Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-28
UNADLE 70 AGREE ON VERDICT
IN FAMOUS sEk,AREs MUIR.
DER CASE. y.
sEklAREs TRIED FOR MURDER
or sELEN MEHMEr, TURK
Crime Took Place While Mshmet Was
on Duty as FIasman - Case Has
Been Long Drawn Out ons-chrono.
,Iosy Of Legal Action in Regard to It
-othsr Iowa. News.

Waterloo. March 2s.-At 3 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon Judge Ransier
called the jury in the Gust Bektares
murder case into the court room and
as they had not agreed and were un-
able to- agree. they were discharged.
After being out all night the jury mo-
titled the bailiff that they wished fur
Their instructions from the court and
when the morning session convened ut
$3.50 Judge Ransier had the jurors
brought into the court room. Asked il
they had agreed to the verdict. Fore
man Frank Blim announced that they
had debated the question and had TAX
en- several ballots without reaching an
agreement and that additional instruc-
tfons from the court were desired.
The court instructed that the jury
could find the defendant guilty OF
murder in the first degree or murder
in the second degree or could acqult
him. If verdict of first degree muir
der was returned the jurors were to
decide whether the penalty should he
death or life Imprisonment. If Sec
Ond degree verdict was returned the
penalty was to be decided by the
court.
Story Of the Crime.
The Crime for which Gust Bekiarcs
was tried was the murder. Sept. "a,
last of the Selen Mehmet, Turk. en-
ployed by the Great Western railroad
as hagman and who at the time was
on duty about three- quarters Of a mile
southwest Of the big cut. between De-
war and Dunkerton, out of sight OF
the men at work moving the track in
side the cut.
Mehmet was killed by being struck
several blows on the head with some
blunt instrument. each Of which
crushed his skull and would have
caused death.
Chronology Of the Case.
Sept. "a. 1912.-Selen Mehmet, Greek
fagman. murdered and robbed near
Dunkerton.
Sept. 3O.-Gust Bekiares. Greek in
terpreter, arrested for the crime IN
Kansas City, Mo-, by police, on inforr
nation filed by brother Of murdered
man.
Oct. County Attorney Hoxie and
Sheriff Shores 30 to Kansas City after
Bekiares, who refuses to return to
Waterloo to secure requisition papers
from Governor Carroll.
Oct. s.-Governor Carroll issued
requisition papers.
oct. 4.-Governor Hadley Of Missouri
honors requisition papers and issues
warrant for Bekiares. Prisoner appeals
70 federal court for writ of habeas cor
pus.
Oct. 5.-Bekiares arraigned in Kan
sas City on fugitive criminal COM
plant.
Oct. Clearing on habeas corpus
petition postponed until Oct IL.
Oct. 11.-Hearirfg on habeas corpus
held in federal court at Kansas City,
Kan.
Oct. 12-Federal court refuses to
issue writ Of habeas corpus and orders
Bekiares turned over to Blackhawk
county. Prisoner appeals to United.
States supreme court at Washington.
Oct. 12-Judge Pollock in federal
district court at Kansas City enters
order getting hearing Of cause why
Bekiares be not returned to Iowa be-
fore Judge Smith at Council Bluffs for
Oct 10.
Oct. 15.-Hearing continued until
Oct. %.
Oct. 2s.-Hearing held before Judge
Smith and case submitted.
Oct. 2s.-Judge Smith orders prisoner
turned over to Blackhawh county.
Oct. 3O.-Sheriff Shores and Chief
of Police Leighton leave for Kansas
City to bring Bekiares back to Wa
terloo.
Nov. o6-Bekiares indicted for mur-
der by Blackhawk county grand jury.
Jan. 3, 1913.-Motion for bail for de-
PENDANT argued before Judge Plat in
district court and bail refused.
Feb. c6-Trial of case begun.
March 26.-Trial completed and case
given to jury.
March 27-Jury failed to arrive a.
verdict and is discharged.