Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
Young Man Who Confessed to
Murder of Daniel Leary at
Tama Escapes Moose
SENSATION IN COURT
When Given Opportunity to Talk He
Declares, If 1t Had Not Been for
Conn, Leary Would Be AIive-Judes
Burnham Expresses Opinion Hull
Was Influenced to Crime.

who was indicted for the murder Of
Daniel Leary, and who pleaded guilty,
was this morning sentenced to life inn
prisonment at hard labor at Anamosa
by Judge G. w. Burnham. Hull caused
ripple of sensation thru the court
room, when upon being asked what he
had to say before sentence was passed.
said: Had 1t not been for William
Conn., Daniel Leary would have been
alive today"
Just before Hull was called the case
against William Conn was dismissed
for want of evidence on the motion of
County Attorney Bradshaw.
Before sentencing Hull Judge Burn
ham said it had been the first time in
eleven years he had been called upon
to pass sentence in a case Of first de-
gree murder, and that while there was
evidence that the crime was premedi-
tated, it seemed as IL there were some
influences which had been brought 70
bear upon the young man which
pleaded for mercy.
Hulrs attorney spoke briefly for him
and asked that whatever mercy was
possible be shown him, as he was ig-
norant, he'd lacked home training and
had been lead astray. The attorney
said in his opinion Conn and Hull were
together when the bar OF iron, with
which Leary was killed. was talen
from the scrap yard.
HuiPs Confession.
In connection with the sentencing Of
Hull today, the text OF his confession
which has been carefully guarded by
the sheriff, and county attorney. was
made public today. In it he describes
his movements and the killing Of Leary
on the night OF November IL. The con-
fession follows:
my name is Roy Hull. and my age
20. Ny residence Is Tama. Iowa I
have been working at the paper mill
about year and half. On the Fri
day evening on which Leary was killed
left the mill by the south door of the
rotary room. Conn had gone east
through the rotary room. / went
around the south side Of the mill and
turned north along the east side and
went on north along the west side Of
the Touring mill. / picked up the
shafting as went. ] went on down
the mill road to the wagon bridge. At
the south side of the bridge met Carl
Piler. saw Leary ahead of me all
the time, a little ways. I caught u
with him close to the water tank. hit
him over the head and he fell on his
face. 1 turned him over and hit him
again l then ran straight east and
hid the iron, and then went right
home; then changed my clothes and
went up town and then came back
home, and then went down to Conn's
and told him and then went back home.
and later went to Conn's and we went
up town.
There was nobody with me at tho
time killed Leary and nobody Gloss
by that saw"
"State Of Iowa, Tama county. ss.-l
Roy Hull being first duly sworn on
my oath do depose and say. that ]
have read the within and foregoing
statement that made the same on the
27th day of December, A. D.. 1905, in
Toledo, Iowa; that the same was made
without fear or favor; without any
hope or promise of reward or leniency:i s
that 1t was my free and voluntary acts
and that the contents of the entire
statement are true, as I believe.
ROY HULL"
"Subscribed and sworn to by Roy
Hull. before me this 27th day of De-
cember, A. D., 1905
"FRANK S. SHAW, Deputy Auditor Of
Tama County Iowa"
This will save an enormous amount
Of expense to Tama county
| On New Years day the county att
torney instructed the clerk to notify
Jurors not to come, which will save
several hundred dollars. as forty addi|
tional to regular panel had been sums
moned.
The officers have been untiring IN
their efforts to find the truth since the
crime was committed, and the departs
ment of justice Of Taina county shogld
be congratulated upon the successfuI
termination of such an important case.
| Within few days after the con-
fession of Hull was secured, the coun-
| ty attorney informed the attorneys OF
Conn of the standing of the case. and OF
course from that time on the defense
ceased its labors on the case. and
doubtless with great relief. as IT is con-
ceded that much circumstantiai evls
dence was arrayed against Conn.