The Indianapolis times., 1929-06-04
Porter County Coroner
Leads Trip to Place
Where Body Was Found.
HUSBAND VOICES FEAR
I'm a Goner If She Gets
Out PhiIanderer Tells
Valparaiso Authorities.

Valparaiso Authorities.
By United Press
VALPARAISO Ind, June A.
Down River road, the theoretical
trail over which the body of Came
ola Soutar, butterfly dancer and
skater. was carried to its grave in
the weeds and muck of a northern
Indiana swamp, Mrs. Catherine
Cassler was led today by detectives
who seek to link her with Porter
countys swamp murder.
The body of Miss Soutar, a bullet
through the heart, was found by
frog hunters in the swamp last
Thursday near Hebron, a mile and
a half from the farm where Cath
crime CaSSler and her stocky hus-
band lived before Mrs. CaSsler was
arrested for an insurance murder
and sentenced to be hanged.
Trip on Coroner's Order
The visit to the swamp was or
dered by Coroner Ebbo H Miller,
who has heard statements of wit
neSSeS fixing the date of Miss Sou
tarS murder as a week ago Mon
day. the day she went to the CaSsler
home to fix things up" with Mrs
CaSsler, who escaped hanging to re-
turn to her home only a month ago
Chester johnson, who was to have
married Camnie later this month,
and Truman CasSler, the husband,
have accused the stolid housewife
of killing the 24-year-old djvorcec
who stole the love of her husband
while she lived under the shadow
OF the moose in Cook county jail.
Chicago.
With Mrs. CasSler today was her
adopted son. Edward, 18, who has
given contradictory explanations OF
the automobile trip which he and
his mother made Monday afternoon
after Cameola came to their home.
Attempts OF Mrs. CaSsler's attor-
neyS to gain her freedom on q, writ
of habeas corpus were unsuccessful,
Judge Grant Crumpacker ruling the
attorneys had not shown author
ity to apply for the writ in behalf
Of Mrs. Cassler.
Auto Plates Changed
Shortly before the coroner and
his witnesses set out for the jour
ney to the swamp. detectives dis
closed new evidence which tended to
tighten the net of cucumstantial ev-
idence about Mrs. CasSler. Her.
man Strawbarger Of Chicago adj
mitted that he had loaned the Cass-
lers a set of Michigan license plates
which neighbors of Mrs. Cassler
identified as the plates they saw on
the small sedan in which Mrs. CaAs-
Ter drove away from her home Mon
day, accompanied by girl resem-
bling Miss Soutar.
Coroner Miller already has ex-
amined several minor witnesses
whose statements. together with that
of Truman CassIer, accuses Mrs.
CaSsler.
Cassler. before he was excused by
the coroner Monday night, admitted
that he had lived with the young
woman while his wife was in jail
and said that on one occasion when
Mrs. Cassler returned from jail she
threatened Cammie with a revolver.
Bitter Letter Revealed
Mrs. Casters bitterness towarr1
Miss Soutar was revealed in the let
ter, written apparently to be opened
after her execution and found in
her home in Chicago.
"At IA I was married TO this man
and God only knows what my life
has been with him. Women have
always meant more or less in his
life. . Many times paid his fine
when he was arrested with another
woman. Then just two days after
I was arrested he took q woman
into my house and gave her my
yictuals, also diamond ring. Then
she had the nerEe TO come to the
jail and tell me all this with two
feet of screen between us. Then
she left him and he took in another
woman and threw Edward out.
The last woman's name is Camille"
A letter written by Mrs. Cassler
when the hanginan's nose appeared
certain to end her life. reappearing
after months to add another bit TO
the accumulation of evidence in
the hands of authorities here.
The husband again repeated his
accusations that led TO Mrs. Cassler
being implicated in the murder. He
said his wife knew Of his love affair
with "Camr1ie'' when the former
vas in Jail and that the girl had
gone TO her cell and taunted the
womaA. When she was released. he
said, Mrs. Cassler beat up" her
rival.
easier appeared nervous and said
he feared for his life.
"I'll be the next ore sure" he
said, She'll get me. If she gets out
of this mess, I'm goner. She'll
never forgive me for what I've said
in this case"
MOTHER -IN-LAW BEATEN