Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-07

struck on the head by Nagel with the
butt of the revolver. He had fallen
onto the stove. Nagel picked up
claw-hammer and hit Brady again with
that He put a handkerchief in Brady's
mouth TO keep him from crying out.
He shot him a number of times-nine.
| think he said.
"Bradys last words were, %, Ny
God
''Nagel is hot-headed, and if he asks
a thing and don't get it right away he
gets terribly angry and wants to kill
someone"
After telling this story of the death
of Carl Brady, and answering various
questions she told of the burial of the
body in the cave. She said Nagel put
rags about the body. and carried it in
blanket, so that no blood would get
on the floor. She told of Nagel's TAX
ing several cans of concentrated lye.
and after boiling it a long time, pour
ing it onto the body The body was
not taken from the cabin to the cave
until o'clock in the morning. She
says that Nagel went to Muscatine and
secured the kerosene, and that it was
he who poured the fluid over the body
and set ii atire.
Never Had Gun.
Il never touched the body she
maintained. Asked if she ever carried
gun, and told that Nagel had charged
her with t he crime, Josephine Collett
replied:
i IL I a
ried a gun in my life, and | can not
shoot one | am afraid of guns. Nagel
always carries one in his hip pocket
Asked about her visit to Mr.. Ellis, at
Muscatine. when she made inquiries |
about the boat. she explained by saying |
that she knew nothing about the boat, |
and that she told what Nagel. who she |
claims was standing only few feet
away at the time had told her 10 say. |
This led her to tell of the means used |
by Nagel TO prevent her from telling of
the crime.
He kept me ON the island. and as !
can't row. | could not get off the island
He watched me with a gun. and made
me help him scrub the floor and help
repaint it, He made me keep in the
cabin when anyone was in sight, and
never allowed me out of his sight. !
never had a chance TO tell anyone
On this. the woman was excused for
a few minutes, and Nagel examined.
He repeated his story told before the
Coroner's jury. adding that the skull
was crushed in by the woman, who |
when the body was partly in the cave. |
pushed il down with a pole. He said
ne never had the revolver. and had
never before seen the woman with one
He denied having secured the lye. and
said she secured il at Fairport. When
accused of having hit Brady with the
gun. he said:
Il am telling YOU the truth I've
made clean confession. and that is
all | can do
She had said he kept the date in a
memoranda book but he said that
though he was positive it was May g.
he kept no record of II.
The only important detail on which
they agree is that the night was a
dark, stormy one and that Brady was
shot with the revolver found at the
cabin. At this point Nagel was told
of the woman's charging him with the
crime He replied:
Il did not kill that man. / did not
put a handkerchief in his mouth.
saw the kerosene and the lye put into
the cave, but was not near the cave al
the time"
He said $3.50 in money was found on
Bradys person. and that he took this.
Shown 10-cent piece. he said he did
not get II from Bradys clothing.
Brought Face to Face.
The woman was then brought in
again. and asked TO repeat her state
ments that Nagel had killed Brady.
She did so without hesitation She was
urged by Mr. Scott TO tell the whole OF
the story. but NageI interrupted: She
accuses ne of killing that man. | have
nothing to say. She knows better than
that She killed Brady Yes, sir, at
torney, she killed him" With this