Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-03
GIVES DETAILS OF
v|lL|sCA MURDERS
ALLEGED CONFESSION OF iTiN-
ssANT PREACHER MADE
PUBLIC sY OFFICIALS.
MRS. KELLY oENcuNcEs
THIRD DEGREE TACTICS
Declares Officers Teek Advantage Of
Husband to Procure Written State
nent-Slys Kelly Was Mace to Be-
iieSe He Would be lynehso Unless
He Confessed.

| Logan, Sept. S-Nrs. Ign G. J,
Kelly says il IS true thai Kelly sign ed
confession, but he did so as a result
Of an all night struggle with the state
and court officials and others who
showed him papers purportins to be
testimony 10 be given against him in
his coming trial Tor murder.
When Kelly called for his attorneys
Mrs. Kelly says he vas told his attor-
neys could do him no good, but If he
would sign confession he would not
| be tried for murder and then would be
sent TO the state hospital for treat
| ulen..
Mrs Kelly says she left her husband
early in the evening Thursday, but on
going TO the jail az o'clock the fol-
lowing morning, she was Shocked to
see officials bring Kelly from the court
house where he had been without a
| friend all night
Further Mrs. Kelly says that when
her husband saw the automobiles on
the street going to oad from the Old
Settlers picnic at Magnolia, saw the
people go TO and from the court house
he thought the day of trial was at
hand, and became greatly excited and
asked for his attorneys. as he was
afraid that he was giving away" and
that ne might say or do something that
| he should not
She denounces as unfair and unjust
the alleged advantage taken by the Of
ficers OF Kelly's physical and mental
| condition to secure a confession.
keIly's Confession.
| In the confession Kelly said he went
to Villisca on Saturday evening prior
to the murder and stopped at the Ew-
! ing home. Sunday he filled two APP
pointments in the country and returned
TO V.Ilisca on Sunday evening at s: 80
o'clock. He had supper at the Ewing
home. and after supper went with the
Ewings to the Presbyterian. church.
After church services he walked home
with the Ewings and they sat around
talking until 1880 o'clock.s
When they got ready to retire he
| W as dShtO IL ne "dS Willie 10 steep
alone in the house, as the Ewings
wanted 10 sleep in the tent in the yard.
He was shown to his room by Mr..
Ewing and said he undressed and went
to bed. but could NOT s.eep.
He was working on sermon on the
| theme, "slay Utterly" He had heard
lGypsy Smith deliver sermon on that
subject and had been greatly impressed
by it. When he could not sleep, he said
he got up and sat on the bed.
Il heard a noise that sounded like a
windmill and went out on the balcony
the confession reads, "but when l got
out there the noise ceased. I went
into the house again, but still / could
not sleep, and then I dressed and
started for walk, still studying my
sermon II was then quarter Of
o'clock.
Il went down tn the Presbyterian
church and stopped there, but l heard
a voice say. go further l went or
to the end o.. tts street.
"As I came up TO the Moore house
T saw a shadow, and I heard the voice
say, follow the shadow I followed ii
back Of the Moore house. / saw an AK
Lying on a heap OF rubbish. i picked
up the ak by the handle, and again the
voice said go on. Stay utterly! Fol-
How the shadow!
THE shadow led to the front doc.
of the house and went in. followe-
it. Again the voice said, go further
go up!' / thought l was climbing
Jacobs ladder
II went into room where four chill
dren were sleeping.
Then the voice of Go said s .oS
utterly! Suffer little children to come
unto Me-
\"T answered. they're coming quick
Yes. Lord. they're coming now'
II took hold of the end Of the az
handle and killed all Of the children
killed the children first because chill.
dren have bothered me all my life"
Not Sure Of Next Move.
Kelly then said ne was not sure wfa
he did next, but re ought he put tiit
sheet over the bod ,es Of the fonr Moore
children.
!. Then ! went into the room wher;
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore were sleeping an;
again l heard the voice crying, more
work yet. There must he more sag
rifices Of blood
Il was working as fast as I could
killed the mother first fest aNfu
; ltired, and 1 went down stairs ant
thought ! would ind a place where
iccn!d &c dow. ma ct = little rest
: went into the ro IN where the two Sill.
} linger girls were sleeping. ] saw an
, two girls oa me red. q
Then God, voice sai5, more wor'
still and the voice KEEP. saying, 's;a.
!, utterly! Stay utterly and kiile'
:hass1s. . :::s put sheet over ii.,
. bodies, but am not sn-a'
Kelly said he re uninnd in the Moor
i al uss untm IL re7.sti- - s,stas4,iay "a j,
and went out and returned to t1s Ew
ing home Just at dawn, packed. his girl
! and left wi;ho1t awakening the Ew
i ings sleeping in he ten. lie said h,
, went to the DICT arc took the 81!
{ train for Macedca.a, vnese he hat
been called to preacn.
I 1.-THE text, Stay Utterly, had been il
mind TOR = long time !" sss.a II
] 1.-THE conclusion Of his confession. Il
i.:re!!ea me y. kill IL q, 81. i'm al.ls
elI could not res;st and i, st,lE have !.
III am impe1lod t,Ooey tnA3 divine som