The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-23

rs SAID he would ask a WARRANT
and then stabbing the young
epulsed his advances.
ought Immediately on opening
of court today.
A. B. Cain, a close friend
of Miss New, who admitted to
police he followed the girl and
her companion on an automo-
bile ride from which the girl
student never returned, was
released after more than
thirty-six hours of question
ing by police.
Taylor went to Jail with an often
reiterated denial of guilt on his lips.
Miss News body was discovered
yesterday afternoon in a ditch be-
side a cornfield after a search Of
several hours by police, citizens.
Boy Scouts and airplanes. Her
throat was slashed twice, apparently
with a small knife. An autopsy re-
vealed that the girl also had been
choked. Tests were to be made to-
day to determine if the crime of
assault had occurred.
The searcherS who found the
body followed Miss News tracks
from the place where she fled from
Taylors parked automobile to avoid
his advances. Larger footprints OF
man parelleled those of the coll
lege girl. Near the ditch into which
the body was thrust were indica-
tons OF a terrific struggle. -
Evidence of Struggle
The 142-pound girl-athlete had
made a determined defense against
her assailant.
The mans footprints led back
toward the spot where the machine
had been parked, it was said.
A shoe of the size worn by Taylor
would fit the tracks, police said.
One of Miss News pink garters
was found several yards from the
body. Her class ring had been
wrested from her finger. It lay
beneath the body.
Police took Taylor and Cain to
the scene of the discovery. A sheet
covered the body Taylor was
brought up first. His wrists wore
handouts. Coroner i. NJ. Evans
pulled the sheet from the body.
Miss News dark, Enclosed eyes
stared up vaCantly. =
Taylor gasped. oh" he NUT
tered, my God"
rs this the girl you took riding?"
asked Detective Mccoy Helton.
yes" Taylor faltered, yes, this
is the girl"
why did you kill her?" another
Deceive demanded.
Il didn't kill her! I didn't do i'll"
Taylor shouted.
How can you say that?" the de-
tective pressed. How can you stand
there and say that?"
Take me away" the accused ma .
replied i can't bear this"
Taylor asked Detective Chieli
Paul Code to compare the tracks
of man found near those Of Miss
New with his own.
Cain was brought up. Coroner
Evans again removed the sheet.
Cain would not look.
Look down, CAIN" snapped the
coroner.
Cain took brief glance. He coll
lapsed and fell beside the body.
rs that the girl you followed last
Monday night? The coroner asked.
Admits Following Couple
yes" replied Cam. L followed
her and that Taylor boy out to
Georgia road, but I lost the trail"
Cain had admitted that he fol-
lowed Taylor's car when he learned
that Miss New was going for ride
with him. He said he was both
apprehensive and jealous.
Taylor persists that he did not
follow Miss New when she fed from
his car.
/ His story:
He met Miss New when she came
to an automobile service station to
summon repairmen TO fix tire on
the car of Mrs. Homer ReaveS,
with whom she had started for a
ride last Monday night. He re-
turned TO Mrs. Reayes' car with
Miss New, removed the tire and
took Miss New back to the station
with him. The two went for a ride
while the tire was being repaired.
They returned as Cain, who had
been summoned by Mrs. Reaves, was
placing the tire on her car. They
asked Mrs. Reaves to accompany
them on another ride.
Mrs. Reaves declined and they
left alone. Taylor drove TO a bar
becue stand and they ate He then
drove to a section of woods and
parked the car. Barking Of dogs
annoyed them and they drove to
another wooded section near Ruff
ner Mines, a desolate section OF
deserted mines. Taylor's advances
angered the girl. She left the car,
leaving her purse and the belt Of
her dress. Taylor called to the
fleeing girl to return. but did not
get out of his car. Shs ignored his
calls and darkness enyelopeo her.
He returned to town.