The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-30
RELATES STRANGE STORY
OF VICIOUS DEPRAvITY
Dayton, Ohio, Aroused over
Discovery Of Brutal Crimes
Last January

Dayi0a Ohio, April 2O.-7'he arrest
last Thursday OF Elmer Carr on al
charge ol arson has been followed uy
a statement made to the authorities
BY Mrs. Carrie M. Middlestetter, who
lives with Carr, IN which she charges
him with the brutal murder OF Mary
|Froschner and Lizzie Fullhart, whose
mysterious deaths. attended BY un.
speakabic ouiragos. excited the people
|oi Dayton last January
Mrs. Middlestciter, whose assocle.
lion with Carr led her husband, Al
cheese manufacturer, TO leave her. de-.
clares that Carr mol only murdered
the lv0 girls, bat committed many
other assaults on women. and con
fessed to her that before he came io
Dayton he had Killed young girl III
Boston, N. Y, under circumstances
similar tc those which befell the two
Dayton girls Carr, she says ID an
ex-conylc; having served tenn IN
Sing sias but she cannot tell for
what crime.
a Strange story.
The woman tells strange story II
deprayllY. IN which her own eonfes
sion OF the power Carr exercised over
her, Notwithstanding her alleged
knowledge Of his atroclous crimes 10
mot the least extraordinary part Carr
IMas employed as chees maker n
Ihcr huabunua factory when she frs
Htame under his Influence. she said
lard whom she left her husband "a
flake up with the man she oheyed him
she admits, rs 4 dog does lta master
At bis persuasion she opened
Iro0mlng house and restaurant In DAY
ton, where Carr played the part s.
boss Of The place
Last lall the restaurant and hOunt
Hhe owned we're burned Both wea
insured. and the State Fire Marsha
started an investigation which led {,
The arrest gg Carr on charge
Ihrson.
/ But tho woman stuck by him am
Ft0ullg maintained that he was gull
less. though Il was admitted that h.
had collected the insurance and Ia
kept the money. giving Ter nothing
ha she expressed Il IN her statemen
yesterday she stood Ia mortal fea
oil him and would rather have die
ban tell Of bis crimes.
Says no Used nlsauleo.
Carr was released Niahi afle
night she Gays. he would 80 oat
some disguise, generally made up
q negro or lab0rer. and w0uld felur
with WOmen's purses and p0ckethooki
often torn Or broken. which he woulc
hand uyec h Mrs Middleateeters IA
Yearold daughter. who lives with her
On the night Of January 8, she says
Carr lelt the house made up ag .
negro. and wearing corduroy trousers
and worlSnan's heavy shoes.
He carried ordinary shoes In NJ
coat pocket. and when ne returned
about u that night he vas wearing
The ordinary shoes and had the heay,
ones In his x,cket.
Ills clothes. Mrs. Mlddlesteeler say
We're covered With mud. and he SAT
urhled 'hem with kerosene and burne,
them before tho eyes of the terrible,
woman and her daughter. after threat
eulng them with death Ii they daret
to tell what they had seen
The uext morning he told her sh
says, With brutal details, oi meatlni
little Mary Forechner. fifteen year
old who had been sent out BY he,
mother "a the corner grocery store.
The gill's body was found at mil
night In stable, horribly mutIlated
and the next day al Dayton wal
aroused by the fnedish crime Carr !
who escaped all suspicion. glorled h
bis deed, the woman says. and boaate1
that he would so0n vset The town nA
the ears N proper fashion
a week Later, on the night Of Jan
uary 81 The woman declares, Carr
brought Lizzie Fullheart, pretty girl
Of eighteen, to The Mlddlestoeler home
Ahout midnight carr and The girl went
pvt together. the girl leaving her bic
picture bet behind her.
The following night Carr sent for
Mrs. Mldaleatreter 10 meet him IN
lonely place near the house. lie asked
her she says. whether the papers had
printed any lntfa&SflnR news and whon
she told him they had not he uonhdea
70 her she said thar the papers would
soon net something that would Turn
ibe old Town upside down. Then he
ept her 10 80 with him 10 an old de
sorted huvFe, and pointing d the cls.
tern IN The back yard. told her tale
pl horror would soon come forth from
~ according TO her story
0lel'a Cody II clagern.
Two days lateg Wofkmen found the