Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-27
CEDAR RAPIDS MAN SENT UP FOR
LIFE MAKES CLEAR BREAST
TO SHERIFF..
ADMITS KILLING MAYOR
cARMopY. AND RuRGLARlEs
Prisoner While Enroute to Penitentiary
Tells Story in Detail of Various
crimes-Graphic Description of Scene
at carmody Home and Shooting of
Mayor-Hopes to Be Released.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 27.-on the trip
to Fit. Madison this time Harris con-
fessed to Sheriff Lotus and Deputy
Van Dyke that he shot Mayor Car
mody and also admitted the other bur
glaries with which he was charged
At least the people can feel salts
fed that this time there was no mis-
carriage Of justice and that Detective
Patterson secured the right man and
Sheriff LOTUS secured the right evil
dence to put away for safekeeping for
many years one of the most danger
Gus all around crooks this country
ever produced.
On the way down TO Fl. Madison
this time Sheriff Lotus started TO jol-
Is Harris about his crimes. He in
way accused Harris of shooting Car
mody the same as he had done before.
To his surprise Harris warmed
right up to the subject. and admitted
the shooting Of the mayor. But he
said, According 10 the way I UNDER
stand il, the physicians have said Car
nody did not die from the bullet
wound. but from typhoid. That takes
load off my mind. l am not worried
bit about it now"
He described in detail that scene in
/ the Carmody home the night his hon
or was shot. He said: y was backing
away down what I thought was a
| fight of stairs Instead of that l found
! that was either backing into a room
or down hall. Mr. Carmody grappled
with me and had clinch that I knew
I couldn't break. I struggled with him
and tried TO break the hold. Then
pulled the gun and placed il d his
stomach and pulled the trigger. He
relaxed for the fraction of second
and ducked from his clasp and started
down the stairs. 1 honestly believe he
would have captured me again had I
not shot again. He pursued after the
second shot and fired again. This time
he stopped and l ran down stairs. up
setting the jardinere and out the front
way. around the house and into the
back yard I ran and almost hung my
self on some grape vines or bushes.
II ran down south and stopped to
reload my revolver. While I was doing
so a man came along and I showed
the gun in his face and told him to
get, and ne ran.
LAS far as the Luberger case is con-
cerned, do not see how Miss Luberger
could identity me as she had her head
covered up tight, but perhaps she was
peeking out.
Isaac Smith and his father, be-
lieve, lied about me- The room was SO
dark that I could never have fdenti-
fed either Of them in the world and
I have as good memory for faces as
any one could have.
81 hope 10 get out of the peniten-
hilary at the end Of about ten years.
want to stay there at least seven years
any way on account Of the other things
for which am wanted"
Harris asked Sheriff Lotus If he
would be willing to sign a petition fol-
a pardon at the end of ten years and
Sheriff Lotus stated that ten years
was a long time and many things
might develop before that time.
'-To you belongs the most of the
credit for my conviction" he said il
a rather bitter manner. Il honestly dc
) not believe that they would ever have
convicted me without the evidence vol
, developed"
y guess that will make some o
the people sit up and take notice sait
Bill Lotus when he repeated II.
Sheriff Lotus said that Harris dit
not seem the least cast down about tn
long term he had ahead of him 1t il
different" he said, "to get life for muir
der and to get it for burglary. In ;
few years people will commence t
think That life is long time to give ;
: man for burglary and l have hopes tina
some OF them who prosecuted me vii
relent
He did not take a very encouraging
outlook for a pardon SO far as Attor
ney Haas is concerned and seemed t
think that Haas was particularly anx
ious to give him a good long term t
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