The Detroit times., 1910-10-17
We TERANs OF RING
sENOC0MD0LENCEs
Fitzsimmons, Johnson, Corbett and
Others Express Regret Over Murder
Ketchel--Body Sent To Michigan.

Through Goldie Smith, held as an ac-
complete in the staying OF Stanley
Ketohel. at Conway. Saturday. the au-
thorities today hope to learn the real
motive for the shooting Of the middle
champion by Walter Dipley. alias
Hurtz
That other reasons than that he
feared for his own life prompted Dip
ley To shoot ketchel Is believed GER
tain by the coroner and police officials.
An inquest will be held late today and
both Dipley and the Smith woman will
be examined. The woman first gave
her name as Fannie Hurtx. wife OF the
slayer; later as Goldie Smith, but Is
declared by Dipley to be Mrs.
knight
Dipley will make a plea Of self de-
Tense, but the action OF the woman In
refusing TO give her version Of the
shooting has led the officers To believe
they will be able to bring out another
cause when the probe il started.
Messages OF coincidence have been
received by r. p. Dickerson. with
whom Ketchel had been visiting, from
Fitzsimmons. johnson, Sullivan. Cor
bett. Papke and other lighters.
Walter A. Hurtz. who shot and killed
Stanley ketchel. Of Grand Rapids.
Mich, worlds middleweight champion.
Saturday morning was captured yes
terday at the home of Thomas Hag-
gard. one mile from Niangua. Mo.
Hurtz was taken to the Webster coun-
~ jail In Marshheld, where he Is be-
Ing closely guarded.
After being placed In his cell the
prisoner made q statement In which
he said he sho; ketchel in self-de-
tense. He says he ordered the prize
fighter to throw up his hands. and
fred when he did not obey him.
Late Saturday night. overcome with
hunger and fatigue from fleeing
through the rough Ozark country.
Huitz reached the home OF Thomas
Haggaro where he applied for place
TO sleep and something to eat. re
was given food and a bed. AT that
time Mr.. Haggerd had not heard OF The
shooting, but short time later learn
ed OF the affair. He also received a
description OF the slayer and for sew
eral hours, while Hurtz was sleeping
de stood guard with shotgun.
Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday
morning Mr.. Haggard enlisted the sci
yices OF three leighbors and they
Weakened Hurtz at the point OF gun
They forced the man to roll up his
sleeves, and finding tattoo marx
there, accused him OF having killed
ketchel The man then admitted the
shooting He was then turned cvor
To the officers and taken TO Marsh
field.
Hurts, in telling the story OF the
killing. asserts Ketchel made insult
ing remarks 10 Goldie Smith. COOK
employed at The farm. He says words
passed between Ketchel and himself
and he then demanded that the prize
fighter throw up his hands.
When the champion refused to do
this, he said, he was so frightene J,
knowing Ketehel carried a revolver.
that he fired.
Goldie Smith, the woman in the
case. has been taken to the webster
county jail and will be held pending
an inquest, which will be held today.
Funeral services over the BODY Oh
the fighter were held at the Elks' club
here yesterday and today the corpse
was taken to Michigan. The body
will be accompanied by r. p. DECKER
son, with whom Ketchel was visiting
at the time ne oeclueu W uuy AMI
in this country.
The officers here assert that Ketch-
els slayer admitted that his real name
is Walter Dpley. that his home Is In
Webb City, Mo-, and that he is de-
serter from the United states navy.
To avoid detection he roamed over
the country working as barber until
he met Goldie Smith. at Blum, Chris
tian county. Missouri. month ago.
| The two then came here and obtained
work on the Dickerson ranch.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Oct II
The bcdy OF Stanley Ketchel. the mid
dleweight pugilistic champion, who
was murdered on Dickerson ranch
near Conway. Mo, will be buried on
tho 2OO-acre farm which he purchased
| for his parents near Belmont, Mich.
Although p. Dickerson, upon whose
ranch ketcheI was slain, wishes 10
have the body inferred there the rela-
tiyes here believe that the soil Of
Michigan should receive the corpse OF
the fighter, who brought II worlds
middleweight pugilistic championship.
II Is expected that the body will reach
here late Monday night OF early Tues
day morning.
Ketchel's total estate after the In
cumbrances on his real estate holdings
are met will not be over $4,000.
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