Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-08

Developments since Monday IN the
bloody triple Hardy murder have
strengthened, rather than weakened,
the belief OF Sheriff A. A Nicholson
and his officers and County Attorney
]. n. Egermayer that Raymond Hardy,
the youngest and only living member
of the family. who is now held in jail
here, committed the crimes.
Discoveries of evidence, some of
whichis regarded as important and con-
f1ict in the details of the stories told
yesterday to the sherifs officers and
today TO County Attorney Egermayer
by Raymond, are what have bolstered
up this belief of young Hardys guilt
in the minds of the officers.
important Developments.
Among the important developments
of the past eighteen hours are proof,
according to County Attorney Eyer
mayer. that the story of the Hardy
horse being found saddled Sunday
morning is untrue. Added to this is
the fact that young Hardy was short
of money. altho his wedding day was
but three days away Where ne got
the s35 or $40 he claims to have had
when taken TO Jail has not been salts
factoritly explained 10 the county at
torney.
While a definite and clear cut motive
has not been brought out as yet, the
officers believe that II Raymond killed
the members Of his family it was that
he might by so doing become the sole
heir Of the property of the farm, which
\.1ncluded live stock, machinery, grain,
Note Strengthens Belief.
at o working on the presumption
ouS,e should be considered innocent
IL MI. proved guilty, another important
has developed that adds weight
cieo we theory that Raymond wanted
u "havey. This was the finding of a sale
Ing eous Of $1,000 in Raymond's little
,,s nil, u in the west upstairs bedroom.
mayer dug It out among a litter
ranks apers late Monday. It was pur-
isons aid to be issued by James Hardy,
lniac WEATHER, and Earl Hardy. the son,
~ <,..vor of Raymond Hardy. 1t was
Nov. 1, 1909 and ran for six
ms poths. When confronted with it this
; gray ming by the county attorney Ray
!. less i'd admitted he made it but said il
!. ,,,, done "just for fun" and he de-
va-red again and again that he never
had the least idea of using il.
But as it stands this note represents
an indebtedness the father and elder
son owed TO the youth that is in jail.
Conflicting Story of Hat.
The story Raymond told 10 Deputy
Sheriff G. b. Mason Monday regarding
the gray hat he wore Sunday, which
the officers say is spattered with blood.
and me story regarding it that he told
County Attorney Egermayer this morn
ing are conflicting. This detail is re-
gar7ad as important. The youths ey-
planetion OF the blood stains on the hat
Is that the hat fell from where he hung
it 10 the blood stained sofa He says
he took off the hat and hung il up af-
ter he found mis- mothers dead body.
How Was Hat spattered?
The officers consider this story i'm
probable and directly connect the hat
with the murderer. Was it then as
Raymond says, hung on the dining
room wall after he found his mothers
dead body Sunday night! # SO, in
what part of the room? Here his
stories differ.
To DEPUTY Sheriff Mason he said ne
hung 1t on the south wall Of the room,
over the sofa on which he found his
mother dead. Examination showed this
wall over the sofa had not a hook or
nail in it.
1O0dy lie LOlu the county attorney
that he hung the hat on the east wall
of the dining room, over the head of
the sofa and that it fell from there TO
the biopd soaked pillow, upon which his
mother head rested. But the county
attorney claims that he can prove by
WITNESSES that the sofas head was two
feet from the east wall so that the hat
could not possibly have lit on the sofa
pillow II 1t had fallen.
Revolver Missing, Then Found.
Another detail, regarded as also i'm
portant, Is his story regarding the re-
volver, which it is claimed is conflict
ing. Raymond told Deputy Sheriff
Mason Monday morning that .Earls re-
svolvef hung in a holster on a closet
door down stairs, and that the holster
was found in the dining room. The
s sheriTs officers found the holster
when they got there. Sheriff Mason
s .Aerchef upstairs for the revolver but
could not find it, but Raymond was
IN the house for some time after the
search was made and before he was
brought to this city.
Tate, Monday afternoon, County At
torney Egermayer found what il be-
ltoxed to be the missing revolver in
Rayrnonds locked suit case in his
room. Deputy Sheriff Mason Is conf
dent that he searched this same suit
case and the revolver was not there. 1t
u the officers belief that Raymond
pusposely put the holster in the dining
n room to give the appearance OF the
Z. murderer having stolen the weapon
s from the
Lad Explains Revolver Detail.
This morning, when told Of the