The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-17
TENNESSEE MAN
BELIEVED TO Be
TORCH CAR PREY
Man Who Left Auto in City
Garage and Vanished
Is Sought.
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of the National road west of Indi-
annapolis after the Speedway race in
1890.
Then followed his story of hys-
terra. He said he feared detection
and burned the body in his car Oh
High School road, north of the
Rockville road. He said he fed
from the scene, and that a young
man and women brought him to
indianapolis. From there he wan
dered through Tennessee and south
ward to his home city of Mobile,
where he was captured.
CurSory tracing of Stover's auto
mobile was started shortly after the
murder by indianapolis detectives
This was dropped and the car. a
Durant sport coupe, remained in the
garage.
More than two months ago, John
T. Hawkins. a. member of The Times
staff, found the car while looking
for used automobile. Another
member of the staff viewed the car,
obtained the 1890 Tennessee license
plate, and the search for Slower was
started
Slower, a man of small stature
with reddish hair. similar to that on
the victims body, left Elizabethton
several days before he drove into
the local garage.
Would Be Back Later"
I'm going to be gone a little
while attendants reported he said
I'll be back later"
He never returned. Reviewing the
case, detectives say Slower might
have met Schroeder at the race and
then was turned into the victim of
the pyre
Slower had a reason to be in
definite in his announced plans The
Albany Insurance Company at Salt
Lake City sought him for 1924 debt
incurred there.
Slower used postoffice box-No.
313-in Elizabethton in $50 The
Times has learned that the box
actually belonged to E. Martin.
Friends reported Slower left and
bonding company also sought him to
clear up transactions on home
From there Stover's trail led to
Minneapolis, then back to Campus,
Mich, and finally he returned to
Elzabethton.
FIees Salt Lake City
Prior to these moves. Stover was
in Salt Lake City, where he pur-
chased the Durant After he fled
that city, the insurance company
took up his pursuit and said he
might have gone to Tampa, Fla, be-
fore his first appearance, a few
months later, in the Tennessee town.
Search is Tampa also proved futile.
With the aid of detectives Roy
Pope and Harry Mason, The Times
confirmed the Salt Lake City angle
Difficulty was encountered in
tracing the Tennessee license plate,
397-812 The plate record finally
was uncovered in Nashville, Tenn,
but no further record of the car was
found Slower bought the license
in Washington County, Tenn, Jan.
a. 1890.
In the meantime, the car stood in
the downtown garage, unheeded.
County, state and city officials
abandoned the trail in the fury of
the trial and investigation. The
car gathered dust. Tires became de-
fated The battery was worth
less.
Car Sold Here
But while The Times investiga-
ton was underway, a south side
/ business man bought the car
Cleaned and in best of condition. it
now serves him daily.
Throughout the weeks Schroeder
awaited trial the re-mangled body
of his victim lay in the Royster and
Askin funeral parlor. Schroeder,
pale and shaking, viewed the re-
mains after being returned from
Mobile by George Winkler, then
! sheriff Although on the verge of
cracking, he remained silent, as he
has at all times
Attempts to find members of
/ Stover's family or his relatives also
have failed. The insurance com
panys search had set him to flight
and if he was not Schroeder's vic
tim, officials of the company still
! want him.
Stover's disappearance is remark
able. He bought the car and then
drove to the various cities. In Indi-
annapolis he did not hesitate to say
he would be gone for a while.
From that time, nine days before
/ Schroeder burned his expensive car
/ and its human cargo. no record of
/ Slower has been found