The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-08
SMARRY MYSTERY
ENDS DRAMATICLY

came TO my DrOtner Eds and asked
him to drive in the auto that he had
with him to my brother Franks for
the purpose Of getting my little girl
who was staying there.
Q. Did you thereafter 60 to your
brother Franks and gev your girl! A.
Yes, the same night.
@. Upon this occasion did you say
anything to. Utter or he to you in re-
lation to holding up Smary for his
money! A. No; not that night.
!, @. After you had gotten the girl
where did you go? A. We drove
back to Eds.
@. Did Utter go in the house ut
this time? A. Not when we came
back.
@. Upon the return trip from
Franks house to your brother Eds
did you say anything to Utter or did
Utter say anything to you in relation
to Smary's money? A. No.
@. When did GU next see Warren
Utter? A. Monday night.
Q. About what time? A. About
$50 or a little before.
@. Where? A. By the Bene-
dict-Buick garage.
brother, Ed.
Q. Did Utter at this time say any
thing to you in relation to holding up
Smary? A. He did.
@. State what was said? A. He
mentioned something about the old
man getting fired that day. He said
we want to beat it right up there be-
fore he gets home.
@. Did Ed. have anything to say
at this time? A. Not as know Of.
@. At this time do you desire to
make correction in your statement
that the night Utter and you went to
your brother Franks to secure your
to holding up Smary? A. / do.
This much was said. Utter said be
sure and be ready tomorrow night,
and meet me by Benedict's garage.
@. After Utter, Ed. and yourself
met in front of or beside the Bene-
dict-Buick garage on Front street,
where did you three go? A. Right
straight over the hill to John Smary's
residence.
@. After Utter had told you to
meet him at the Benedict gar
age on Monday evening, did he request
you to inform Ed. Of the place Of
meeting? A. l thing he did. No, it
was Saturday night he told Ed. and
at the p. M. depot to be ready to pull
the deal Monday night.
Q. After you three met on Front
street near the garage on Monday
evening on Nov. 3, what course did
you take in going from there to the
Smary residence? A. We went
over the Yeomans hill around the
winding walk to Center street, then
north to Lincoln. then west on Lin
coin avenue to Hall street to Forest
street
@. Where did you go then? A..
We went east on Forest street to
directly north of Smary's residence,
then south through the field to the
ditch south of Smary's house.
@. Do you know what time it was
when you arrived at the ditch? A..
1t was Is or 20 minutes to 6.
@. How long did you wait before
Smary came? A. 1t was not over 10
minutes at the outside.
Q. What direction did Smary come
from? A. South
l Q. What arrangements did you
three make for holding up Smary at
this time? A. Utter said we will
wait here by this ditch and when he
comes along we will hit him and be
gone.
@. What was done at this time by
you three? A. Utter and l hid in
the grass.
@. What did Ed. do? A. Ed. hid
by the ditch.
Q. Did Ed. have a club at this
time? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you know what kind Of a
club it was? A. 1t was a light col
ored stick, and that is all know.
G.. Do you know where he got this
club? A. He got it somewhere
somewhere across the track from the
Benedict-Buick garage and was after
the club when Utter came and met
us there.
Q. Who carried this club to the
place where Smary was injured? A.
Ed.
Q. How long a club was it? A. I
should judge about three feet.
q. Was it square club? A. /
think it was
Q. Did you see Smary when he was
struck? A. No, it was too dark.
Q. Did Smary make any outcry?
"A. / think he said, ooh, Christ"
Q. Did you see. Smary when he
fell? A. / couldn't see him. /
heard him fall.
Q. Do you knew how many blows
he was struck? A. Two is all
know of.
Q. Who struck those blows? A,
am satisfied that Ed. did. | know
that Ed. struck the blow because Ut
ter was hiding in the grass beside me.
Q. After Smary fell what did Ut
ter do? A. Ran over to him.
Q. Where was Ed in back or front
of Smary when he was struck? A. 1
think he was behind him.
@. Which way did Smary fall?
A. To the right or east.
Q. Was Smary struck again after
he was down? A. Yes, sir.
G. Who struck him? A. Ed.
@. Did he use the same club that
he struck him with the first time? A..
Yes. sir; Ed. told me that the stick
broke.
@. Did Smary say anything when
you. came up there? A. He num-
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