Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-27
ONE OF TRIO or YOUNG MEN
ADMITS FAIRFIELD As.
SAUIT.
TO be GIVEN SPEEDY
TRIAL FOR MIspEEps
Started Out From Oskaloosa With In
tentien Of Getting Easy Money
hotsiLandIord Assaulted Recovering
From njuries-6loodho Aid in
Running Down Cuiprits.

Ottumwa, May 27.-Edwin NJ. Cox,
one Of the men implicated in the slug
ging and unsuccessful attempt to hold
up J. B. Dunlevey. proprietor Of the
Court hotel at Fairfield on last Friday
morning, made new confession this
morning in the office of Sheriff w E..
Knox, before Attorney Seneca Cornell,
j. G.. Ruggenberg of Oskaloosa and
Henry Richards. of Ottumwa This
recent confession made by Cox is more
complete in different measures from the
one made by himself and Harrison here
on Sunday afternoon. The two men
were taken to Fairfield this noon and
their trial was begun this afternoon
before Justice Wilson. Judge Francis
NJ. Hunter will go to Fairfield on We'd
nesday to pronounce sentence upon the
men.
Cox Tolls His Story.
Cox in his statement of today. which
covers two typewriter sheets says he
made his confession of Sunday in or
der to shield Lewis. He says that the
party left Oskaloosa on May 10 with
the idea of pulling off some kind of
job and went to Brighton first.
There they saw nothing that looked
good" and came to Ottumwa, then to
Fairfield. While here Cox says that
he wanted to go home but that Tropp
insisted that they go to Davenport. On
Thursday night they left for Fairfield.
Arriving there they decided that Lewis
who could not run well, should stay
at the Rock Island depot while the
other two should go up In town anG
rob anyone that they met who looked
like they had money. Cox says that
he carried a piece of lead pipe and his
partner billy" On the way up town
they saw man ahead of them whom
they decided they would strike" one
going on each side of the man. When
they passed him he crowded Tropp too
near the edge of the sidewalk and the
two men gave UP their task Then
they went 70 the Court hotel. Having
been at the place a short time before
they We're we'll acquainted with the
habits OF Mr.. Dunlevey and knew that
he was asleep in the room adjoining
the office. The two entered the room
and later Cox went out in the office
while Tropp remained in the room be-
side the bed upon which the man was
sleeping The eonfessor says that his
partner hi. the sleeping man on the
side Of the head with a BILLY" and
that the man jumped up and started
after him. AS they came into the office
| where Cox was waiting. Tropp fell and
the proprietor Of the place was on
| top OF him Cox says that he hit Mr..
| Dunlevey over the head with a piece
of lead and then they both ran.
BIoodhounds at Work.
| For a time 1t was thought that Mr..
Dunlevey had been fatally injured, as
he lay unconscious on the floor. of the
office quite awhile before ne could
arouse anyone In the hotel Physicians
who we're called said that while his in
jury would bother him for sometime
that there was no fracture. Sheriff
Campbell secured the services of the
Agency bloodhounds Immediately and
as soon as Mr. Rodibaugh and Mr..
! Cowger arrived they started out with
the animals Both Lewis and Cox ad-