The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-27
SCHROEDER GIVES PROMISE
TO TALK after SEEING
RELATIVES ON WAY TO CITY
Torch Man Is Expected to Be Taken to
Scene of Tragedy on High School
Road During Day.
HAGGARD AFTER VIEWING BODY
Important Admissions Made by Prisoner in
Grilling, Says Winkler; Sisters Due
to Reach Here by Saturday

.
Use to Sheriff George Winkler
ito tell you something after
l talk to my folks" Harold
Herbert Schroeder was left
undisturbed by interogators
in his Jail cell today.
He was pale, shaken and hag-
gard from the gruelnig ordeal OF
Thursday afternoon which shattered
the iron calm which has character
lied his demeanor since his arrest
at Mobile, Ala.
His sisters. Mrsh. Ferne Sans Of
Elkhart and Mrs. Faye Speight Of
Clarion, Ia, wer to ARRIVE this aft
ernoon or tonight to talk with their
brother, accused of arson and mur~
der in the High School road torch
car mystery.
Delay Further Questions
During the afternoon, Sheriff
George Winkler indicated today,
Schroeder may be taken to see the
ruins of his car, which authorities
claim he admitted burning, and to
the High School road spot where
his car containing the charred body
of an unidentified man, was found
blazing early the morning of May
81.
That any further questioning may
be delayed until it is determined
whether he will keep his promise to
tell you something" after talking
with his sisters was indicated by Of
ficials today.
Schroeder desires to talk to his
wife, but her arrival in Indianapolis
was uncertain today.
The bespectacled Mobile (Ala) ra-
diator dealer received letter from
her It's morning. She expressed
sympathy for him and her intention
to stand by him, but gave no indi-
cation as to when she will leave Mo-
bile for indianapolis.
WinkIer Claims Admissions
She assured her husband when he
was brought north after capture at
Mobile that she would "be with you
by friday"
Reading the letter, in which Mrs.
Schroeder told of difficulty in maxi
ing collections in his business
Schroeder smiled.
IF I could have got one-tenth
the publicity for my business I've
got in this case, I would be mill
lionaire," he commented
Sheriff George Winkler today de-
clared important admissions have
been secured in questioning OF
Schroeder.
Harold has promised to talk aft-
er he sees relatives" Sheriff Wink
Ter declared. "He wants to see his
wife, but may talk after he sees his
two sisters"
While Schroeder rested at county
jail early today. further clews tend
ing to show the body may be that
of Frank Macy, 81, of CINCINNATI
o., were being investigated by police.
Check Cincinnati CleW
Orville Wilkerson, 1893 Reisner
street, by whom Macy formerly was
employed, told police the descrip-
ton of the dead man tallies with
that of Macy Macy's father oper-
ates filling station and grocery
at the outskirts If Cincinnati and
Macy had an aunt, whose name was
not known to Wilkerson, in Indi-
annapolis.
Macy had sandy hair, was Of the
right weight, 125 to 1870 pounds, was
5 feet Z inches tall and wore cloth
ing similar to the scrap found on
the burned body, Wilkerson told
police. The corpse tallies with
these descriptions and a rosary
was found in the ruins. Macy
carried rosary.
Sheriff ( gorge Winkler today de-
clined to a plify his statement that
when Sch sder talks the facts will
be of a sena. tional nature"