Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-06

his story to reporter concluding with
the statement, Il am innocent but I
am afraid l can't prove It,"
Young Hardy showed no signs of
fear or great anxiety and spoke freely
of the tragedy. referring to the dis
covery of the dead body of his mother
sf1en he returned home without any
outward show of emotion.
He referred TO the circumstances of
finding the bodies and then said he
could prove an alibi, but as the time
the murder was committed has not
been established he feared that his
aIibi might not be accepted.
Hardy spent rhe evening at the
Aaron Starnes home, three miles south
Of the Hardy place. returning home
at O'Clock this morning. Upon his
return he discovered the dead bodies
of his father, mother and brother, and
! Immediately called for assistance by
! phone.
Hardy's story of the tragedy, and
his statement of his position is as
follows:
81 am going on 20 years of age. and
my brother was 90. I spent Sunday
evening at the Aaron Starnes home,
three miles south of our place I went
there TO call on his daughter, Mabel
/ Starnes We were to be married next
Wednesday. The plans had all been
made for the wedding, and While it
may not have been generally known
| that we were to be married, 1t was
I known to both our families and there
was no objection to our marriage from
either family We were TO have been
/ married in Newton.
81 left our place between and $50
last evening, and arrived at the Starnes
home about o'clock. l returned home
at 1 O'Clock When I got home l I'M
| hftched the horse and put il in the
barn. l then went to the house. The
first intimation I had that anything
was wrong was when saw my mother
partly lying on the sofa and partly on
/ the floor in the dining room When I
found out that murder had been COM
mitted called for help.
! "I gave a line call and the first one
who came to my assistance was Mr..
Pischel. Soon after Ernest Tate, sam
I Tinnemeier and Herman Eilet came.
Others also came.
81 then called Marshalltown to get
I the sheriff but after getting them !
could not talk and Mr.. Pischel told
them what had happened That is
about all care to say about the mat
/ ter. I am innocent, but l am afraid
can not prove it,
Justice Issues Commitment
Mavor w II. Bollenbacher, of Mel
bourne. who is justice Of the peace of
i Logan township, took charge of the
criminal investigation early this morn
! ing He secured Ginder Pischel. Ernest
Toedt and 3. T. Buchanan, all of that
neighborhood, for a jury. They were
/ EN- panelled on the spot, and the taking
| of evidence was begun without delay
The investigation was later continued
until Wednesday morning at II O'Clock
/ at Melbourne. Justice Bollenbacner IS
sued the commitment on which Ray
mond Hardy is being held. The pris-
oner will be taken TO the hearing We'd
nesday.
Boys Actions Arouse Suspicion.
Sheriff Nicholson said this afternoon
that certain actions of Raymond, after
the sheriff's officers had reached the
scene aroused his suspicion. This cou-
pied with the fact that a pair of over
alls and cap belonging to the boy are
spattered with what the sheriff believes
was blood prompted him to desire thai
the young man be held to await de-
velopments and the outcome of the in
quest If formal charge is filed
against him 1t will not be done unit
after the inquest is over.
Blood on the Clothing.
On the light colored hat and on the
overalls Sheriff Nicholson says there
are blood stains. What the sheriff be.
lieves lis blood IS spattered on the
crown, brim and band Of the hat. Or
the right leg of the overalls are Other
and larger stains. One especially bis
stain was near the knee of the RICH
leg Of the trouser.
Sheriff Nicholson said that during
tho investigation. a. tthhs house -crls
this morning that Raymond rolled VI
the overalls and put them behind E
suit case in his brothers room upstairs
and that he took watch from tn.
overalls and hid it in the barn, bu
later gave 1t up.