Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27
Man Suspected of Numbering
Arthur Meade Tells of His
Alleged Whereabouts
AT HOME NIGHT OF TIE CRIME
If He Is Able to Establish This Fact
He Will Be ReIcased-West Liberty
Citizens Taking a Great Deal of In
terest In the Case-Gay's Story
Other Iowa News,
Special to Times-Republican.

/ MuScatine, May 2i.--A special TO the
Journal from Muscatine says:
! Harry Gay, charged with the murder
Of Arthur Meade in this city on the
morning of May 14,was in Runnells with
his wife and three children, according
| to his story. and he says he could not
have killed young Meace. Gay tells a
straight story and if he can prove all
he says he will walk out of the Musca-
tine county Jail free man.
Gay was taken before Justice Jones
yesterday morning for a preliminary
| hearing, but he asked for a continuance
| of ten days, which was granted. and his
hearing was set for Saturday, June 6, in
Muscatine. He was at once taken to the
latter city, where he was placed In Jail
and will be kept until the time of his
hearing. He is charged or the warran,
with murder In the first aegree and the
offense is therefore unbeatable. He has
asked for an attorney ard when his case
is taken up he says he will show be-
yond a question of a doubt that he Is
innocent of the terrible crime with
Which he is charged.
Talks Freely.
Gay is very ready to talk about him.
self and his movements before and since
the tragedy. According to his story he
arrived in Runnells about o'clock on
the evening before the killing with his
wife and three children, and says that
he has been there ever since.
His Movements.
He was interviewed al length by
Journal representative and told every
move he had made for the past month.
According to his story, ne has been liv-
ing in Grace Hill for the past year and
his wife and family left there about
four weeks ago for F'redonia to visit
with relatives. He says he went to FIRE.
donia with them and remained there
until Sunday, May II, Wien he Wen; TO
Muscatine. He says he remained In
Muscatine until Monday evening. May
10, when he went to Wilton, with three
other men. He says he does not know
all of these men, having Just met them
in Muscatine. He says the party OF four
stopped at the hotel in Wilton on Mon
day evening, but that they got into a
Jam during the night and all sepa-
rated He says That he left Wilton ear
ly Tuesday morning. May l3. about 2
or 3 O'Clock. and caught a train ana
went to West Liberty. He says he
reached West Liberty early on the
morning of Tuesday, May Is, and re-
NAMED there until about o'clock the
same morning, when he gays he caught
south bound train. intending to so to
Columbus Junction. and from there TO
Fredonia to join his family.
He saws he went to sleep on the train
between West Liberty and Columbus
Junction. and that some one stole his
watch and some money that he had on
his person. He says that the trainmen
did not wake him up at Columbus juno
ton. and carried him thru to Wapello,
where he got off and Their went back to
columbus Junction and from there to
Fredonia.
In RunneIIs Before Crime Committed.
He says that he remained in Fredonla
ali of Tuesday night. and early Wednes-
day morning. May 13. together with his
wife and three children, took the train
about o'clock in the morning for Kun
nells. He says he went as far as udell
on the Rock Island and there changed
cars and took the Wabash from there
tc Runnels, reaching the latter place
about o'clock of the same evening. The
was committed Thursday morn
ing.
Cav says that while he was waiting
for his train at Udell he went into
barber shop and secured a shave, and
that the officers can trace him at that
place and show beyond a doubt that he
was there on Wednesday evening.
After arriving at Runnells, Gay says
tn at himself and family remained in the