The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-18
HOLD TWO men.
Police Convinced Platt Murder
Is Near Solution.
LOIly and King Still Under Ar
rest at City Prison.

The police are still holding Charles
Lolley and Bert King, whom they be-
lieve know many of the facts sur
rounding the Platt murder mystery.
No warrants had been issued Tor the
men at 2:30 this afternoon.
Late Friday afternoon, Lolley Sc
cured copy of the State Journal. 1t
helped to brighten his memory and ne
recalled some brand new incidents sur
rounding his actions the day the North
Topeka merchant was killed. He be-
lieved that he could trace his actions
of that day and he furnished some new
statements that he said would snow
he was not near the Platt store on that
date.
After LoIley had first declared that
he spent the afternoon of February "
under his own roof, he then concluoeu
that ne was mistaken and spent some
of the time down town. Then ms mem
ory returned. He was certain that the
day following his discharge at the
North Topeka furniture store, that ne
went to work on papering cohlrdcI =
He said he spent two days on TINS !op
and never left it except to go TO ms
meals and return home for the night.
LoIIey was certain this time ne
even offered to prove an ahpl !ndl
would upset the theory OF tne poi pom
His final statement was made TO Chlei
new shortly before o'clock Friday eN-
ening. In his last statement Loney
said that he was engaged in paperhls
a house at Ga North Van Buren, street
A friend, Tom Brown, heipeo NM
,ol1ev declared. Then the prisoner be-
Ieved he could find more witnesses
who would help out with the allpl- his
statements are being investigated tou9ty
and the police believe they VIII ne
able to upset it. ..+ad
having addressed an envelope TO Dr.
n. H Keith, county coroner, IN Whicn
81 of the Platt coins as we'll as tne
murdered mans billbook was malleo'
is considered a strong INK IN the eNi-
dence by Chief jenkins. The Berrey
| woman spends much of her time at the
I,olley house, which adJolns her own
home on the north. One Disappointing
| feature of the womans testimony Is
| the fact that she is an eplleptlc- anu
| her testimony might not carry great
| weight with a jury. This fact does not
| discourage the police, though IN thelf
belief that they are on. the rlgnL lrdch'
| Bert King, a barber, who was ar,
| rested early Friday afternoon - 81. =.
| being held at the police station. lie is
| a chun of Lolley's and the Two men
| have spent considerable time together
When he went to the police statlon to
see Iolley, the barber was promptly
| assigned standing room IN lle ieo'hiA
gle of the city jail.
| No new developments were made TINS
morning in regard to the case and the
officers are looking up the actions OF
| Lolley and King the day Piatt was
killed In a statement made tnis morn
ing. Chief jenkins said;
Eve believe we have finally landed
IN the right trail There is not the
| least intention on our part to let these
men loose until we have InvestlgaIIeo
the matter thoroughly. We consider
| that we already have a pretty GOOD
case and there is every indication that
| If will be made much stronger. Jen-
kins did not know whether a warrant
( wbether an attempt would be made to
hold them until the first of the week
| for further investigation.