South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-22

Prehend hatred resorting to such
primitive methods of destruc-
ton. if hate was the impelling
purpose.
The officers of the law. upon
whom the duty of solving the
mystery is laid. are following
such clues as they have which
may find a solution in a plain
purpose to kill, as the motive.
They are asking who might
have wished for the deaths of
this entire fsmily-and why.
They are seeking for the per
son with a possible motive, and
in this search the lightest word
of gossip, of whispered scandal,
of faint rumor which would have
been forgotten as unimportant or
untrue before the tragedy Is being
scruunized and followed to the end
that the truth may be known.
Real Evidence Now Gone.
For upon such rumors AID gossip
depend the sole hope OF any such So
lution-unless chance should bring
the guilty man TO them with a con-
fessiOn upon his lips
The hope Of real evidence in the
form Of tingerprints has gone. Too
many men handled the death club
TO make possible any impressions left
upon il useful as evidence or even
for pointing in the direction OF the
murderer.
The same is true OF the clothes OF
the murdered family and of the por-
lions OF the house which ne might
have touched
In the first CHASTITY hours after the
finding Of the bodies, many persons
came to help and in helping left their
own impression upon the weapon.
Nab smith, a Suspect.
Hopes in the solution Of the
spiked club triple murder has now
centered down 70 two men.
Following the night Of the murder.
it has been learned that Herbert
Smith, 4S. cOlored, disappeared from
his little shack adjoining that Of the
MonrOes His wife repeatedly told
the police and newspapermen thai
she would tell them everything.
"Ill tell YOU the whole truth. d"
she muttered this morning when
quizzed again by detectives in
severe grill. He left Monday 10 go
10 a sanitarium at Kalamazoo. He's
been suffering - suffering, from
asthma. That's the v hole truth.
swear il is"
Detectives rushed TO Kalamazoo
and brought the suspect back here
tonight. a
Hunt Lover Of Neva.
In Detroit the officers believe 10
be hiding a former resident OF this
City-when here a painter b. trade.
Sheriff Wyman IA there enustiny the
aid OF Detroit officials IN combing
the city for him-and Il was whisp-
cred here tonight that he was not
found at his home, where his wife
and daughter reside. He was IN Do
wagiac Saturday. local people say
visit about which the officers are
interested
II IS said further and apparently
10 the satisfaction OF the officers,
that he was seen with Neva Monroe
Saturday highland Il IS whispered
that ne had been with Neva often
IA the past. Il IS whispered. too,
that he suddenly sold his home here
a year ago this summer. loaded HIS
family into an automobile newly
purchased and rushed away 10 De-
troit. after Monroe had objected 20
his friendship with the daughter.
And around that bit OF evidence
the officers have formed a web
which they hope socn % solve.
Stories are numerous. So are
rumors. and the official cup - run
ming over with them. The officers
have reached the Cork in the road.
and have divided 10 follow both
trails.
smith Quarreled Saturday.
over IN the city Jail al Kalama-
zoo Herbert Smith denied that he
had seen any one enter or leave the
Monroe home here Saturday night or
Sunday Smith. taken into custody
late In the afternoon at the DR.. Bald
win Sanitarium. also denied that he
had entered the hone. or that he was
guilty OF the atrocious crime.
Suspicious were directed toward
Smith after Il became known Wed
nssday that he had Quarreled Sat
urday afternoon with Monroe. HiH
sudden disappearancs from the city
Monday aroused the suspicious OF the
offlcers-who learned. Il was said
that Smith was under the influence