Show witness MISSING IN 0 WHITE BOUGHT FOR THOUSAND DOLLARS 18 REPORT circulated missing mining man la in believed held pals oner crowe orders grand jury investigation of shepherd case chicago aroused by the disappearance pe arance ot of robert A white e ex bromely important state witness in the shepherd germ gerin murder trial states attorney robert E crowe has ordered the grand lury jury to meet to take action reports to crowe were that white lied had been bought tor for crowe said ho he would seek I 1 indictments but auf refused to indicate who would be named defense attorneys denied ten led knowledge of whites disappearance and dunles white Is apprehended the states case against william D shepherd berd charged with killing his wealthy ward billy mcclintock McCUn tock w will III be materially weakened crowe said it was report reported od that white was being held in III a loop hotel by agents tor for the defense well tako take drastic action against anyone found tampering with witnesses crowe announced well carry the case to the grand jury it if wo we get evi dewa that white was spirited away crowes browes investigators learned that he had quit his position pol tion and moved away from his sout haide residence whites wife bif fe left a note with a neighbor telling her that she and her husband were leaving and asked he neighbor to take care ot their household goods we had to leavo leave there our lives were in danger tile the note stated we are living jiving in a hotel until after the trial while crowe was investigating the insinuation that whito white had been warned 0 of violence another tip came to ills hla attention A blind news boy in tile the neighborhood declared white hail had told him lie he was waa going to florida Florid ti that chat 2000 and a furnished cottage was wag welting citing Ni for or him there it if he left chicago whether it was wag a bribe or the fear of violence this man has been tampered with crowe said well prosecute anyone guilty of tampering |