New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
CANTON VICE KING
 LINKED IN MURDER
Louis MaZer Formally Accused;
 His Story May Solve Mystery
PROBE REACHING CLIMAX
Accused, After First Apparently Breaking Down Under Question ing, Stiffens and Stoutly Main- tains Innocence of Crime,

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 fronclad' evidence that Joseph R. Roach, famous Chicago cleanup at torney, has gathered in his effort to solve the murder of Don R. Mellett, Canton publisher, was being hurled against the denials of Louis Mazer, underworld character, that he com mitted the murder, early this after noon.
 Emphatic In Denial.
 After his breakdown before the direct accusation by District Attor- ney A. E. Bernsteen, Mazer stiffen- ed and stoutly denied any knowledge of the crime.
 "It's lie; I did not do it." Mazer shouted over and over again. Carl Studer, another Canton underworld leader and alleged confederate of Mazer in various illicit traffickings was brought before the accused man. Mazer was startled to see Studer. He did not know his former partner in the ownership of a Can ton poolroom was being detained in the inquiry.
 Mazer, brought here from Can- ton yesterday, and charged with conspiracy to violate the federal l prohibition laws, late last night i was formally charged with the first | degree murder of Mellett in war 1 rant sworn out by Justice of the ! Peace A. Bruce Correll, Canton township.
 "Informer' Gives Tip
 In the office of United States District Attorney A. E. Bernsteen 1 Mazer will face practically all of i the investigators into the murder who will come here from Canton with Steve Kascholk, the "mysteri- ous informer," who says that for a while he lent sympathetic ear to the plot to put Mellett out of the way and later backed down when he "got cold feet"
 Preparations for questioning Ma ger were completed by Joseph R. Roach, Chicago, criminal attorney, famous as a cleanup" man in several anti-vice cam paigns; Prosecutor c. B. McChn- tock of Stark county; Detective Ora Slatern, of Cincinnati; Howell Leuck, assistant U. s. district at torney; Charles E. Morris, success Sor to Mellett as publisher of the Canton Daily News, and H. c. Pontius, former Canton judge and attorney for the News and others.
 It was before these same men hat Michael J. Glenn, Indianapolis detective, last night swore to the charging Mazer with 
 Is First Accused
 Mazer, at whom the finger of suspicion was pointed by some in- 1estigators shortly after the mur- Ter of the militant editor crusader on July 16 because of his alleged activities in the underworld, is the first to be formally charged with he murder. He is in Cuyahoga county jail.
 Carl Studer, Canton, alleged business partner" of Mazer in un- 1erworld activities and until re- 'ently joint owner with him of a ir l o1I | iquor conspiracy charge also. He pleaded not guilty when arraigned before a United States commits iioner and is held under $15,000 pond.
 Roach, following the issuance of he warrant charging Mazer with said he has evidence in- 'olving several other persons, in luding members of the Canton police force. Some of these same members of the police force and < ome of the underworld characters in the murder investiga- lon are involved in the alleged li- uor conspiracy, which Roach is ,, II ii'SoSi5S'tH5 pI pIOpalIttOly u Ctil- ying the case to a federal grand ury.
 kascholk, according to the in- estigators, has identified Mazer's q automobile as the one in which he nd Patrick Eugene McDermott, 'anted as "key man" in the in- i, estigation. were driven%from Mas illon to Canton to inspect Mel a etts home a few days before the {, lurder. He also has identified pie : ures of Mazer as the man who = rove the automobile, they say.
 Roach says also that he has evi- ence that the revolver of foreign r lake believed to have been the F ne from which the fatal bullet ', ras fired, belongs to Mazer. 6
 McClintock last night issued an - ppeal to McDermott to surrender, n him consideration and T protection of the law" if he will !, ome forward and tell his story. d Ie has been sought for more than i, ~o weeks. He is still wanted to fl stablish links in the unravelling the plot. c
 Indictment of Mazer and others " n the murder charge is to be ii ought of the Stark county grand V Try now in session. n