Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-07

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
J. II. 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
which Is regarded as important, and con-
flict in the details of the stories told
yesterday to the sheriff Officers and
today to County Attorney Egermayer
by Raymond, are what have bolstered
up this belief of young Hardy's 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 he 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 definite and clear cut motive
has not been brought out as vet. the
officers believe that if Raymond killed
the mem bers Of his family it was that
he might by SO doing become the sole
heir OF the property of the farm, which
included live stock, machinery, grain,
etc.
Note Strengthens Belief.
Altho working on the presumption
that he should be considered innocent
until proved guilty, another important
detail has developed that adds weight
to the theory that Raymond wanted
money. This was the finding Of q sale
note Of $1,000 in Raymond's little
bureau il the west upstairs bedroom
Egermayer dug j. out among liter
of papers late Monday. Il was pur-
ported TO be issued by James Hardy,
the father, ard Ear Hardy. the son,
in favor Of Raymond Hardy. Il was
dated Nov. |, 1909 and ran for six
months. When confronted with il this
morning by The county attorney Ray
moad admitted ne made j. but said il
was done "just for fun" and he de-
clared 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 % the youth that is in jail.
Conflicting Story Of Hat.
The story Raymond told 10 Deputy
Sheriff C. 3. Mason Monday regarding
the gray hat he wore Sunday, which
the officers say is spattered with blood.
and the story regarding il that ne told
County Attorney Egeruayer this morn
ing, are conflicting. This detail is re-
garded as important. The youths e1-
PLANTATION Of the blood stains OF the hat
Is that the hat fell from where he hung
it TO the blood stained sofa. He says
he took off the hat and hung il up af-
ter he found his 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 mother 5
dead body Sunday night! II SO, in
what part OF the room? Here his
stories differ
To Deputy Sheriff Mason he said he
hung it 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 hook or
nail in it.
Today he told 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 blood soaked pillow, upon which his
mothers head rested. But the county
attorney claims that ne 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 If 1t had fallen.
Revolver Missing, Then Found
Another detail, regarded as also i'm
sortant, is his story regarding the re-
liver, which it is claimed is conflict
Raymond told Deputy Sheriff
gam Monday morning that Earls re-
IS a. hung in a holster on closet
the iown stairs, and that the holster
r,ni+ea1nd in the dining room. The
officers found the holste,
1aAe Wy got there. Sheriff Nasor
of Reinh-z ,ss.aa:zrs ttoEE tthas -cvo!-er -:
And W. find it. but Raymond wa:
made these for some time after thu
made and before he wa:
'he' his city.
mothers. nday afternoon, County At
sew and rmayer found what is be
Aeuehters the missing revolver il
c.ted into locked suit case in hi
= Sheriff Mason Is conf
their own Il searched this same sui
day these gsevolver was not there. I
~ooa mothers belief that Raymond
49,, put the holster in the dining
TO give the appearance of the
Aoiierer having stolen the weapon
n the house.
IS lad Explains Revolver Detail.