Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-04-09
ANOIHERsIAIEMENT
Ira Jenkins Makes Statement tx
States Attorney Allen Regard
ing Stark Murder.
Says Stark Was Clicked to Death
BY His Father-story Not Be
iieved.
Preliminary Examination Will be
Continued Before Justice Tibbils
Tomorrow.

Another statement with reference to
the manner in which August Stark met
his death was added to the list of those
which have been made to States At
torney Allen and the authorities in the
course of the investigation of the case,
Saturday evening. This time it was
Ira Jenkins who talked and he gave
a new version of the manner of Stark's
murder and laid it at the door of his
father, who had testified at the prelim-
mary examination in the afternoon
that his son had killed Stark. The
way for the statement was paved by
the son in the course of the prelim-
mary examination in the afternoon.
After the conclusion of the testimony
of James jenkins as to the killing of
Stark by Ira, Drs. Ballard and Bent
ley were placed on the stand to testify
to the cause of Stark's death from
their discoveries at the post mortem
on the body. Their testimony was
the same as that given before the corr
oner's jury as to the nature of Stark's
injuries and the finding of the bullet
in Stark's brain. When Ira Jenkins,
VINO acted as his own attorney, was
asked whether he desired to ask them
any questions, he made the startling
% statement that the doctors had
been either bribed or that they did
not know their business, for, he said,
ne had been a witness to his killing
and he had not been shot!
This statement caused a mild SEN
sation among those present at the pre-
liminary examination, who looked at
once for further revelations in the
case. They came later, after the
hearing had been continued until Tues
day, and Ira Jenkins Saturday even
ing sent for States Attorney Allen and
made his statement in the case. He
said that Stark had been tchoked tc
death ~ his father, The choking
happened Friday night after he and
Stark adreturned from Wilton. He
(Ira) had gone out for a pail of water
and when he returned his father had
Stark down and choked him to death
After choking him he endeavored tt
carry him out of the house and finally
being unable to do SO, laid him across
a chair and in8his anger at not being
able to carry him, fred a bullet into
his head.
No credence is placed nsthe state.
ment by the authorities for the reason
that all of the circumstances are
highly improbable. Stark was a mar
of twice the activity and vigor of the
Eolder Jenkins and that the latter
should be able to hold him down ani
choke him to death is grossly absurd
The statement that he fired "a bullet
into his brain after he was dead fol
the reason that8ne was unable to carry
him alone is another statement be.
lleved to be wholly imaginary. The
statement is important in this, that
by making it Ira Jenkins abandons the
statement he made at the inquest AND
makes an admission Of the knowledge
of the murder, thus proving the au-
thorities right in their belief that the
secret of the murder lies between
father and son.
As the matter stands now, father
and son are confessing against each
other, each: accusing the other of the
crime. The preliminary examination
Twill be continued tomorrow #&sE#