Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-28
WALTON CONF[SSES
TERRIBLE CRIME
Negro Under Arrest For Murder
of Mrs. Grant Admits the
Awful Deed
SMILES AS He GIVES DETAILS
First duplicates Second Negro and At
Il tenpts to Fasten Crime on Him -
Says Robbery Was Sole Motive and
Victim Mas Not Ravished - In
sweat Box For Hours.

49, SNoAe 6ox fOc t1OuFSs
Chicago. Sept. 2s.-Richard Walton,
Ire negro arrested in Springfield for
the murder Of Mrs. Lillian White Grant
y h her apartments at $500 Madison av-
enne. made detailed confession last
night of hcSw he strangled the woman
The confession was secured after wal
ton had been brought from Springf1eio
10 chicago, and lodged in the Hyde
Park police station.
Walton had been subjected to ser
les of interviews with Chief OF Police
Shippy ana Inspector Nicholas Hunt
all day. .EIe was reused from sleep
early in the morning at Springfield ana
told Of the evidence of his guilt in the
hands of the police. From then on ne
was given little rest and finally at ~
o'clock last night after he was con-
fronted with the friends he had de-
pended uIon to prove his "altbi,' ne
broke down and told all.
n Using Inspector Hunt as dummy
figure. Walton Illustrated how he had
tied the undervest around the kinder
garten teachers neck and strangied
her. He said that when he raised the
window and entered the room she
screamed. He put his knee on her
breast and choked her, then knotting
the undergarment around her neck.
Then he stole her watch and money
and fed. !.
The confession was one Of the. most
dramatic scenes ever witnessed in the
station. Chief Shippy put the 1ques-
fions. Walton sat between the CHIEF
and Inspector. Hunt Stenographer
sullivan took down the words as the
negro uttered them. Walton seemed
anxious to get the thing off his mind.
He exonerated from all part in the rob-
berry or murder Marcus De Horne, who
had been arrested earlier in the day
on the statement Of Walton in Spring
field that De Horne was the murderer.
The confession was made after an
hours rigid examination conducted by
Chief Of Police Shippy and Inspector
Hunt. Aiding in the sweating were
Captain McWeeney, Lieutenant Sulli-
van, Detectives Sheehan, Foreign and
Dihel.
.sI kne,H that Mrs. Grant had money
and jewelry in the room" said Walton.
s.I went by way Of the alley over the
porch ard climbed thru the window of
Mrs. Grants room. AS / entered the
room i heard a muffled scream from
the bed. looked that way and could
see Mrs. Grant staring at me in the
dark. I Jumped to her side and tried
to muffle her screaming. She fought
me and struck me in the face. I saw
the shirt, and, grabbing it, I kneeled
on her body and wrapped that thing
around her neck I pulled 1t tight and
knotted it. She stopped screaming.
Later went away"
Walton never once lost the smile he
had worn since his arrest in Spring
field. Police officials with hair turned
gray in the service shuddered at his
composllre.
Il have never encountered a more
remarkable confessfon,,' was the COM
ment 81, Chief Shippy.
Upon Walton's arrest in SPRING
iiStu duIllllISu Ills luCnLiIy, OuL
stoutly denied his participation in the
murder of the kindergarten teacher.
{ This attitude he maintained until the
arrival In that city of Chief of Police
Shippy and Inspector Hunt.
As early as o'clock yesterday NOR
ming the examination by these officials
started. Slowly, detail by detail, he
admitted his actions on the day Of. the
murder, and before the start from
Springfield was made the negro de-
clared the actual crime was committed
by Marcus De Horne, 1862 LaSalle
street.
"He came to me and asked me II I
knew where there was a layout I
told him about Mrs. Grant and the
money there and we arranged to rob
her that night. waited at the door to
give notice If anyone came, while De
Horne went to her room. He came
back with the watch and some money
and we went away If she was mur-
dered De Horne did it,"
Arrest the Second Negro.
While Walton, manacled to the po-
lice officers, was speeding toward Chi
cago q drag-net was thrown out and
De Horne was arrested by Lieutenant
Martin A. White and Detective Scott
of the Twenty street station.
De Horne was taken to the Hyde Park
police station to await the coming of
Walton.
No sooner did Chief Shippy, his as
sistants and the prisoner arrive at the
Hyde Park station than Walton was
#ushered into Inspector Hunts office
while the police chief examined De
Horne. The story told by the negro
Impressed the chief, and De Horne was
taker into Captain McWeeney's office.
moment later Walton was brought
into the room and the two men faced
each other.
II didn't know you had him." said
Walton, startled.
As the moments passed, colored
women. who form links in the chain
Of evidence the police have gathered
against Walton, were brought face to