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Show Bfly HELD FOR KILLING CHUM CHANGES STORY Second Man Under Arrest In Mystery Over Death of Double WARSAW. Indiana. March 23. John nyafjnolia known as "D.iito Jo" was arrested in Elkhart, In.l , Tuesday Tues-day afternoon and Is being held in connection with the death of LeRoy I.ovett. His arrest was ordtred following fol-lowing a statement made hy Virprll Decker, charced with th murder, lhat it was "Dago Joe" who committed the crime. Decker Inst Saturday made a sworn confession that he alone killed Lovett .rul litter jil.j. a II" lo.) '.n ri : 1 I-road I-road track In blfl statement Tuesday which was made through bis n'torney, he declared declar-ed thai on the nlKht or .March 11 he and Lovett picked up Invagnolla oil an ttutomul.il'.. trip to Albloii, In.l. Af-: ier tnev n.ni proceecerj a rew miles, 'the latter got out and walked about twenty feet down the road, urul then called Lovett. Ho said that after Lovett Lov-ett got out the two had a short argu-Iment argu-Iment and then he heard a dull thud l.ind a muffled groan and looking saw D.1K0 Joe'' standing oer Lovett's still With a club in his htinds The iiaiiar, inifnold him. according I to the statement, to put the body In the car an.) tako it to some railroad ! crossing and leave It on the tracks. "Hc threatened to lay the blame for I I he crime on me. if I refused." a 1I I Decker, "but promised me f 1,000 if I carried out hi orders." Decker placed the body on the Pennsylvania tracks, but lost courage 'when he 'saw the train coming, and dragged it to the 8J of the track, where it was later found. 00 |