South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-16
FEDERAL OFFICERS
EXPECTED TO TAKE
ACTION In CASE
Clark Lad May Answer Seri-
Gus Charges-Girl Makes
Full Confession.

Full Confession.
Federal suthoritier are momen-
7arily expected to make their en-
france IN the lurid drtns Of crime.
woven around the ca, ser - A A.
Clerk. Jr.. Portage av- who was
arrested In Warren. o.. Monday on
several robbery counts. when Clark
VIII be asked 20 answer 10 charges
q turing Freda Seller. 15-year-old
SRI. OF this city, from her home
and Transporting her through sew
sral states. -.
The latest reports from Youngs-
town. o. where the couple are be-
ing held. Indicate taat the Sefert
FIR. has made a full confess. on
which duplicates Cltf5 IN all the
robbery and burglary counts which
5ney face
q This drama from real life cen
s. r. ltself about the career Of Clark.
- young man VINO gave up the in
5suences OF a loving wife AMI newly
born babe. 10 enter upon a career
~ crime. into wi ia he ,ured a To-
year-old girl. he SO he daughter
al loving and respe tts parents.
Married last September
Clark. IS years Old. and a hus-
band Of less than a year. was an
automobile mechanic and accesso>
Ties salesman. descr bed by those
who knew him. as a br.gh-. ambi-
t-ous, energetic young man, with
ne whole world before him A
young man for whom thu future
IrOIn oed much. Youthful roman q
led Young Clark 20 the altar in
September and took his girl
bride 90 the home Of mis- parents to
i've.
Three months ago Clark, left this
CITY for Chicago. there 20 work his
business, for the unlimited field OF
that great city, offered him great
portunities, and then-his bride
was son to become a mother.
While in Chicago, Clark, received
q telegram informing him OF the
arrival OF the babe, and he hur-
ried home as fast as he could. ar
irving here a few hours after the
birth He remained here for 10
days Ten happy days, spent with
lis wife and child. and il was with
parting affection that he left them
10 resume his work in Chicago.
Little did his lOving wife and
ador.ng parents know what destined
70 follow. for they had expressed
the utmost confidence in him. Lit
hort weeks they were destined 70
De thrown into a drama; the limo
cent victims Of a hayward son and
husband
But Monday night Fate called
their cue. telegram informing
them that their son had been ar
rested IN youngstown, o. and re-
Nealing 20 them a sensational ca
Teer OF crime trailing over several
states Even then. his innocent.
girlish wife held hope Surely there
Nvas some mistake.
CAST Loved Ones Aside.
But no; there was a girl in the
case A 15-year-old girl daughter
~ respected parents, was also be-
sng held as his companion in crime.
Freda Seifert beautiful as to face
end developed far beyond In years,
so that she might easily pass as IS,
had cast simple. kind, loving moth
ar and father aside. % enter on a
lurid career with q man himself
"a wife deserter.
SIX weeks ago il was that the
newspapers informed the public that
the Seifert girl was missing from
her home But little did anyone
ever suspect that there was any
connections between herself and
Clark Never had there been the
slightest idea that they had ever
known each other
Fate IS unklnd at times though,
end seems 10 give little concern 10
the innocent victims whose hopes
g. breaks and leaves weary and sad
because OF the wrongs or others
- And go Clarks bright future has
urned 90 grey No more does the
j orion OF a business future shine
before his eyes. but instead he sits
IN a prison cell. where he can see
nothing but four cold bleak walls
and think OF nothing but the pros
pect or having TO face a serious fed
eral charge.
For the Selfert girl too. the fu-
ture is dark. though Il IS likely that
her extreme youth viii bring her
Glenn enCy.
But what OF their innocent vic
tims2 For them there = nothing
hut sympathy Broken, their hopes
shattered. they only pray for bet
ter day when fate VIII be kinder.