The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-20
To PROVE KELLY
UNS0UND MINDED
SUCH IS INTENTION OF DEFENSE
IN Ak MURDER.
SIGNED STATEMENT OF GUILT
kclly's Confession OF the Murders
Goes Before the Jury.-State Con-
cludes Its Evidence and De-
Tense Takes Stand.

cludes Its Evidence and De-
Tense Takes Stand.
i Red Oak, Iowa, Sept. 19.-That Rev.
Lun George ]. Kelly was of unsound
mind is the point the defense tried to
impress on the jury in the Kelly MUIR
der trial here today.
h Witnesses called to the stand today
told of the wild rabbling of Kelly over
the crushing out of the lives of the
eight persons at Villisca with an AK in
1915.
The defense also charged that the
alleged confession by Kelly If he made
any at all was after his mind had been
weakened through the grilling by the
state agents.
In this confession the state says
that Kelly admitted Staying the Moore
family and the two Stillinger girls.
| Witnesses say that Kelly imagined
that he was detective when taken
through the Moore home a few weeks
after the great crime was committed.
| Persons close to the trial today said
that the fate of Kelly would be in the
hands of the jury before the end of
next week. This prediction came
through the abrupt ending of the
states testimony yesterday afternoon.
1t was drought likely today that the
defense witnesses would all probably
be examined before next Tuesday.
Signed Statement of Guilt.
| Red Oak, Ia, Sept. ia signed
statement of guilt that the Rev. Lyn
George j. Kelly, is alleged to have
made in the Jail at Logan, Iowa, Aug.
g. was admitted as evidence yester-
day afternoon.
The state concluded its presenta-
ton OF evidence at 3 p. m. The de-
Tense Immediately began examination
of witnesses.
| Judge Boies admitted the statement
over the objection of the defense
which asked that the court reserve
it's ruling until testimony pertaining
to the obtaining of the alleged con-
fession had been presented.
Paul S. Roadifer of Logan, Harrison
county attorney, testified that the
statement had been dictated to him
by Kelly in the sheriff's Office and
that Kelly had said he was making 1t
because he thought 1t the right thing
to do"
Statement Voluntary.
Mr.. Roadifer Said Sheriff Mayors
telephoned him between $50 and 6
a. m. that Kelly wished to make a
statement and the witness said he
Immediately went to the office. There
were present, according to Mr.. Road.
ifer, Kelly, the sheriff, a deputy sher.
iff, state agent and himself.
|, The statement, Mr.. Roadifer said,
was dictated by Kelly and taken
down, on a typewriter. .a-.
The context of the statement is of
the same general nature as, the alb
stract already published, quoting
Kelly as saying that dominated by an
irresistible force and with the text,
"Slay Utterly" ever in his life, he
killed eight persons with an AK.
In the statement Kelly is quoted as
detailing the time of his arrival in
Villisca and incidents up to the time
he was shown to his room and the
family of the Rev. W. J. Ewing had
retired to their tent for the night.
Heard Strange Noises.
81 undressed and went to bed, but
was restless, being overtired," the
statement quotes as Kelly's words.
81 heard a noise outside like a wind.
mill and opened the door of the bal
cony but found nothing.
81 began to feel sick and wanted to
take a walk, so | dressed and went
outside. walked across to the
Presbyterian church. did not in
tend to go further, but my mind was
working on sermon on the text,
Stay Utterly
"As | had been hearing and reading
sermons on that text and voice said
1 go on and | went on because | was
in the grip of something that did not
understand
II felt God wanted me to STAY ut
terly and did not know where | was
going or where / was.
Il got down near the end of the
street and saw shadow on the side
4 of house going from the back to the
front ard God told me to follow that
shadow
II went hunting the shadow to the
back of the house. l did not know
who lived there but kept on hearing
that voice 'slay utterly said.
Yes. Lord. / will
/ Stay Utterly.
WAS walking around in the dark
ness around the house trying to find
that shadow and accidently found an
ak. picked 1t up and went to where
the shadow went for God wanted me
] to find that shadow I went around
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