Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-21

lives at 1865 sixth avenue or 7is
School street, Dies Moinsa. Iowa;
further state that ! Was sent TO El-
dora reform school by my mother
when I was about Z or years old. be-
cause | was running the streets all the
time.
asylum about September. 1911, ! was
In Eldora about three years and after
/ wax released from there | Went to
work on a farm and | have worked on
arms nearly all the time since
Il was adjudged insane twice. The
irSt time | was sent TO Clarinda. |
hink II was IN 1915,
81 was there the first time about
fifteen months.
II was out ON parole about eight
months when broke into a store at
Red Rock inn. | was taken from here
w my brother IN law back to Clar-
india, ! ran away from there In about
, month and a half further state
hat | killed Mrs, Coppock who lived
about two miles east and one mile
auth of Ankeny,
'''t'or this deed am now very sorry
~ | had no grudge against, her or
any IN will left Des Molnos the night
before this crime was committed, n
little while before shutdown and
walked out TO Mrs. Coppock's place. 7
had with mo 80 rifle which was
loaded and | had box of shells in my
pocket. ! had no idea of killing the
woman when left Des Moines. took
the rifle along to Kill birds
II went TO cross the fields to Mrs.
Coppocks barn and found two
blankets there. 1t was about II p. IN.
took the two blankets and slept In a
little shack near Mrs. Coppock's
house. when awoke il was daylight
and did not want to leave the shack,
because had the rifle and looked
dirty. So | made up my mind TO stay
until nipht and then rob the house. !
went to sleep sometime I'm the after
noon and when awoke il was sun
down. looked around and could not
see anyone.
When it got dark slipped around
to the house to see IL anyone was
,there. | could see no one but the
woman and also noticed that the car
was gone. t1he car referred to be-
longed to Mrs. Coppock's SOM
Il then went up to the house and
knocked at the door When the woman
came told her to throw up her hands.
She refused and grabbed the end of the
rifle. / then pulled the trigger three
times. shot twice. and the first two
shots she was moving around. but at
the third shot she fell then looked
around to sec what WAS in the house.
II took about So in money that was
in two pocket books. | also took boys
pockethook and threw it away on the
railroad track. I hid the rifle close to
Hull avenue. ! walked all the way
hack to the end of the East Sixth and
ninth street car line and then took the
car to town.
IL further depose and say that on or
about May l was out near South East
Thirtieth street looking for a job on a
dairy farm. stopped at houGe to in
quire where this dairy farm was
located. A young girl with light hair
came to the door. l asked to be allowed
to wash my hands and face and also
for something to cat. She admitted me
and after l had washed my hands and
face and just as she started to put the
coffee pot on | grabbed her. threw her
down and assaulted her. l then left
the house, taking with me a lunch that
had been wrapped up for some one. l
had a flashlight with me in my over
coat. do not know the girls name
but would know her if / saw her.
81 further state that l stole horse
and buggy last night. May 49, 1919. at
Valley Junction, Iowa. (This horse and
buggy belong to Russell Bennett. a
farmer living west of Valley Junction)
drove it to the Western League ball
park where ! had broken into the con-
fectionery stand a night or two be-
fore. ] stole a bunch Of craCkerjack,
cigars and peanuts. i had them hidden
there in a sack. then started to drive
east. When l was arrested / was try
ing to get a feed of corn for my horse.
(Signed) Charles Walker