Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09
MEN WHO KILLED MELlOTT
NEAR HEDRicK ELuDE
BLooDHouNOS
CRIME ONE OF MOST
BRUTAL EVER COMMITTED
Meitott Attacked in His Own Autono-
bile and Killed Good Description
GoVEtained Of Men Seen in His Com
pany During Day-oficers Busy In
vestiaatnc.

ottumwa. Oct s.-SheriH W.
Knox has returned rom Ollie. Hedrick
and other places in tha, vicinity az
ter having spent an entire Gay a. work
on clues in the MeiIott murder case.
Sheriff Knox in company with \ N
Cowser ard W r. Eodibaugh, Of
Agency, and :helr bloodhounds. left
here early Wednesday Immediately az
ter receiving the call from Hedrick
telling of the finding OF Mr.. 9Iello,t
in his car south OF that place about
O'Clock IN the morning. They were
met in that vicinity by Sheriff Crimes
of Keokuk county, who had come down
from sigourney. Together the men
went ali over that part o. keoslk
county and the extreme northern Lines
OF Wapelio county. After spending
some time IN Hedr.ck the officers Went
10 ollie and were there sor the re
naming part o. che day.
Several important clues have been
found by the officers and every indica-
ton is tha. they will result in some
thing definite. The hounds took up {
trail at HedricA Leading toward Sig
Quincy but this was lost Another
brought them down thru Highland
Center 70 the Denny store which was
robbed the same nigh; THAI the murder
was committed. Either the same trail
or separate one started again ~ the
Denny store and came thru Rutledge
To the Milwaukee crossing n Ott1m-
va and from there down the Rock
Island tracks 10 the Burlington union
depot where It vas lost. Several trails
taken up along the different country
highways old not result II anything
fruitful.
Working on Clues.
Accurate descriptions have beer Sc
cured OF msn who we're seen with Mr..
Neliott OF the afternoon before he
murder was committed and IL IS upon
these clues that the greatest efforts
are being exerted by Sheriff Knox.
Sheriff Grimes and the other officers.
These people, in company with Mr..
Nellots, are said 10 have left Ollie
on Tuesday afternoon FOR Packwood
20 meet a fourth member OF the party
who vas to arrive on an evening
train. IE.o--nar!on has zone % re
officers here that the three arrived a,
member did not appear. An article ot
clothing LEI. by a member OF the party
a. a hotel a. Ollie has ro- yet been
called for. nor have the two who mad
been registered there returned. This
fact, and The Information that they
We're seen Wednesday az Delta, has
furnished the most definite working
basis for the officials. a blood STAINED
handkerchief and a locket belon g.ng 70
one member OF the party are said 70
have been found IN the Me,-ott car.
The murder was one II TIE mos.
brutal which has been knows in his
part OF the state. From al in1ica-
tons 5Ir. Mellott had been attacked
IN MS ow'n car, apparently while 6-ir-
ing and after the crime hac been COM
nlitted had been thrown into the rear
seat When found ne was huddled
down n The back Of the car while the
wind shield was broken in several
places and blood was splasheG AL over
the drivers part OF the machine. His
skull had been crushed with & monkey
wrench and he had received four Shots
thru the head from - casios- re-
volver. A arearn which would an
swer that description vas picked Up
this morning by VIII Krene- WHO
lives near Highland. a. point rear
that place on the road toward A9ency.
Mr.. Mello-t Is survived nv his wife
and three children, q brother = o.
kaloosa and several ther relatives.