Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-22
LATEST CLUES FAIL
INMELLETT KILLING
Five GriIIed at Akron Throw
No Light on Ohio Publish
er'S Murder.
~ the Associated Press.

by tiib AssOcIdleu FTeSss
CANTON, Ohio, July 22.-The mys
terry of the murder of Don Il. Mellett
.Canton newspaper publisher, remains
as impenetrable on this, the seventh
day since his death, as the night into
(which his slayers escaped.
Although five men apprehended al
Akron yesterday were subjected to
grilling last night, they told little thai
would indicate any knowledge of the
icrime. In one instance, authorities
said, the answers Of the men differed
regarding the time they spent in Can
ton on the day before Mellett was IA
tally wounded as he closed the doors
of his garage. Pete Margras told OF
leaving Akron for Canton at am. or
July Is with John Demos, returning
TO Akron at pm.
Demos declared they left at 4 pm
and returned to Akron at II pm
AIellett was shot shortly after mid
might on July 16. The quintet are be-
ing held as suspicious characters.
Detectives Data Growing.
1 Ora Slater, Cincinnati detective, said
he has no tangible clue, although
each day adds to his collection or In.
formation regarding the movement OF
Canton underworld characters. De
rectiyess and police officials generally
believe that within 1.-The jungle" As
the Canton underworld section is
known, live those who can shed light
on the mystery of the murder. Mel
let's persistent fight on vice is held
to have melted the revenge or hatred
which led to his death.
e Deeming of importance the estab'
slishment of the caliber and the type
of the firearm used in the Staying, DR..
n. c. McQuate, county coroner, left
To-day for New Haven, Conn.,, with a
bullet taken from the brain of the
ipublisher and others found imbedded
In the kitchen wall. Experts in the
Winchester Arms Co. will be asked
Ito classify the missiles. Investigators
differ on the instrument of death,
some declaring it was a rifle and
others a pistol. They disagree on the
distance between Mellett and his as
gassins when he was shot.
g, Cleanup Drive Looms.
:, a renewal of the civic effort to
clean up Canton was believed prob
able following the declaration by
Mayor s. NJ. Swartz that he contem-
plated asking 40 or more civic clubs
to name q committee to aid him in a
campaign against alleged vice condi-
tons.
T. A review of the records of the Can
ton Police Department for five years
shows that there have been 48 MUIR
ders here and that that not one of the
perpetrators of these crimes has met
death in the electric chair. Since
January 1 of the present year there
have been 10 murders in Canton.
Z Thirteen murderers in the 81 cases
have been sentenced of them for
life, for short terms, ! or result
ing in early paroles.
l. In 20 of the slayings the killers
are still at large. In these 20 cases
the murderers are known in 6 in
stances and are still sought, but in IA
eases they are unknown.
One Died in Tong War.
+. One slayer died in a tong war and
Qne committed suicide rather than
surrender to police. Four cases are
now pending the Stark County
courts, two awaiting grand jury
ssctioB, one awaiting trial, and another
awaiting further action following dis
agreement of a Jury, although the
accused made @ confession to the
prosecutor.
y -Four alleged murderers in that Pc
Rod who were bound over to the
grand jury were not indicted. One al
legged killer was relea sed at a pre-
hminary hearing before a police
Judge.