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COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia. Sept. l..
SHAY Utterly" was the text
which Rev. Lynn g. J. Kelly fol-
lowed when he slew with an ak Joe
Moore. his wife, four children and
the two little Stillinger girls as they
lay in their bed in VilHsca. Ia. on
the night of June 9, 1912, accord
ing 10 the confession he is alleged
20 have made before a state agent,
three Harrison county officials and
several attorneys early Friday morn
ing.
He had heard a sermon on that
text. so the story Of his alleged
confession goes. and the two words
had been running through his mind
for days, The night of the Staying
a voice told him TO go to the Moore
house and 80 in after he had pick
ed up the ak i'm the back yard. ac-
cording TO the version given out
here.
Followed out Text to Stay.
Then the text came, "Slay Utter
ly." and, following it, Suffer little
children, come unto me-" Kelly is
said TO have declared he answered.
Yes, Lord. they're coming quick. q"
and then began Staying. The al
legged confession recounts that Kelly
said he went TO Villisca ON Satur>
day evening, June 8. On Sunday
he filed two pulpits near Villisca,
returning 10 Villisca late in the aft
IL.
home Of Rev. w. J. Ewing. pastor or
the Presbyterian church. After sup
per Kelly says, he accompanied the
Ewing family TO church and then
returned home with them.
A sermon upon the text Of "Slay
Utterly" which he was cogitating.
would not permit him 10 sleep. In
his own mind he was celebrating
upon the idea.
Finds the AK.
Suddenly from out of the night
stiffness, the alleged confession con-
tinues, Kelly said he heard a SOUND.
like that of a windmill. Restless
and unable TO sleep, he walked
about the room. finally going out
into a little balcony. out in the
said. He then turned back into his
room and went back TO bed. But
sleep would not come. Finally he
determined to take "a walk. This
was about 12:45 o'clock, Kelly re-
called. Still turning over in his
mind the thoughts Of the text, Stay
Utterly" Kelly is quoted as saying
he walked over towards the Pres
byterian church In the midst OF
his bordering, he says, he heard
voice which babe him go furth-
err" His path then led him towards
the end of the street on which the
Joe Moore home is located APP
preaching the Moore house. Kelly
says he saw a shadow. Something
prompted him TO follow il and he
says he saw an AK. according 10 the
alleged confession.
Goes Into House.
He picked il up. Then came a
voice which rang in his ears: go
in, slay utterly He followed the
shadow around 10 the front of the
house. where II rested AT the front
door. He entered the house and
went upstairs. Kelly is quoted as
saying that as he mounted the stairs
the thought came 10 him that he
was ascending on Jacobs ladder.
Arriving at the top of the stairs,
it is alleged Kelly said he turned
into the room where four children
were sleeping. He paused. Then
came the voice again, "slay utter
ly," il commanded. Suffer little
children 10 come unto me- Kelly
is quoted as saying he answered
this with the muttering: Yes.
Lord, they're coming now or yes.
Lord, they're coming"
Proceeds TO Slaughter.
Then. according TO his listeners,
Kelly told how he grasped the ham
die of the ak and proceeded to.
slaughter.
From the children's room Kelly
says he went into the room where
Mr.. and Mrs Moore were sleeping,
declared those who said they heard
the confession. Here the voice again
prompted him more work vet
there must be sacrifices of blood.
Kelly is said 10 have closed his con-
fession by saying he told God he
was working as fast as he could.