Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-10-17
HURTz CAUGHT
NEAR SCENE:
OF CRIME
SLAYER OF KETCHEL
CLAIMS SELF DEFENSE
Says He Ordered PugiIiSt to
Put Up His Hands and Shot
in Fear When Fighter Re-
fused,


tBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirer
Springfield, Mo, Oct l6.--Waiter
a. Hurz, who shot and killed Stanley
the world yesterday morning was cap
tured today at the home Of Thomas
Haggard, one mile from Niangua,
Mo. IIurtz was taken to the Webster
county Jail al Marshfield, where he is
being closely guarded,
After being placed in his cell the
prisoner made confession, in which
he declared he shot Ketchel in seif-de-
fense, He says he ordered the prize
fighter TO throw up his hands and
when ne did not obey him he fired.
Late last night overcome with
hunger and fatigue from fleeing
through the rough ozark country.
iiurtz reached the home of Thomas
Huggard, where he applied for place
70 sleep aud something 60 eat. He
WAS given food and q bed. AZ that
time Haggard had not heard OF tho
shooting, but a short time later
learned Of the affair lie also re-
ceived a description OF the slayer and
for several hours, while Hurtz was
sleeping, he stood guard with a shot
gun
shortly after 1 o'clock this morning
Haggard secured the services Of three
neighhors and they awakened Hurtz
at the point of a gun. They forced
the man To roll up his sleeves. and
finding "a tattoo mark there, accused
him Of having killed Ketchel. The
man then broke down and admitted
the shooting. Later he was turned
over to the Officers and taken 10
Marshficld
Hurtz, in telling the story Of the
shooting. asserts thnt kctchel made
insulting remarks to Goldie smith. q
cook, employed at the farm. Tie says
words passed between kctchcl and
himself and he then demanded that
the pugilist throw up his hands.
W hen the champion refused 20 do this,
he declared, lac WAS 50 frightened.
knowing Ketchel carried q revolver,
that he fired and without hardly real-
izing what he had done fled.
Goldie smith, the woman in the
case. has been taken TO the Webster
county jail and win be held pending
an inquest, which win be held tomor-
row.
Funeral services over the body Of
the fighter were held at the Elks' club
here today ana tomorrow the corpse
the home Of Ketchel's parents The
body VIII be accompanied by r. p.
DickersOn, With whom ketchel was
visiting at the time he decided to buy
a ranch in this county
Local officers assert that ketchcIs
slayer tonight admitted that his real
name is Walter Dipley; that his home
Is at webb city Mo- and that he is
, deserter from the United States
army.
70 avoid detection he roamcd over
he country, working as barber until
he met Goldie smith at Bluff Chris
ian county, Mo. "a month ago. The
.wo then came here ana secured WORK
lu the DiCkcrson ranch
Goldie Smith, over whom the
shooting is said to have occurred,
reiterated today her statement of yes-
erday. that Ketchel had made insult
ng remarks to her. and that when
he told Dipley alias Hurtz, the shoot
ng followed. sac admitted, however.
hat she and the slayer were not man
md wife, saying she had known iurtz
little more than month be-
.ond this the woman mas refused 10
ak
The slayer has not been told OF the
statement made by Mrs. smith aud no
tul maintains she Is his Wife