The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-05
MRS. CASSLER
WEEPS OVER
HOLDING SON
Mother Love Finally Breaks
Calm of Alleged
@ Slayer.
WITNESSES UNDER BOND
Youth and Husband of
Accused Restrained by
Court Action.
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VALPARAISO, Ind, June g.
Doomed to the gallowS year ago,
Mrs. Catherine Cassler, her naughty
demeanor shattered, today was
charged with another murder-that
of her husbands mistress.
The woman who shrugged her
shoulders at death sentence,
smiled, with the moose forty eight
hours away, and calmly heard new
murder charge read against her,
ragged and sobbed when her 19-year-
old son was held on $4,000 bond as
a material witness in the swamp
killing of Miss Cameola Soutar,
butterfly girl
Fearing a writ of habeas corpus
would free Mrs. CaSsler before in
vestigation of the murder was COM
pleted authorities sWore out a war
rant and arraigned her Tuesday
night between sessions of an in
quest.
Mrs. Cassler took the proceeding
calmly until States Attorney Will
liam NJ. Bozarth demanded Edward
Cassler, the son, and Truman CasS-
Ter, the husband, be held without
bond.
Declares Son Sick
Heretofore defiant and calm, Mrs.
Cassler became hysterical over the
plight of her son. She tried to gulp
glass of water, but it spilled and
ran over her black dress.
This is terrible" she cried to the
judge. why does Ed have to be
locked up? I can't stand any more.
Yes, I can. I can stand anything,
but why should he have to suffer?
I've suffered, but my boy is sick"
Officials, who had pitted their
wits against the woman in two days
of questioning, stood by amazed at
the sudden change in the stout
woman.
When Edward was brought in she
clutched his hand and wept.
Preceding the dramatic courtroom
scene, Mrs. CaSsler had been on the
witness stand, calmly and deliber-
ately answering questions fired at
her by Coroner E. R. Miller and
attorneys. Being questioned was nc
new thing to her She had gone
through one lengthy trial for muir
der in Chicago and another on
liquor violations while an active
w. C. T. U. member in Hebron, her
| former home town, and near where
/ Miss Soutar's body was found.
Directly Denies Staying
Mrs. Cassler announced at the be-
ginning she would answer no ques-
tions regarding the parentage OF
Edward. She contends he is her son
while her husband says he was left
on their doorstep when baby.
She denied she owned a gun ano
threatened her husband and Miss
Soutar, as he charged. She admitted
that she and the dead girl were enc
mics, and that she had beaten Miss
Soutar when she came home from
iail and found her living with Cass-
| Ter. ostensibly as his housekeeper.
To direct question Of Did you
/ kill Canmie?" she answered mo, ]
| did not kill her"
She answered slowly, hesitating-
ly. before each reply, as if weigh
/ ing her words. The courthouse was
| jammed. many of the spectators be-
ing former friends and neighbors Of
/ the accused woman when she liveC
on a farm near Hebron and was q
temperance worker.
Edward preceded his moher to tht
stand and was questioned minutely
about driving his mother in the
family car last week at approx
mately the time Miss Soutar dis
appeared. He admitted he had bor-
rowed a pair of Michigan license
plates and had them on his cal
when he made some deliveries for
bean merchant.
WAS that before you took youl
mother driving?" the coroner asked
eyes" he replied. turning pale ano
continuing abruptly
'I didn't kill Cammie. My father
didn't kill her, nor did my mother
Her death means nothing to me ano
I don't know anything about it."
The outburst was in answer TO nc
question and left the coroner speech
! less for few moments.