Show BREAKS DOWN DON AND A D CON CO TO 10 THE TRAGEDY W An Ae A d l A c in tho thu Turns States S ta tos Evidence at atThe t Tim The County COln t Jail Jai and Tolls How tho Old Umbrella 1 Was Killed for His Ils Money Mono The I he complete confession lol of or one nl of oC the t l principals to the murder murlI makes It nh o lately certain c that the tho have huo the light men The ho confession Is made by George Ocono W who Iho broke dc tn un under 11 der the terrific sweating tn process to 10 which he was subjected He Ie was as om officially omi i persistently Interrogated by b Sheriff Sherif finally concluded that the best helt way In out of It I Jo 0 far an lM he heIS was IS was 08 to turn tur states evidence with wih a 0 view Ie to saving I his own OI neck He le did FO PO In II the statement the iho bring br asked by 1 Sheriff Emory I mory nl tho being made Ille by Iy himself Confession s lul Q What Is IA your 01 full Cul nome name W Q A How do 10 you OU spelt 0 1 understand Mr h you ln to 10 make u II statement voluntarily of ot your our own motion In li respect to the th murder of o old man 1111 lint oc occurred on the of or February ISM IS 7 hero here in II this city I Just begin right hol jou ou yourself and make the state statement ment melt so the can hear It I all allA ni A Arou Vou going to 10 write It down In shorthand A wont do me re Hood good copy rop of ot It I QI will wi be bc AOn AOI Feby Pehr 25 n 9 Abe Hunter Hulter Jock Jack Ind myself 1 we met mel at lt Aw Hunters he ho put this job Joh up 11 to tu go SO SOup up rob old ohl man Wo WI went up there I had been leen drinking consi considerable know knol I I WIS doing nt al the I vent up I tell you ou I had Imd hada a pretty good Jug jog on 01 for to u month went In and old man him on ni his hil bell bed then thon took and 1111 shoved some rags rg In his hil mouth to keep him from hollering and 11 Abe Aho Hunter turned don do I I the Iho light I and at hunt hunted 1111 ed t for tor the money rould not Ild It I i It IthAl hAl had been moved someone came to 10 tho door dor and Ind everything was fl quiet then and oll stay sl there long lon Ind we went out I went ent out and went to lo I 1 street tho Ih two I dont know where they the did dil go O About Abolt 10 0 I cumo down here her i 1 nl rooming Q Where wn WM Hint I Iowa House Q 01 met these the o follows tellolA before A Yen YN talked about It Q How many times AOh Oh three or four different tUnes times Q Where would ou meet I At I Abe Hunters Hunter That Is all ni of I It I Q Do you 01 remember what hot they said RollI cither of ot them themA 1 A No OJ not exactly 11 was plan I ning In go up there all al the time Ile to tu rob him IH 11 all ni Q Why did they kill ki the old man num ho Intend In Intended n tended to 0 stuff things in his hil mouth to koep him from hollering Is II all 11 never neol Intended to 10 kill him hll nt ot all nit Q How Ion were welI you ou in the toom toomA 1011 three four fou minute A Not et over oyer or Q What did you OU do when 0 In the th Atte A grabbed the old fellow the bed I stated him on lell as OK Q Who locked the door If IC anybody A Mo Hunter Who turned the light Ih down downA A Abe Hunter Q Who did you ou say held the Ilc old ohl man manA ln A 1 I held him hll stuffed the rog In his hil mouth did ou stick the tho In Q Why dil you rags his hil mouth A To 0 keep him from hollering holl Q Where did dil you ou get tho 1011 A Picked them up on the Moor lour there thereon on hit hb work ench hench rags around such as OK that and clothes Q There was WM a workbench In the room was theio A Kind 1111 of oC a little Ill work table Q That held umbrellas on H HAYen 7 AYen A Yet say SO someone came Olle to the AYes l the door dool A Tried the door It II was Wil locked lo l od Q Was you 01 making maling 11 nois In there thereA A ANol Not much very ery little Q That frightened you ou did It Il Ilor 7 A Kind of or yes IS thought Is IR was wal time to get ge IWI Q Who unlocked the door when you OU went out outA Olt A Abb Hunter Q Now when you 01 went we lt out why you 01 go 10 with lh them themA A I 1 wanted to 10 go 10 home hom I think It 01 safe mI C Q You ol left lef them at II the door did 1111 you 0 AYrs Q When UI went In the Iho tor lo r did YOI mask or anything A AWe We kind of put u little lite cloth over Oel our e of t ns you 01 wont In the Iho door A Yen sir Q When did you O take that oft ot I home houle A AWe Wo took 1001 It I off nr a lS v o 0 left hf tho Iho left 0 Was the Ihl old ol IIII quiet M when hen you ou leftA A Ho 10 WOnt quite quiet he hC Wil kicking J mound on the llo bed t as It up lP to your our hou on 01 I street your our A Oh It must have ha C been tin li If Ir past POt nine nino I guess Q How long IonA did dil you 01 stay there thereA Ih A I stay Aln long 1011 Q Then ou went w nl hack back to 10 the Iowa house A I 1 went welt blok whore here I 1 roomed Second West WestA W sl o A Yes 0 Did you rou sec Rec Jack Ice A ANo No neviT 11 Ac een n him until h ha came out of oC Jail Olt jai then thenA Q Did you Ol have a I talk lol with him A Nn never said alo n 0 word worL to 10 him Q Did you OJ have any 01 agreement be between hlo tween fellow low i not tot to know Imo one another afterwards A Not dl did you 01 say sa If anything Al 1 dont of saying any anything an thing thillA in that regard Q would you ou usually meet when you OU was this arrange arrangement ment I AOh Oh there I at ol Abe Ahe Hunters ns a I stated n 11 little bit ago aho Q Were you ou acquainted with lh the old I torl ANo No sir Q Duller I 1 mean meanA him hi A ANo 1 No never was acquainted with Q Did you Ol know 1001 whorl where ho lived A ANo No I know until Abe Abo Hunter led the way In there Q How did you ou go IN In InA II A Went In 11 back Imek them thee from South Q And did you rOi go out oll the same way wn you OU In InA A I 1 went Weil out the same way WI I In II they vent out tho wity Q QI I you 01 stated they found no money A Mo o they Ih find no 10 money mone What Old Il you OU hear h I In II cl to any II monc A AWe We heard he had n dol dollars lars 1111 there that thai Is II what hAt Abo b told loll u Q Did you rOIl ever melt meet nice Bce and Abe Ahe around nay other ulle places A ANI No Q Did you ever 11 henr her that money the affair nf over overA A V heard that Sheets found It the detective In If nil I I 1 heard I heard he h found It afterwards Q Do you O want to 10 make uny un fur Cur further ther lher statement Mr II A I nil I know kno Cj Now down at lt Abes house do nou OI Ju t where It was you rOi would meet meetA A there nt lt the granary Q Do jou 01 anyone else Ilpo ever enl being within hearing distance A No NII never saw nw no 11 one Q Di you OU think of I anything else ele In II respect to Abo Hunter HunterA A ANo No I cant think of ot anything 11 Q You were wro a 1 little Itc short sighted at nl that Iha time Q UI that Ihal Cl reason why Ih they Ih wanted you Ol to 10 hold holl the Iho old man manA ln A Yec el my 1 eyes 11 troubled bad been a 1 very light night 1 I have ll liton able to get gel no 10 dont think of anything else now nowA A No Q I r cant II think of ot nothing else ch |