The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-30
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| MAKES ADMISSION
Ward Stafford, Arrested as Suspect
In culIenne Murder, Said to Have
Implicated Carpenter
Brothers.
HE CORONER IS VERDICT
'urther Investigation VIII be Made in
Murder Case by Authorities
Who Are Working on
Clues.

Sheriff 3. e. McAdams, Of Carthage,
yesterday placed under arrest Ward
stafford, on suspicion Of knowing
something about the murder Of Miss
Ellen Cullenne, which occurred soma
time during Sunday afternoon or Sum
day night.
Stafford, who until week before
! the tragedy, was employed by Miss
! Cullenne, was arrested at the homo of
| his brother-in-law, about a mile east
Of the home Of Miss Cullenne The
1 dogs secured from Springfield led the
| officers to Stafford's home twice and
| he was then arrested and formally
charged with the murder.
This morning it was reported that
Stafford had made an admission OF
some sort and had implicated the
two Carpenter brothers, William and
Arthur, one OF them said to have been
an exconvict and the other musi-
! clan. They have been under suspicion
/ for several days but were not arrest
| ed. 1t is said that one of them was
seen coming from the direction OF the
/ Cullenne home, Sunday afternoon.
A careful search was made by the
! officers yesterday for money said to
have been concealed about the prem
ises of the aged woman and concealed
In the huse but none was found.
An autopsy was performed by Drs.
/ Warner and Young yesterday and
their verdict was the same as that of
/ the coroner's jury, that Miss Cullenne
came to her death by strangulation.
Officers discovered last night that
the two Carpenter brothers wanted in
connection with the murder. had left
town and detective had been sent
south to find them. The officers
would not declose the exact statement
of Stafford but it is thought that they
have now discovered some tangible
clue upon which to base their inyesti-
cation.
Stafford Is man Of about thirty
five years of age and mas always been
considered queer" by residents of
the neighborhood When arrested he
seemed unable to realize the enormity
of the crime. with which he is charged
and talked freely to the officers. His
| many acquaintance are positive In
| their assurances that he knows moth
Ing Of the crime. The fact that he
/ was unable to give a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION of his whereabouts Sunday
afternoon and evening, is said to be
the most damaging evidence against
him.
This morning after long confer
ence with the suspected man, Ward
Stafford, the detectives, headed b,
Sheriff McAdams secured buggy
armed and took several pairs of hand
cuffs with them. Nothing had beer
heard from them at one o'clock this
afternoon. The dogs were not taker
with the party.
The search for buried gold on thu
farm of Miss Cullenne is still beins
made by officers, but nothing has beef
discovered yet Many of the murder
ed woman's neighbors believe that thu
money, said to have been secretet
about the house, was burned with thu
| building.
Late this afternoon the posse re
turned from their trip to the seen
of the murder and gave out the in
formation that there was no doub
about Stafford being the guilty mar
| Evidence was secured which show
/ that he was at the home of Mis-
Cullenne on Sunday as well as O.
Saturday although he has denied thi
many times since his arrest.
This afternoon he was given al
| other sweating by the detectives an
Is said to have told many conflictin
/ stories. He is becoming more ner'
Gus. according to the officers and the
are expecting a complete confessio
/ at any time. Today is the first, tim
he has shown any uneasiness as to tn
/ charge against him, having seemed
De perfectly at easy about his case.
4 The detectives will leave the cit
today and will not return until ne'
/ week, according to statements give
out this afternoon, but it is though
that this is an effort on their part
get an opportunity to work undt
cover. The dogs will be shipped
Springfield tonight.
The Carpenter boys have not y
been located and the police of the su
rounding cities have been asked
watch for them Admissions alreat
made by Stafford seem to implica
both these men and they are bad
wanted by the officers.