Show n Suspected e c ted Slayer AIe r of Sch aol o ol Teacher Te a ch e r Cap tu red r POU f ARREST NEGRO WHEN Hf HE GETS Off TRAIN Robbery Believed Motive for Slaying of Illinois School Teacher MONEY IS MISSING Son Denied Guilt Suspects Suspects Suspects Suspect's Sus Father Says PARIS Ill III De Dec 22 AP AP-A AP A ne negro negro ne- ne gro who officers said gave the same name and answered the description of the man sought in Carmi III Ill in connection with the slaying of Miss Anna 47 a school teacher of Carmi was arrested here late today The negro who gave his name as asI William Hoyt McMurray rJ was arrested arrest arrest- ed as he stepped from a a. northbound I train here Conductor J J. J E. E Sanderson Sander Sander- son had notified police that the man had boarded the train at a station near Carmi l Officers were on their way here tonight from Carmi to identify tho the prisoner The negro said he ho was from Terre Haute In Ind md 1 and that he lie was on his way to St. St Louis He had 37 31 and a pint of ot alcohol In his possession when arrested CARMI Iii Dec 22 AP AP-A AP A o negi negro ex convict ex-convict convict was tho the object t of or ofa ofa ora a widespread s search arch tonight in the the- slaying of ot Miss i Ann Anna mid die aged school ie teacher cher Whose Whose body body with its rits head head yearly neady s severed ver d wa was wac II A ey ste The negro Hoyt Mack M McMurray MeM Mc- Mc l M Murray rray 28 years years old old was a and porter In hi hia a hot hotel l. l and nd th the au authorities au au- began a search for him WU after it w was s learned h he was missing and a bloodstained ed coat was found In his his' home The Thai motive of or of the crime was be believed be- be to be robbery after It it was found th that l Pr her as as treasurer of or the White CO County Tei Teachers Teachers' hers hers' in institute institute in- in n. n had collected 84 which was missing when her body Was Authorities in hi r nearby rby cities w were r notified d to wat watch ii lot for oF the n negro who was describe as an erect mulatto mu mu- latto atto ills His father Gr Greenville en ille MC MC-J Murray said his son was home for fora a a. few last night The elder cIder McMurray urray s said ld he be and his his' wife call called d their son Into inCo their bedroom and told him ho he was under sus sus- Continued on p page ge 8 POLICE ARREST NEGRO WHEN HE GETS OFF TRAIN I j Continued from page 1 j i I ion as the slayer of of the teacher The son straightened up and said i j I I didn't do it according to the fathers father's I story The son left at 6 j i o o'clock lock this morning The eld elder eider r McMurray urray s said id he adis advised d his son sonI sonto sonto to g go to the police and straighten I I things out ont The slayer of the teacher left blood bloody finger prints on a a. scarf and anda I a a. piece of lattice work The fingerprints finger fingerprints fingerprints prints on on the scarf were found tObe to tobe be valueless b by a a. fi finger ger print expert expert ex ex- pert who examined them late to toda today today to- to da day but the prints on the latticeWork latticework lattice latticework work will be and taken to Michigan City Ind md where MeI McMurray rray served a a. sentence in the state penitentiary Police s said id they had given up up p other clues in the slaying and were concentrating on the search for McMurray l 0 I ICAn CAn CARMI I III D Dec c. c 22 2 United I Press Press Science e took took a h hand rid in inso so solving soing ing tr the Anna ma re murder I mystery tonight I 1 Blood stains Stain on clothing in the tle cottage cottage where where the old 45 school teacher was nearly decapitated decapitated will be comp compared red with blood found on an old coat in the home of Hoyt McMurray furray year old mu mu- latto If chemical analysis of the the reveals a similarity authorities behove be- be I hove they will have an airtight ca case e against McMurray Mc who vho could not I be found t today day after the murder was discovered I |