Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1911 — Pinkerton Detectives Probe Into the Larsen Case. [ARTICLE]

Pinkerton Detectives Probe Into the Larsen Case.

The noted Pinkerton detective agency has been called upon by relatives and friends of the late Peter Larsen to unravel the mystery of his horrible death. Detectives Winn and William F. Gussy, of Chicago, arrived at Fowler Wednesday and began a systematic investigation into the circumstances of the death of the kindly Dane, whose body was found in the cisfern at his home a‘week ago last Friday under conditions that pointed to. murder. The detectives refused to make any statement Wednesday night, but stated that they would have something to say Thursday, just what, it can only be conjectured. At tbe same time the Pinkerton men arrived, the Benton county grand jury resumed its inquiry intiPthe death of Larsen, after taking a week’s recess for any accumulation of further evidence. Fifteen witnesses were examined Wednesday, some being witnesses who had been examined before and two or three being strangers. It is thought that they were from Chicago and that the grand jury Is trying to find out something of Mrs. Larsen’s past history. The grand jury examination will be continued Thursday and it is expected that Mrs. Larsen will be called upon to tell what she knows of the death of her husband, who was found dead shortly after they had quarrelel violently. Mrs. Larsen is still living at the Larsen homestead in Fowler and is still said to be suffering from nervous prostration. The trend of the evidence brought before the grand jury is unknown, but there is much specualtlon as to what the outcome will be. Many believe that there will be no indictment, but a large number think that damaging evidence has been uncovered and that

there will be a prosecution. Thursday will probably end the grand jury's probe.