in the tent she, Loveless and their 8-year-old son lived in on the outskirts of Dubois. Loveless was nowhere to be found and became the prime suspect. The problem was, he and his wife were using aliases at the time. The couple, both suspected bootleggers, were known in town as Charles and Ada Smith.
On May 12, 1916, the Pocatello Chronicle published an article titled Under Arrest on Murder Charge. Law enforcement had arrested a man they believed to be Walter Currans (Joseph Loveless) for Ada Smiths (Agnes Loveless) murder.