Show two admit slaying tourist for money I 1 couple lures man into woods and bludgeons him LAS VEGAS NEV joseph L hardy 24 and his wife of three days the former lois hunt 22 con 0 n ic essed at a religious service in the ocal local jail that they lured a into a lonely korest forest gl glade and tilled him the man they confessed murdering was james W mclain who was wa in n a solo trip by automobile when lie e met hardy and his wile wife mclain was shot by hardy while the girl was vas sitting on a blanket with mclain and kissing him so he could act see the gun he was shot drough the left ear lols lois then moved away from him ind I 1 could see he was not dead to so I 1 shot him two more times hardy said in his confession he still was breathing so I 1 hit dim aim on the head with a large rock notes intercepted between hardy ind and lots lois in the jail intimated they ilso were responsible tor for slayings slay ings ji chicago louisiana and missouri hardy dishonorably discharged army veteran from hartford conn said laid they met mclain in reno he talked so much and gave the impression of being a rich bachelor hat we decided to get his money hardy said he said mclain eventually told it A a desolate spot in california where he wished to take the woman hardy said they walked about a guarter of a mile from the highway 10 miles north of truckee calif and mclain took the girl in his arms 1 I was nervous and would have sacked out if it been tor for ois he said the couple took from me mc lains ains body and drove to reno in Ac mclaws Lains car they said after a light of drinking and gambla gambling g they trove to las vegas and were marled on information furnished by hardy mclains mcclains Mc Lains body was found wrapped in an indian blanket hardy said they took Mc mcclains mclains Lains automobile luto tuto mobile and threw the fatal weapon into big lake |