Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28
An Officer Tracing the Alleged
Movements of the Meade
Murder Suspect
FACTS MAY DlsPRovE HIS STORY
Wanderings of Gay Previous to and on
the Day and Night of the Crime Will
be Duplicated With a View of AS
certaining the Truth as to His Where
abcuts.
f Gay Previous to and on
Special to Times-RepublIcan.
abcllts.

Muscatine, May 2S.-Earry Gay, ar
rested on the charge of numbering
Arthur Meade at West Liberty, is still
in Jail here. He protests his innocenc,
and says he can prove an alibi. Al
official of Muscatine county or city, i:
on the path which has been outlined
in the stories told of his movement:
/ by Harry Gay. Cay tells a story II
which he accounts for all The days prio!
to and following the murder and he
claims that at the time of the murde,
he was at Runnels, Iowa, near Des
wife and three children the day be-
fore
Who II is that is getting evidence for
the state is not 10 be obtained at the
office of the state attorney or the sher-
ift. 1t is sufficient for the newspapers.
they say, that there is someone out go
ing over the route mapped out by Gay,
verifying the stories about the people
ne met and the places he visited. Il;
is the purpose of the state to use this
evidence, should it not sustain Gay.
to offset any stories of witnesses which
he may bring to the preliminary trial
that is to be held June g.
When seen In his cell in the Musca-
tie county Jail. Harry Gay seemed will
Ing to talk, and has a clear story to
tell as follows:
Ny name is Harry Cay. I am 50
years of age, and am married and have
a family OF three children. Years ago
our family resided in this city, my ia
Their being engaged In mining coal in
the banks of the vicinity. He after
wards became practicing physician
and is living in Kansas. I believe that
the last few years he has been in the
restaurant business. refuse to TEL!
the town in which he lives. az do not
wish to have him know that l am in
trouble.
During the past few years l have re-
sided with my family at Grace Hill.
Washington county, and only recently
broke UP housekeeping at that place
and came to Fredonia to visit with rel
atives. Leaving my family at that vii
lags, l came to this city on Sunday,
May 10, and spent that day and the
next with scnle persons whom l met
here
ION Monday afternoon, in company
with three men, l went to Wilton to
see Landlord Mccartney: just Went
there for fun. We had a gallon jug
of whisky and while stopping at his
hotel we four fellows quarreled and a,
2 or o'clock In the morning jumped
in box car and started west. l know
that l got off at West Liberty and that
/ again left that town. Think it was
about 8 O'Clock Tuesday morning, on g
freight going south toward Columbus
Junction. 1 do not know whether any
one was with me from Wilton to West
Liberty or not. Think someone boarded
the train when | left the latter town to
go south. but would not be positive.
was very drunk and was under the
influence of morphine at the time.
there fore have no distinct recollection
of what transpired during the early
hours of Tuesday morning. don't
think that I was ever in the restaurant
at West Liberty, although l am not
sure on this point.
My intention was TO join my family
at F'redonia, therefore l desired to get i
III The train al Columbus Junction, bur
| went TO sleep and was carried as far
Is Wape.lo, at which place l got off and +
discovered that ! had been robbed OF
ny watch ard money. The watch IVES {
4 gold one and was purchased of Niecei .
& Son, of this city. / at once made in
luiries about my loss and notified
Deputy Sheriff Carpenter, who ieie-
:raplied to Nichols to arrest Two fei-
owS who wele seen TO jump from the
south bound train at that place. They
we're searched, but my watch and
money We're not 10 be found. pur-
,hased a ticket at Wapello and came
o Freaoaia, when l spent Tuesday
hight with my family.
'Abou. 8 o'clock Wednesday morning
With my wife and three children
bought tickets for Runnells. Iowa, go
ng By the way of UdeN, where we
hanged cars and where l sot shaved on
Wednesday AFTERNOON. Later in the day
We all arrived at Runneils, and. not be-
ng able to secure a house, we were
bnged to remain at The hotel. Ih+
Text day | rented a house and secured
work. in a coal mine, when | was arrest
ID on Monday charged with this crime.
did not commit the crime laid at my
oor, ana Will prove that l was far
way from the scene OF the murder
t the time it is said to have occurred