Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-21

morning papers and commented on it.
The same day they carried their re-
volvers from the house and hid them
in the weeds where they were left for
three or four days. In the meantime
there was a heavy rain, and the men
determined to get the guns again. On
the day when this occurred, Walizer
was again at the home. and helped
them clean the weapons when they
brought them back. So far as can be
learned, neither Latham nor Dan Bur-
ger many any detailed account of the
holdup to anyone, except possibly Mrs.
Latham, but they limited broadly at 1t
in the presence of several.
Mrs. Latham left soon after and re-
turned to her fathers house, and while
she refused to tell what she knew,
limited several times at her knowledge,
and seemed to be in constant fear of
her life.
"They did it," she repeated over ami
over, pointing to the accounts of the
murder in the papers, and again and
again she cried out, 20, I'm afraid
they'll kill me-"
Talked While Drunk.
In the meantime the men had told
enough Of the affair in the presence Of
Waller and Arthur McVey. while
partially Intoxicated, to arouse Nc
vey'.s suspicious. While in a saloon
in East Des Moines, the latter flourish
ed small 22-calibre revolver before
some of his companions and is re-
ported to have said:
This is the gun that killed Fritz
Westbrook, but If you don't believe 1T
I can show you the one that did"
The revolvers used by Latham and
Den Burger wer not captured when
the men were arrested yesterday NOR
ming, but were found before noon yes
terday hidden in a bundle of clothes
which had been thrown out on the roof
of the house in which they were cap
tured The revolver belonging to Den
Burger was 38-calibre, hammerless,
and everything points to the belief that
this was the gun with which the kill
ing was done. Latham's revolver was
a 32-calibre Smith & Wesson, the same
make, but different style weapon.
On the night of the shooting, when
westbrook had one of the men on the
ground, he called to his companion,
"Shoot him, Bill" and the names of the
men would indicate that it was La
tharn who was thrown to the ground
and Den Burger who did the shoot
ing.
w. II. Davis, who has fully investi-
gated the entire affair, basing his work
on the story told by his daughter. said
last night that he was positive in his
belief that Latham and Den Burger
were the murderers He also stated
that he had evidence Of other crimes
which they have committed, and be-
lieves that they were two of the most
dangerous criminals in the city.
Which Did the Shooting?
When the remains of the murdered
man are exhumed then it will be
learned who fired the fatal shot into
his body.
If the bullet is of 3s-calibre, then the
police are confident 1t was fired by
William Den Burger.
If it is but 32-calibre bullet, then
the police will claim that the gun
which killed Westbrook was held by
Albert Latham.
The police department is certain of
this. The guns which We're found yes
terday morning bear out this promise.
The gun which Den Burger had in his
possession when arrested yesterday
morning was a 3s-calibre Colts and
showing evidence of having been fire.
ouently used. The gun carried by La
than was of similar pattern, save that
It was Of a smaller calibre, and that it
had a pearl handle.
The police exhibited the larger gun
Yesterday and said:
"Let us show the gun with which
westbrook was murdered"
The gun looked murderous enough 10
have been party in such a cold blood
ed killing