Evening star., 1926-08-17


police officers of Canton may come
in for more discussion later.
Clark is a member of a prominent
law firm in Canton. He comes OF a
good family and is well liked.
Studer, hailed by those who know
him as king of the underworld" "
until night before last could be found
sitting in his shiny automobile on the
main street here conversing amiably
with newspaper reporters.
When he was locked up with Mazer
in cleveland. developments followed
quickly in Canton. where the palsied
hand of the law for the last month
has been making lmpotent and idle
gestures toward catching Melletts s
aSSa SSinS.
Chicago Attorney Active.
Joseph r. Roach, a Chicago at
torney brought into the case rs in
Vestigator by the Canton Daily
News. the slain EDITORS newspape
went to Cleveland yesterday morn
ing.
Last night he returned to Canton
with Michael J. Glenn, an assistant.
and Howell Leuck, an assistant
United States district attorney of
Cleveland. He had been in conference
with Bernstein all day. The newspa-
per reporters in Canton were waiting
for him. Four Of them. seated at din
ner in a hotel had tipped a bell boy to
let them know when Roach returned.
Instead of the bell boy bringing the
tidings. Roach himself walked up to
the table
Did you gentlemen wish to see
me?" he asked.
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They fired questions at him, He
answered politely that he knew moth
ing. and intimated that he would say
nothing if he did, then he went to his
room.
Warrant Follows Farley.
A little later Roach. Glenn. Leuck.
Private Detective Ora NJ. Slater and
County Prosecutor {. Is. Met Clintock
went into conference. stu later they
adjourned to the office of Justice
a. r. Correll, and within a few min
utes 1t was announced that a war
rant had been sworn out against
Mazer on an q affidavit filed by Glenn,
which charged that MaZer was on
the scene at the time Mellett went
IN his death.
Today the warrant was served on
Mazer I'm Cleveland and he will be
brought back here to Canton and the
evidence against him submitted to a
grand Jury. which was sworn in yes
terday and is now sitting. The evil
dence in the hands of the prosecutors
was gathered. not by the police force
Of Canton. hut by out-of-town attor-
neys and investigators interested in
furnishing those responsible for the
death of Mellett.
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said, with the famous Pat McDermott.
who is sought now as the trigger
man" but who has been reported in
every part of the United States and is
aven said TO have met death himself
at the hands of those who fear his
tale.
Known as Rum.Runner.
Mazer will be shown to have been
the man, ii is asserted. responsible for
bringing MCDermott and Steve kas-
cholk, a PENNSYLVANIA miner. here TO
Canton a week before the murder and
to have given them the lay Of the
land and the information that they
were 10 bump OF the editor of a
newspaper.
Kascholk is said to have admitted
es much and made the assertion that
his nerve gave way and he fed the
scene before the murder. lie proved
perfect alibi. The evidence is also
said 10 show that Mazer was in the
neighborhood Of the Meliett home "a
short time before the murder, and
that he may have actually taken a
part in firing the shots.
Thus there approaches the end of
a strange pursuit of the men who
shot Mellett. pursuit which gives
surface indications of having been
blocked al every move by those most
responsible for the enforcement nf
law in Canton. This is heated" de
MED. but the facts stand for them,
selves.
Liquor Angle Bring in I. S.
Unable TO get action from the Can
ton police force, depending on young
rrosecuting attorney. who is honest.
hut who lacks experience necessary
70 cone with the powerful ring which
embraces Canton In its dirty hands.
the friends Of Mellett appealed with
n,,t surcess 10 the feder3} GoN
ment for aid The Federal Govern
nent. Il would srnear could give none
Ths murder was g purely local affair.