The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-03-04

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He took the hand bag, which CON
tanned pocket-book, d string of gold
beads, pocket knife, stick pin and
hand mirror; he also took a diamond
ring from her finger and it was the
sale of this stone that led his ar
lrest BY Chief Of Police Gallagher.
About $50 he took the ring to Mrs.
Cutters home and tried to sell 1t to
| her, but she was suspicious and would
NOT invest. He told her he bought
/ 1T from a jew for twenty-five cents.
He took the diamond from the ring
and then threw the ring in the water
basin Of one Of the toilet rooms at
the Wabash depot.
on February -6rh Junkin took the
diamond to Redman's pawn shop,
where he sold it for SETS, obtaining
$2.75 in cash and the balance went
Ito the credit of d suit Of clothes he
had in soak at that place The other
PARTICLES he hid in the attic of his
mothers restaurant, where they were
found as detailed in the fore part of
this article. He had been drinking
during the evening and he said 1t was
about seven o'clock when he murder
ed Miss Rosen and threw Ter body
| IN the cellar.
Made Voluntarily.
To the reporter John Junkin said:
"In writing up this affair for your pa.
per, please say that make this con
| fession voluntarily, without any prom
| ise of clemency or any Inducements
being offered to me. | also want you
| TO say for me that i never would have
made a confession if it had not been
for Sheriff Griffin, John Gray, the ex-
chief Of police of Ottumwa, and b. ID.
Way, the Pinkerton detective"
Junkin's poor old mother was pres.
ent and was heartbroken over the
predieament her unforunae offspring
was in, and she implored him with
tears streaming down her cheeks to
confess If he was guilty of the hor-
rible crime. e'&
Frank Weaver was taken to Ottum-
wa last night and given his freedom.
Those present at the jail during
the evening We're; Sheriff Griffin
Chief Gallagher, John Gray, II. G.
Williams, Detective Way, I'D Webp
and a. representative of The Union.
Sunday morning Sheriff Griffin and
Chief of Police Gallagher TOOK Jun
| kin to Dies Moines where he will be
confined in the Polk county jail until
he is called for trial in Ottumwa'
| Crime Was Premeditated.
Des Monies, March Il The crime
committed by John Junken, the con-
lfessed slayer of Clara Rosen at 0ttum-
wa, was premeditated and the result
of months OF planning. Long before
| the negro was released from the peni-
ltentiary, where he was serving time
for robbing and beating up a woman
Inc made the declaration that immedi-
lately upon his release he would do
the trick again. r And just a few days
before his discharge from prison he
again stated that it was his purpose
and intention to rob and assault some
woman. ."- '
Evidence to this effect is in the
hands of Sheriff Griffin, who at eight
o'clock yesterday morning brought the
negro Junken to the Polk county jail
for safe keeping. The information
lcame in letter from Albert Evans, a
Missouri negro, who was a cellmate
with Junken at Fort Madison.
"Iunken is guilty of that crime"
writes the negro Evans. While we
were still in the pen together he fire.
Quently told me that when released
he would do the trick again. mean
| ing that he would hold up and assault
another woman, for which crime he
was then serving time. He planned 1t
while still in the pen and when he
/ sft | know that it was his intention
Q pull off the stunt as soon as he had
Jan opportunity"
Evans statement is given more
weight on account of the fact that Jun
ken killed Miss Rosen Just a few days
after he had been liberated from Fort
Madison prison. He was released on
Jan. 10 and ON Feb. 5 the crime was
committed.
Who viii Get Reward7
The manner in which Junken was
connected with the crime and placed
under arrest is one OF the unusual
features of the case. He was arrested
soon after the murder was committed
but released after being sweated
Then he foolishly went to pawnshop
and hooked" one of his victims dia-
.monds, instead of making the best OF
his release and running away. -.
The pawnbroker with whom Junken
had placed the diamond took the gem
to the olice station, where it was rec.
ognized as the one taken from Miss
Rosen by her slayer. 1t was known
that Junken pawned the stone, so the
officers set about to get him.
Instead of going to his house and
placing him under ararest. they tele-
phoned or sent for him to come to the
police station, saying the chief wanted