Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28
DEATH OF viNTON LlVERYMAN
LAST NOVEMBER UNDER IN.
vEsTlcATioN.
TWO YOUNG MEN HELD
AND CLOSELY QUESTIONED
One Youth Said to Have Made I'm.
pertant Admissions While Under In
fIuence Of Liquo-livsryman May
Have Boon Assaulted for Purpose Of
Rohhsry-Othsr Iowa News.

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 2S.-Actins on
the theory that Henry Knute, who was
found dead in his livery stable at Vim
ton last November, was murdered
Sheriff wycoff. Of Benton county,
brought Roy Pierce and William Ed
uuud. of Vinton, to this CITY for an
examination into the case so tar as
they knew.
Monday was q day Of third degrees
for the two men. Sheriff Wycoff. as
&tsted by q deputy and Private Detec-
Give A.. NJ. Green. Of this city, asked
chem questions, one at time and ootn
together. They asked them questions
about important and unimportant de-
tails and finally they took both men
to yinton for a further examination.
Both Edmund and Pierce live at Vim
ton and were there last fall when
Henry Knute was found dead in his
livery stable At that time Edmund
who was known as Buck" was work
ing in the livery barn and 1t was ne
who found the body Of Knute.
It was in the early part Of Novem-
her last year Knute died a violent
death. The story as received here was
the barn when Knute went to feed
cat and some kittens that were in the
loft Of the livery stable. He was gone
soma time Those about the barn
started to search for him and Edmund
and Pierce found him. He was lying
almost under q hole in the loft down
which hay was put for the horses. His
neck was broken and on the back OF
wound about as big as a half dollar.
Talked While in Cups.
sor,e weeks ago while Pierce was
drinking he made certain admissions
to Mrs. Spencer, Of Vinton. These ad-
1nis.ions were OF such nature that
thew would be very discriminating SO
sheriff Wycoff says, If they were true.
Rut now on examination Of Pierce IL
is found that he denies the Statements
at least on the most material parts
and where they would be the most apt
IN inplicate others or injure Pierce.
some of the local officials are in
clined to doubt that there is anything
to the murder theory, they are lncllneo
to believe that Henry Knute met his
death by accidentally falling down the
hay chute.
ING only theory dos 0ASeN AoA
probable murder was that Knute was
known to carry large sums OF money
on his persons 1t was nothing un-
usual for him to have $500 and $500.
May Have Been Robbed.
After searching his body $40 was
found. BY some 1t is claimed that was
a smaller sum than he usually carried.
The peculiar wound in the back OF
the head caused some to think that ne
might have been murdered by a blow
and then dragged under the hole in the
loft so as to give rise to the opinion
that he had fallen thru It. His head
lay about thirty inches north OF the
hole in the loft and his feet extended
away from it, All these circumstances
were considered by Sheriff Wycoof be-
fore he decided to investigate. There
have been all kinds Of rumors afloat
since Knute was found dead and 1t is
thought possible that Pierce might
have, while drinking, imagined that
he really knew more about it than he
really did.
It is understood that at Vinton
preliminary information will be f1led
against Pierce, at least, so as to give
a thorough opportunity for an airing of
the case.
The two men were brought to this
city and investigated 80 as to escape
the confusion and perhaps interfer-
ence that might have been caused by
such an investigation at Vinton.
Sheriff Wycoff has returned to Vim
. ton with the two men and there the
case will be further considered.