South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-04
MISHAWAKA MAN
SHOT And BODY
IN RIVER
John Kolakis. Missing for
Three Months. Found in
St. Joseph River.
PROBE ROBBERY THEORY
Dead Man Known To Have
Had Large sum of Money
When Last Seen.


ed the di~appe since Jam g,
Of John hoIakls. wea ,hy Misha-
waka merchant was partially clear
ed late yesterday afternoon when
his body was found ly.ng face down
ward with a bullet iu has head on
the banks of the ST.. Joseph river,
where the water had recedel al the
rear of the Observation-Disclosures farm
about three mikes east of M-sha-
Waka.
That Kolabas was murdered with
robbery as motive. IS the
only conclusion thus far formed.
The body was badly battered.
indicating that he had been severely
beaten with a blunt intrumert. and
decomposed. the features of his
face being nearly unrecosuizable.
A bullet was lodged in the back or
his head and il is believed that he
was also beaten over the head with
the butt of a gun.
The body was first discovered by
three women. Mrs. Bert Stout. Mrs
w. Hartig and Mrs George Sanders,
who sighted what at first they be-
neved 20 be q log as they passed
the point i'm a row boat. The inces-
SAINT barking Of a small dog. which
was i'm the boat with them. caused
them 90 investigate further, and up
on finding the body which was wrap
ped in heavy overcoat. they rowed
10 a nearby farmhouse and notified
authorit5es at AIIshawaEa.
No Money on Person.
diately sent TO the scene and Capt.
of Police Beehler Patrolman Chas.
Montine and Chas. Roy found the
body and ordered il taken 10 the
| Finch undertaking parlors There
a careful examination Of his pockets
showed only check books while "a
sum of money exceeding $500.
which the murdered merchant was
known 10 have carried on his per-
son at the time OF lis dlsaproar-
ance, was missing
A valuable diamond ring how
ever, was not taken from his finger
10y the men whom the lLshowaka
authorities believe killed him. This
does not remove the robbery the
DRY. nevertheless. as they point out
that the slayers were evidently du-
bious about their ability 20 dispose
OF the ring through fear OF detec-
ton
It is said that several men Of the
murdered mans nationality are sus-
pected by the police and Dr. is eX-
pccted that one or more of them
viii be taken into custody within
a short time Plans are being for
INFLATED 20 offer "A large reward for
the capture of the slayer and sew
eral outside detective agencies viii
be employed iu the search for the
murderer
Well known IN NIshawaka.
Kolakis. who was rs years old
was one Of the best known business
men On MshaWaka and hts strange
disappearance and the discovery OF
the body yesterday caused "a seusa-
ton there The murdered man was
halloween OF the Palace Of Eats rrs-
tauraut. where DE was associated
with George Poroes. and ne was also
halloween OF the California Fruit
store and large shareholder 81
other MishaWaka enterprises Ko-
lallis was also the proprietor OF
large shoe shine Establishment in
south Bend lie POSSESSED "a mas
s.ye physique. weighing over zoo
hounds
The murder 1Ic.lm was last seea
az noon on Jan. 4 .n his own res
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