Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17
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Rewards TotaIing s2o,45o
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l BY the ASsOc1ated fFeSss
CANTON, Ohio, July -Investiga,
tors of the murder of Don r.. Mellett
publisher Of the Canton Daily News
are no nearer solution than they
were Immediately after the crime was
committed early yesterday morning.
Rewards totaling &20,450 have been
offered and have served to spur the
inquiry. Several detectives. strictly
incognito. are believed to be in the
city
Charles Morris, editor Of the Daytor
Daily News. and r. b. Mead, secre
tary-treasurer Of the same paper. are
in Canton, representing James M
Cox, publisher of the Canton News
and Dayton News. They said that No
definite steps have been taken by
them in furthering the inquiry, except
TO confer with G.. b. McCIintock
Stark County prosecutor, and Ear
Hexamer, Canton safety director. They
urged correlation of the activities oi
investigators, they said.
Strictest privacy surrounded the
funeral of Mellett at his residence at
noon The services lasted but half an
hour, the body then being started on
its journey to Indianapolis, where II
lis to be buried.
Brother Comes From Capital
Lowell MelIett; another brother ar
rived during the night from Washing
ton, where he r connected with the
Washington News and the ScfippS-
Howard League Of Newspapers.
The publishers widow, after her
first, shock has bravely MithstD0d the
ordeal 1t is MeIlett's brother Lloyd.
associated with him on the Canton
News, who appears most heavily bent
under the strain. He has told his
close acquaintances that he cannot
drive from his mind feeling that
some of the articles he wrote may
have caused members of Canton,s
underworld to sIay his brother.
The State took its place today with
Federal. county and city authorities
In the hunt for the assassins.
Gov. Donahey's personal investiga-
tor, C. HI Sisson, was ordered from
Columbus yesterday to aid in the in
vestigation. He is TO keep the gov
erTor's Office informed Of progress In
the case Coy. Donahey said that
"the state offers every facility to as
sist prosecutor McCIintock Of Stark
County.
Met Governor July 4.
In mis- relentless uGnJ against crime
in Canton, for which he gave his life,
Mellett conferred with the governor
here for more than an hour July 4.
At the head of the city'S forces is
Chief of Police s. A. LengeI, who has
pending In the Stark County courts
a libel suit against the Canton News
and DON Mellett The suit was
brought because Of articles printed
when Lengel was before the Civil Serv-.
fee Commission charged with laxity
in law enforcement. Lengei was later
reinstated The chief declared all his
men are on their toes to bring in the
rnurdcrers.
The City Council. In special session
last night, learned that II could not
make definite appropriation FOR fur
thering the investigation, but voted
to finance the extraordinary activities
which may be required in the search.
Police yesterday traced to Johns
town, Pa, an automobile which came
under suspicion. Neighb0rs Of the
Melietts said they saw an .autonn0-
bile with Pennsylvania license hover
ing in the neighborhood. These re-
ports led to the theory that hirelings
outside of Canton committed the crime
at the behest Of the rulers Of the
city,s underworld.
IL complete alibi was established for
the Johnstown car, police learned.
1t is conceded that the murder Is the
oiitgrOwth Of the editorial war and
personal activity OF MeIlett against
CantOn'S underworld.