Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1915 — SCALLON SLAYER STILL AT LARGE [ARTICLE]

SCALLON SLAYER STILL AT LARGE

Fund Will Be Provided to Employ Detective to Hunt Down Missing Members of Gang. Delphi, May 20.—Up to a late hour tonight, neither of the two. men sought by the local authorities in connection with the murder of Guz Scallon, had been captured. The local authorities are working hard on the case, and it is believed that the men will be taken within a short time. It was said here tonight that special meeting of the city council will be held tomorrow afternoon, at which an appropriation will be voted to defray expenses in running to earth the murderer of the highly esteemed watchman. John C. Odell, deputy prosecuting attorney, and City Marshal George Roach were in Lafayette today, in conference with the police of that city. While the two local officers were there they were furnished with the Bertillaon measurements of Charles Lawson, the alleged gunman of the gang, also a number of his photographs. These were taken eight years ago, when he and his brother Oscar Lawson, now held in the Delphi jail, were arrested on a charge of burglary. Deputy Prosecutor Odell was also in consultation with Detective Weinliam W. Weinhardt, of the Weinhardt detective agency at Lafayette, and it is likely he will be employed to take up the trail of Lawson and Vance Lawton. Mr. Weinhardt is well acquainted with Lawson, his habits and haunts. Should the city council fail to vote the appropriation, a sum of money sufficient to meet the demand will be raised by popular subscription. The funeral of Mr. Scallon will be conducted tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock from St Joseph’s church in this city, Rev. Father Buccard officiating and the interment will be made in the Catholic cemetery here. It is believed that it will be the largest funeral ever held in Delphi.