Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
MURDERER ES-
CAPES AND is
5t STILL AT LARGE
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having told Fisher the night before
that he wanted him to take him to the
country. and when he appeared at the
Fisher home shortly before noon, they
left Immediately. After the mnrde,
had been discovered, the little Fisher
child declared that Deasley had been
running when he came up to theil
house w
Fisher took Beasley to a farm house
south of Wilke and then turned back
to return to Webster City. Just south
of iBlairsburg he met Sheriff William
Meakins and party who told him OF
the murder, and Immediately he re-
turned with them to the place where
he had left Beaslcy. Here. however.
itiwas learned that Bcasley had gone
oneafoot, after leaving his suitcase.
and had later been picked up by IA pass
ing automobile and given a ride to
Iowa Falls where he arrived only Il
few minutes before the sheriff's party.
Here the trail was lost.
Immediately upon discovery Of the
murder searching parties were sent
out in all different directions to sc0ur
the country. Telephone messages were
sent to officials in at least a hundred
cities of the state in an attempt to
throw a police net around the fleeing
murdered. Mrs. kOonce described
Beasley as being about 5 feet, s inches
tail, slim. with, dark mustach. Miss
LeOna Leonard, who saw him rush
from the KOonce house and through
their back yard, declares that he was
wearing khaki trousers, a grey or
green coat. and q grey cap.
Relieved P~remeditated.
All evidence indicates that the father
was following il well worked out plan
and that the murder was deliberately
cold blooded aud premeditated. The
fact that he had previously arranged
for Fisher to take him away in the
cay, that he had been carrying a re-
yolvcr all day Saturday, and that the
phonograph in the house was playing
at the time tends to prove that the
murder was p~rearranged.
Mrs. Emma Scharf, who resides upy
stairs in the KoOnce house, was at home
during the entire time, but declares that
she heard not a sound, and knew moth
ing of the murder until after the
DUlltS Udu USCu usSCuNCICu w
KOOMce.
Shot Through Head.
t,GThe bullet had entered the mothers
head exactly in the center OF the fore
head, and the skin surrounding the
wound was disc0lOred from powder
marks, indicating that the bullet had
been fired from very close range. The
bullet in the baby's head was a little
above the forehead, to the left side,
aud had gone entirely through the
child's head. The shot which killed
the older boy also had gone entirely
through the head. A cap which he
was wearing had a bullet hole through
the bill and the cloth about the hole
was burned with powder.
DIR. Etienne found Il shell from Il ~
caiihre revolver on the bed beside the
mother. and two other similar shells
we're picked up at the foot OF the bed.
The doctors examination disclosed
tina: in zach case a 81 bullet would
exactly fit the wounds.
nI.ittle. Louise koOnce, aged D. had re-
mnined at home with the Beasleys
while her neither was at church, II
she declares that when she was in the
kitchen she heard u shot and in a
minute Uncle Harley came running
through the kitchen and went out the
back way
At the cOroner's inquest. held yes
trrday afternoon and continued this
Morning, Mrs. G.. Il. Leonard and
daughter, and Miss Ruth Don
aldson, who were OH the steps OF the
Leonard home, mex door, declare that
they saw the "A run across Their
back yard. Miss Leonard declared
that she felt sure he vas Mr.. Beasley
tOr she had seen him on the porch
and had seer him 90 down the street
the night before with his wife II two
children.
Photograph Playing.
the time the man was seen rum
ming across the Leonard yard, the
monograph in the KOOnce residence
WAS playing loudly.
AS nearly as time could be compared,
il was only Il few minutes after TINS
flat Beasley appeared at the Earl
Fisher home and asked Mr.. Fisher to
tike him to the country. They "a
previously planned this trip, it is UNI
dcrstood, and left Immediately. .
During the entire seven years OF
their married life, Mr.. and Mrs. Beas-
Icy had had considerable domestic
trouble. They had been separated
three different times. and Mr.. Beasley
had Just returned Friday night after
a sem ration since last fall. During
this time he had been in Illinois ana
hasl the older child with him. !.
When Beasley returned Friday even
III MIR. Koonce warned his sister not
10 see him and not to allow nm Al
the house. and Saturday went to the
county attorney asking that he he AZ
rested. Officials, however, felt they