The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17
Man Who Killed Stanley ketcheI
Was Captured Sunday While
Resting at Farm
Houae.
SELF DEFENSE CLAIM
Admits That he Shot the Pusillst
Because He Feared That He
Himself Would be
Killed.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, october H.
Walter A. Hurtz, alias Walter Dipley,
who shot and killed Stanley Ketchel
at the ranch of r. p Dickerson, seven
miles from Conway, Webster county,
Mo-, was arrested near Niangua, Web
ster county, II miles from the scene
OF the crime, Sunday morning by
three farmers. Dipley went to the
home of Thomas Haggard, one mile
south Of Niangua, and asked to be
permitted to remain over night, which
ne was allowed to do. He arrived
at the house about o'clock. Mr..
Haggard later bearing of the Ketchel
tragedy guarded the room occupied by
the man until morning when about a.
O'Clock he went to the home of his
brother, Joseph Haggard, and a neigh
Dor. Zip Murphy, telling them of the
man. Then he called newspaper of.
nee at Springfield for description of
/ hetcneIs slayer, and on receiving II
S'iu ne had the man at his home.
Inc three men returned to Has-
CARDS home, going into the room oc.
cupled by Dipley and informing him
OF their suspicious. asked him to roll
UP MS s'eeyes to see if the tattoo
marks We're on his arms. Dipley ac-
qulesced and confessed he had shot
helchel, saying that he had done so
because OF the fear of his own life.
The prisoner then told of the alleged
remarks made to Goldie Smith by
J ketchel the day before the killing,
s saying he killed Ketchel because he
! feared he would lose his own life, as
the fighter had revolver in a scab-
bard around his waist.
When arrested by Haggard, Dipley
did not have the revolver taken from
!, the body of Ketchel after he had been
, shot. He was Immediately taken to
, Marshfield, the county seat Of Webster
, county, but on his way, when asked
where the revolver was, said it was in
Haggard's barn.
He was then taken to farmhouse
. telephone where he told Mrs. Haggard
r gun, which she did. Dipley was then
q taken to Marshfield and is now in jail
there. The officers say he admitted
his real name is Walter Dipley, in
$ stead of Walter A. Hurtz, and that he
q had served four years in the United
States navy and deserted, and that his
d home is in Webb City, Mo, where he
), has resided for the past ten years
d with the exception of the time spen
g in the navy While in Webb Cit!
n Dipley worked in the zinc mines.
After leaving the navy he has beel
t. working as barber throughout thu
country, while hiding from the offic
n ials who were hunting him on a charg'
J. of desertion from the navy.
He met the woman, Goldie Smith
In Christian county, at Bluff, the hom
k Of her stepfather, about month age
he said Dipley first met the womal
ten years ago In Christian county be
fore she was married but after leavin
there he did not see her until the
met month ago. In the meantim
the woman married man name
% knight, who later secured divorc
from her She has been conducting
rooming house at Cherryvale. Kan
since her separation from her hui
III band.
g The Motive Sought.
n SPRINGFIELD Mo, Oct 17.-Th
ut motive of Walter Dipley for KILN
lg Stanley Ketchel is now the objeo
which the authorities of Webster an
o, Green counties seek to learn. Th
as authorities do not believe Dipley
IN self defense plea as he shot him
the back The woman in the cas-
the officers declare refuses to tai
before she appears before the CO
n oner's inquest tomorrow
= Ketchels body is held here bl
:. will be sent to Grand Rapids, Micf
for burial.