The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21
He's CAUGHI
Murderer of Snowman Family
Safe in Ellsworth Jail.
Hotel Man Identifies Man as
Mysterious Guest.
LEFT A BLOODY SHIkT
Found in Room Of Hotel W men
He Left.
Go tho Name of John SmltneF-
Gave the Name of John Smither-
ton When Arrested.
No One Permitted to Talk to
the Prisoner.

u7,s,vorfb. Kan, Oct. 21.-HarIs
Baker proprietor of the Baker ho'ei'
today identified the man arrested a.
kanaDolis as the person who reSlstereu :
at the hotel here under the name u
~, smith. smith gave his name III
IxananoIis as John Smitherton-
~ I,rnIz on alcohol, which ne ao-
mifted stealing at Junction CltS' NJ
denied any connection with the killing
or the william Snowman family ana
said he knew nothing of the bloody
Garments found in the room which
he occupied Sunday night. SInlth Is
not Charles NarzycI1, as many per-
sons had presumed.
smith is now in the Ellsworth coun-
t. iaiI. Baker is the only person who
has been permitted to talk TO him
.nd If smith has made any formal
statement concerning the Sunday
night tragedy, ii is beng CLOSELY
guarded by county officials.
when confronted in the jail today
nv Harry Baker. the prisoner admit
ted that he might have stayed at the
Maker hotel the night of the killing
He declared that he was drunk while
I'm Ellsworth and was not certain
confronted with the bloody garments,
but he was emphatic in his denial OF
The ownership of the garments. He
said he did not know how they
reached the room to which he had
been assigned.
smith also denied all knowledge of
the Snowman murders. but the exact
nature Of his statements is withheld.
He appears to be degenerate.
Reliable Information from Newkirlz.
Okla, upset the belief that Marzyck
had been arrested by the officials in
that town. When photographs of the
supposed murderer reached Newkirk
today, they wired the Ellsworth sheriff
that their man did not fit the descrip-
tion of Marzyck and he will probably
be released at once.
1t was not until today that the pub
lie learned of the conclusive evi-
Hence' which was found in the room
taSsigned to Smith. 1t consisted of a
hat and jacket which belonged to Will
Snowman, the murdered man. The
bloody shirt was found to be too small
for Marzyck TO wear.
Finger print tests will be made al
though it is doubtful if the officers |
here will announce Smith is the right
man, should he prove to be, fearing
violence.
Friday night the officers were al
cent. especially after the statements of /
Sheriff John Harbes of Junction CITY
wee heard. But they decided to oues-
ton MIN further What statement he
has made to the officers here thev
will not say but when Harry Baker |
identified him the officers gave SroitI7 +
another sweating" The feeling
among them seems to be that Smith
is the man.
Smith admitted he was here on the
night of the murder and thar
ne mad registered at some 10
cal hotel But he could ao+
say that he was at the Baker
House and he was positive +ba+ - iii
not leave any bloody clothes there (
From here he went to Kanapolis sn.i
ootalhed a job in salt works. inst
az smith was said to have done
onerlIt John Harbes of Junction /
CITY. came here ana almost CO.. edTil /
WINGED the authorities that Sni+ta,-
man mad nothing to do with the show
e. alIAn case according to the officers /
Siilltherinan has lived in Junction civ I
Tor more than 20 years and has bae1 I
hard working man. The eusTee+ 81 81
plained that he had been drinl,jne, I
hard Tor several days and that he ,t+ae +
not posltlNe about his movements
WniIe mere His family is in Kama I
pohs, where he intended to 90 a
work go TO
A private detective has found fin.
SSer prints on bucket in which tba
murderer washed his hands before
leaving the Snowman house. 4 49,
sage has been sent to Lansing prison |
requesting copies of the finger nrin+l
of Marzyck. prints
No organized posses scour tho s
rounding country because If ;r sur sur
orally believed the murderer has In In.
thls section. Feeling against hin =
still strong, however A state 1,fili of IN -
rI,f,I r1F sun exists among women and !
Snlldren as a result of the cri,,S -
Hardware dealers say they ha,-o rn1s; ne;
more reyolVers since the siayines tbs|l Io,n
they had for a year prevfonsiyt7 Man Ian
IeaT rear that the murderer was a naniae
ana Tor that reason they fear - a. ~ |
on the streets at night. 10 go |