The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-16
CONFESSION IN
MURDER MYSTERY
EMIL KING OF STAMB0 ADMITS
THAT NE MILE KELLY
DID NOT INTEND TO KILL HIM
The Men Mad IN Old crudee and
Were FigIting it Out Back Of
the Carnival Tent

In our last weeks issue we men.
toned the finding of a corpse in the
rear OF one of the show tents at Iron
River last week Thursday night. The
body proved to be that OF John Hare
top, commonly known as "Kei-
ly." He was employed at the David
son mine in the blacksmith shop
where he was helper and was well
known about Iron river.
The murder remained mystery for
day, but the county officials were at
work upon 1t and late Friday after
noon the word was passed around
that clew had been found and that
the mystery might possibly be solved.
Picking Up the Threads.
There was very little to work upon.
II seemed as II the man had been
killed with no witness who saw him or
saw anyone with him upon whom
start might be made.
Later II was learned that a woman
in Stambaugh had said that as she
was entering one of the tents she
Leard one man approach another and
say: "Now,---, I've got you. We
will go out back OF one Of these tents
and have IL out" After much in
quiry the woman was located and
she said the report was true, that she
did hear such proposition made.
When asked IL she knew who the
men were she said that one OF them
was King boy which one she was
not sure. She could identify the man
she said, II she saw him again.
Two King Boys Brought In.
The officials then started to round
up the King boys. The family re-
sides in Stambaugh and one OF them
is on the police force for the veron-
lea Mining Co. Two of them, Emil
and Emery King were brought in by |
the officers and the woman picked out
Emil as the one she had heard make !
the statement
King was then placed in the Iron
River Jail. and. on Saturday he was
given a hearing in justice court at
Iron River.
Pros. Attorney McDonough con-
Quoted the examination of the witness
es which was held without the man
being present. He was then brought |
into court and arraigned At first
he maintained stin opposition to
having any knolwedge of the affair.
but later he weakened and confessed |
Kings Confession.
He said that he, Emil Brusseau
and Bergquist had been to Saunders.
They returned from there early and |
drove to the carnival grounds where
they became separated and King met
kelly" with whom he had had an
alteration q year or so previous In !
that contest kelly" had severely |
thrashed King. and with the liquor
within the man working, the old
grudge came up and, after some words
they decided to 20 out behind one OF
the tents and have II out.
King says that he used only his
hands and feet upon Kelly. lie told
the officers that he had on the same
shoes that he was wearing at the
time, but later IL Is claimed he said
that he had on different shoes and
that there was a nail In one OF them.
Kelly bled to death. so the latest
reports say, and the statement that
his skull had been crushed Is denied
II was learned afterwards that
when King met his companions he
told them that he had met Kelly and |
that he had given him thrashing
Had II been generally known AZ the |
time Il Is claimed that the mans liff
might have been saved.
Family Well known.
The case IL very unfortunate one
and n is now certain that there was
no intention on Kings part OF killing
Kelly. The stories told OF ultcrio'
motives on the part OF King are Al
false. There was no other motive