The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15
County Attorney Hamilton Is Said to
Be of the Opinion That None
Is Necessary in Baby
Case.
EVIDENCE IS SUFFICIENT
Authorities Believe That They Have
All Data Necessary to Secure
Conviction Of Young
Couple.

FORT MADISON, Mar. 15.-No on
fession is wanted from either Orville
Reynolds and his wife as to the man
ner Of the death of their three weeks
old child, Irene Florence. No con-
fession is necessary, in the opinion
Of States Attorney j. M. G. Hamll-
ton. There will be no attempt to
force a confession from either of the
accused. No browbeating tactics
will be in force.
When the case ONE to trial In the
courts of this district only the evil
dence based on circumstances will be
used. Of course if either of the
couple breaks down and make a vol
untary confession it will be accepted.
1t developed today that Reynolds
admitted prior to his arrest that the
remains of the infant were placed In
a box after death. This accounts for
the fact that the clothing Of the dead
child was wet, but devoid of sand or
other particles that would have chung
to it had it been thrown into the river
without some sort Of covering.
1t was also learned that Reynolds
told Mrs. Meyer, keeper of the room
ing house where he lived, that he had
disposed of the body because his wife
could not stand to have it in their
rooms.
One of the latest steps Of the de-
tense was the appointment of three
local physicians to view the remains
of the child before burial. The au-
topsy was held Wednesday morning
and reports state that the physicians
found the same conditions that were
noted by the two physicians who pre-
viously viewed the remains. The doc
tors will not make a statement OF
their findings until the time of the
trial, however.
1t was stated today that the attor-
neys representing the young
will ask a continuance of the case
until the September term of court if
the grand jury, which meets May 8.
indicts them for the Staying of the
child.
That the attorneys have impressed
silence upon Reynolds and his wife
was noted Wednesday when news
paper men made an attempt to inter
view the man in the county jail. To
all questions, he merely shook his
head negatively.
Advices coming from G%alesburg de-
clare hat the young is the
daughter Of highly respected parents
and that she was a graduate Of the
Galesburg high school. 1t is also
stated that she attended Knox col
.lege, but doubted as to whether she
graduated from that school. Her rec
ord in high school showed her to be
modest and virtuouS and unusually
studious. She was very popular in her
class. Advices also state that Rey-
nolds lived clean throughout his life.
He was a devout member of a church
at Cameron and attended every Sun
day service, both in morning and
evening.
1t was learned today that the
father of the young man, in a state
ment here, declared that the son and
his wife intended to return home to
Cameron this week to work or the
farm there this summer and that he
first planned to pay him $45 a month
but finding that other farmers paid
their help at the rate of $50 a month
he intended to pay his boy the same
wage besides giving him and his wife
board and room. The couple at first
intended to leave for Illinois today