Sat
urday night, will, in the opinion of
the detectives in charge of the in
vestigation. be fruitful Of results in
clearing up one Of the most mys-
ferrous crimes ever committed in St
Joseph county in recent years.
The information in the hands Of
the police at this time IS believed
sufficient on which arrests may be
expected soon. In view Of one
circumstance. however. the police.
while keeping their suspects under
close scrutiny. are working on other
chains Of evidence which, they be-
hevc, Will lead to the same persons
who are believed 20 have been per-
tack.
Many Seen i'm Neighborhood-
The outstanding features brought
to light overnight and which IS
necessarily associated with the in
vestisation. is the great number of
men, singly. in pairs and in crowds
as high as four. claimed TO have
been seen by the neiShbors OF the
aged'hermit arouna the premises the
day the old man met his death. The
latest information is that four men
We're seen running eastward at IL
0 clock on the night of the murder
from the direction OF Wozner's
home. Two others. who told their
stories to the police, said they saw
two men walking north up the road
leading 20 the scene of the crime
about $3.50 that evening Horse
tra ders seen in the vicinity Saturday
and on previous days should be run
down and questioned declare several
Of the old mans neighbors, who
point "a suspicious finger at these
strangers who they are convinced
are liable TO suspicion.
The aged hermit, who was LAST
seen alive late Saturday afternoon.
was found with feet and wrists
hoJnd AID a gag in his mouth Sun.
day afternoon by four Of his neigh
bors, outstretched Oh the floor He
had been dead at least 10 hours. ac-
cording TO Coroner Crumpacker,
who pronounced death was the re-
suit OF heart failure, probably
brought about by the efforts OF the
old man 10 free himself from the
rope and Irvine which bound him
Rope and Kercllief Clues.
A six-foot piece Of clothesline
bound his ankles securely. This
rope was brought 10 the mans home
by his assailants. It is believed.
Trout line. still hanging on a nail
on a Jam Of a window near where
the bodys was lying. gives proof OF
where the robbers secured the cord
with which 20 tie the old mans
wrists. The handkerchief. white in
color but badly soiled, which was
tied about the face and covered the
dead hermit's mouth. was, In the
opinion of Detective James Brum-
field. in charge Of the investigation.
the property of one Of the robbers.
This handkerchief was a new one
and showed il had never been TO a
laundry.
The rope and the handkerchief
constitute the principal clues left by
the robbers in their quest OF the old
hermit's gold. II he had any. The
broken handle Of the earthen teapot,
which was found lying on the floor,
and the teapot standing periliously
near the edge Of the table, shows
sufficient proof Of the existence OF
an old-fashioned hiding place in
which the old man kept his money. !
The empty teapot. except for fine
layer OF dust. showed that whatever |
the old man may have possessed was |
removed by the robbers. Then torn /
trousers pocket found on the floo- |
showed further evidence Of the mo- |
tive OF the crime.