Unsolved Murders & Disappearances in Northeast Ohio by Jane Ann Turzillo

Author:Jane Ann Turzillo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Published: 2015-09-17T04:00:00+00:00

Left to right: Cleveland police detectives Joseph Koelliken, Bernard Wolf and James Hogan with a hatless Pittsburgh Hymie Martin. Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library.

Miller said he would guarantee Mary’s safety and treat her courteously if she would come out of hiding and tell what she knew about the murder. Police put on a two-state dragnet looking for her—to no avail. She was so well hidden that the authorities began to think someone had “taken her for a ride.”

Miller subpoenaed thirty-one witnesses to testify in front of the grand jury. They included detectives, patrolman, family members, members of city hall, tenants of Parkwood Apartments, known friends and past enemies. The tenants identified Martin as the man who rented the death apartment. The supposed weapon was introduced through the man who found it in the street. One particularly interesting testimony was given by common pleas court judge George B. Harris, who told jurors that Potter had been in his office shortly before his death and threatened to take others to the penitentiary with him if he was convicted of perjury.

Miller secured an indictment against Martin, but he had yet to find a clear motive. Cody talked with Beatrice again but got no new information. She was at a loss for any motive. According to the Plain Dealer, Cody said, “I am convinced that the deal that led to Potter’s murder was one that he kept secret from his family.”

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