South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-26
THREE PERSONS
HELD FOLLOWING
BRUTAL Staying
Battered Body of Crippled
Brownsville. Mich. Store
keeper Found.
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proceeded 90 the store where Mrs
Noecker -eft the two men 20 notify
tho county authorities She salu
she could not bear the grewsome
sight
Kennedy used 'he store telephone
70 inform Sheriff Wyman or Casso-
polls. five miles distant Of the bru-
rai crime
NeighbOr Hears Voice.
Another incident which may have
an important bearing on the iden-
tty or the murderer OF the unfor-
tuuate storekeeper. whose enemies
were known 70 have been few. Is
that related By Andrew Gillian.
whose home e about 10 rods distant
from Che place where the battered
body was found Gillian told Sher-
m Wyman and Deputy Vol Tur-
ner. formerly OF Elkhsrt. that be-
tween n and u O'Clock las- night
he heard an unknown voice shout
ia front OF the store.
Come out and get me some kero-
sene. Sudey." the unknown voice
demanded. using the familiar nick
name invariably applied 20 the
storekeeper by the villagers Gillian.
who IS unable 20 sleep continuously
because OF n bronchial trouble. vas
.Sed a. the window. looking to-
wards the store. which he could no,
discern IN the darkness, he told the
authorities
After Gillian had heard the. Gus
toner" cau Shaw, ne also heard the
istter's rejOinder. walt until l get
my clothes on" A light was then
made In the store. he said and
though nothing further was heard. a
horse and buggy drove past his
home from the direction OF the
store lie dropped 20 sleep he said
and heard no one until the alarm
was raised the following morning.
II is this incident which leads
the sheriff 10 believe that the work
was done by a residen. OF the VIII
lage. familiar with the groundwork
"a the locality
Robbery Theory Advanced.
locked. presuma bly,. those who were
| investigating the murder were In
ciined TO believe. just before the
rurderous assault was made. and
while the crippled victims back was
turned
Robbery IS one theory advanced
as the motive for he attack II
was well known that Shaw kept con-
siderab sums Of money in the
store where he lived alone pending
( periodical trips to a Cassopolis bank
10 deposit funds. Scar the place
where the body was found Shaw.
battered flashlight was found an,
this he had used IN q futile de
I Tense
Gillams statement had much tC
| do I'm corroborating the statement
\ Of a resident of Calvil Center. who
/ had been taken into custody becaus,
I OF suspicious circumstances.
Upon their arrival from Cassopo
lis. the first clue the officers fol
\ lowed concerned traces made IN tn,
mud by a horse. The tracks in TIT
\ mud OF the rain soaked highway lee
/ from the south and the horse haC
\ Travelled at an ordinary pace, bu
1 after a turn south me steed evident
I IS had been driven at fast clip
l These tracks were followed 10 TN,
I crOSsrOad that leads TO Calvin Cen
ter, where the man, a negro. ar
/ rested on suspicion. was found. III.
\ name authorities refuse 10 divulg,
\ In view of their belief Of his limo
cence This galioping horse wa
/ heard to pass farmhouse abOu
/ g o'clock last night. which fact tn
/ man admitted Gillam's statement
| however, indicated that the murde
Was committed after1I o'clock
Relatives Notified.
Although there was instant agree
/ ment between the officers and vii
layers that robbery wac the motive
there was no visible evidence tina
the slayer entered the store. Tn
stock to all appearances had no
been disturbed.
Elkhart relatives were notified o
the murder and Milo Shaw. 81
Kenwood. av.. this city. a brother
! Mrs Louis Clayton. an aunt who's
home is near station 10 and thre
cousins. Mrs James Hatfield. %
KenwOod av.. Mrs Isaac Cnandle
and Mrs Frank Mott. both liv
.Bg near station 49, were informe,
ot the brutal killing