Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-13
Man Who Killed Policeman
John Murphy ofkcokuk Has
Made a Confession
is CAUGHT AT AURORA, ILL
He is Negro and Claims to be the Son
of ksffir Chief and Says That He
Was Born in South Africa and Re-
ceived an Education in England
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Keokuk. Jan. 13.-The murderer of
John Murphy in keotuk on Sunday
at last.
He has confessed to the crime.
He is negro, and at present Is in
the city Jail at Aurora, Ill.
The criminal will be be brought to
Keokuk and will here be tried for the
| mysterious crime which created so
much excitement In the city.
The criminal is negro, but whether
he is a resident of this city or not Is
not known. His name is strange
one. and his arrest seems to be clouded
In as much mystery as was the MUIR
der of Murphy.
1t is known that he was arrested in
Aurora for some petty crime and was
awaiting the action of the grand jury
there. He was accused of the Keokuk
crime and confessed the same to Chief
of Police Nichols of Aurora
Thru correspondence during the past
four or five days with an Aurora man,
1t was learned that this colored man
had been bound over to the grand jury
for some petty crime. The answer to
a telegram sent from here on Monday
brought the first definite news that the
man was there. News came that he
had confessed and the matter was 1ur-
Their investigated.
Aurora, ILL.,, Jan. 13.-Citawaga Bull
lawoga, negro who claims to be
son of a South African kaffir chief, now
In the Kane county jail at Geneva on
charge of burglary, has confessed
that he shot and killed John Murphy
at keokuk, Iowa, on the night of
November %, in a quarrel while he
was drunk.
He escaped to Davenport went to
Chicago. and thence to Aurora. Au-
rora police are investigating his story.
de gave his name as Frank Hammond
when arrested, but later said he was
kaffir, educated in England.
Good Police Work.
Ever since the murder was commit
ted Marshal Hennemann and = every
worked hard on the case. Every
pVSSlDlc cue WIS IuIl uOWIl, every I'LL
tie bit of evidence was carefully sift-
ed and the problem was being worked
upon every day and night. A certain
amount of credit in the capture Of
the man now held should be given to
outsiders, however, altho the police did
good work and helped to secure the
apprehension of the man. The full de-
tails of the story will be given later.
but at present the news must consist
of the fact that the man is in custody
and has confessed to the crime.
Mysterious Crime.
The crime is of such recent occur
renee that review of 1t seems I'M
necessary as 1t is still fresh in the
minds Of the people of this vicinity.
1t occurred on the morning Of Sun
day, November q, at the corner Of
Sixth and Concert streets at about
500 o'clock. Murphy had come down
High street, turned at Sixth, and was
coming toward Main. He was met
near Concert and after a quarrel. was
shot in the breast dying at Sinton's
barn, after walking that far.
There was one witness to the shoot
ing, William Dunn, but he could not
describe the man, for it was dusk at
the time. Harry Furtney also saw
the man running away. but he was
unable to give good description of
him.
At the coroner's inquest Dunn testi-
fled that he thought it was colored
man.