Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-12
NEW SUSPECT
IN kEET CASE
First Degree Murd e r
Charge Filed Against
Springfield Youth


Springfield, Mo-. June ia charge
Of first degree murder was preferred
In Justice court here Saturday nigh,
against Dick Carter OF Springfield, as
result OF the investigation of the
disappearance and death of Lloyd
Keet, according to an announcement
by Paul O'Day county prosecutor. here
today.
i Information received here this after
noon was that man under arrest at
Hutchinson Kas.. had been released as
investigation by authorities there
showed he was not the Carter sought
here. Further efforts are being made
to apprehend the man for whom the
warrant was issued.
Carter is believed to be the man
seen at the Crenshaw house the day
following the kidnapping Of Buddy
Keet.
The authorities declared they feel
certain Carter Is involved, together
with Claude Piersol and Cletus Adams.
/ Three other men also wanted have not
yet been taken into custody.
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| ton, that seems closest Of all stories
connecting the Persol-Adams gang
with the kidnapping follows:
TWO MEN At FARM.
! The day after the kidnapping my
brorher-in-law was visiting me. We
went to look at some work being done
near the Crenshaw place. He suggest
ed that we stop to see the old mansion.
We approached the house through an
| orchard and went up on the porch
| from the north side.
my companion looked In at the win
dow. Immediately he jumped back,
frightened. and said, my God. there is
man in there"
IT told him to go to the door The
man he saw inside was orouching
down to hide. When we knocked an.
other man, this one dressed IN
brownish suit, came to the door. He
poked his head half way out and said,
What do you want here?'
Eve said We wanted to inspect the
mansion and remained inside for half
an hour"
Springfield has resumed the even
tenor Of its way after wild, threaten
ing Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing when more than 10000 persons
crowded the public square threatening
to take the lives Of six prisoners. one a
woman, held in connection with var-
Gus alleged abduction plots unearthed
here.
The prisoners. not connected Of
ficially by the authorities with the kid
naping and death OF 14-months-old
Lloyd Keet, that had so aroused the
populace. are thought to be safe In the
jails Of other counties today. Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor Adams, Make Adams and
the remaining two, Claude Piersol and
Cletus Adams, are at. Kansas City.
PIERSoL DENIES GUILT.
Near Humansvi1le. Sheriff VIII
Webb and his party trying to spirit the
prisoners to safety. were overtaken
early Sunday morning by few men
from Springfield, who had travelled
fast In motor cars. Piersol and Cletus
Adams we're subjected to a grilling
that Is understood to have left them
unharnled only as a result Of the iron
nerve Of Piersol. The sheriff apparent
ly made no resistance to having his
prisoners taken from him when the
Sprinfield men promised ION their
word OF honor" no harm would be done
the suspects unless they confessed to
completely in the baby's death A rope
was placed around Piersol's neck and
the end thrown over tree limb. He
was assured that he was about to die, |
whether guilty or not"
He replied calmly, Il hope you will |,
toll NV hod pofktpo IN do |
with the abduction or death of the |
Keet baby"
Piersol and Cletus after their return
to the sheritY's custody. were spirited !
away to the northward. and taken to
the Independence jail. being removed
to Kansas City today.
NEW ARRESTS EXPECTED.
There were reports Of additional ar
rests in the alleged abduction plots |
that had TO 60 with the kidnapping OF |
c. A. Clement, Springfield jeweler, a
Sprinfield baby and ST Louis NUM-
tons mauufa cturer, but they too, lack
ed confirmation.
The coroners inquest into the
keet baby's death. originally set for
today, has been postponed until We'd
nesday. Authorities declared that addi-
tional revelations of their inquiries
will be made then and that undoubted-
ly recommendation will be made for
the arrest of several persons who have
not been suspected.
The funeral OF the baby was set
this afternoon. from the Kee'
home. Because OF the pr ~ ,,.,I,
Mr.. and Mrs. Keet Wy .anns v
Mrs NJ Keet please and tell me {
80 = " tory as you will" II
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