Arizona republican., 1920-06-27
Planned Robbery Carefully


 After watching awhile, and again To- eating the position of things, Barboa said, he left the place and did not re- turn again until some time after 12 o'clock at night. He said he thought 1t was nearly o'clock when he came back. He stated he had seen the gun by Mir. Erhardt's bed on two occasions and knew that it was there. Going to the tool house back of the house, Bar boa said, he secured the four pound miners hammer from behind the tool chest and found a chisel and small file in the tool chest. The iron bar, he said, he found near the porch.
 At first he said he punched two holes through the screen to the kitchen win dow, but failed to open the latch, and then went to the back screen door en- tering the kitchen. This door, the Mex ican said, was unlocked, and he en- tered the kitchen. In the door leading from the kitchen to the screened porch he said he encountered Mrs. Erhardt.
 Struck Down Woman
 The surprise of running into her,
 Barboa said, scared him, and he
 struck her blow with the ham
 mer and she fell to the kitchen
 floor. He then struck her as she
 lay on the floor, he said, four more
 times. The Mexican during this
 confession indicated striking the
 blows with his hands and then
 threw himself on the kitchen
 floor, showing the position in which
 Mrs. Erhardt was lying when he
 struck her the other four blows.
 Hearing a noise on the porch,
 Barboa said, he looked up to see
 Mir. Erhardt coming toward him
 from around the foot of the bed.
 "i struck him on the head while he
 was at the ice box" the Mexican
 said, and added that Mir. Erhardt
 furnad anH hack around
 the foot of the bed, presumably,
 the officers think, to get the gun.
 Barboa said that as MT. Erhardt
 reached the side of the bed. he
 struck him several blows, knocking
 him over on the bed. The ice box
 in the Erhardt home stood at the
 foot of the bed and to one side of
 the door. On the morning after
 the murder was discovered a pool
 of blood and several blood stained
 tracks leading from this to the bed
 were discovered. Mir. Erhardt's
 feet were also covered with blood.
 Placed Bodies on Bed
 After Mir. Erhardt had fallen on the bed, the Mexican said, ne had covered him up with some blankets. and then had taken a blanket and wrapped around Mrs. Erhardt. Then Barboa said he had carried the body of Mrs. Erhardt to the bed and laid it down. The blankets, he said, he carried back to the kitchen and threw on the floor near th& blood. He stated he had wrapped the body in blanket to avoid getting blood on his clothing and on his hands. This, the officers state. accounts for the lack of bloodstains about the house.
 Following the double murder. Barboa said. he started in to search the house for money. A strange flasniight which was found in the house after the crime ht~ boa as belonging to him. The flash light. he said, failed to work and ho threw it away. He said he also found a flashlight there, but this would not work either, so he used matches to light his way about Once, he said. he used twisted newspapers. but the flare was too bright from this. and he put it out. He denied that he had attempt ed to burn the house after the murder.
 Took About S75
 Walking to one of the dressers. Bar boa pointed to the drawer from which he said he had taken about $50 in bills and silver. He also said he had found some money in MT. Erhardts trousers He got about s75 in all in the house he said. The iron bar. he said. he had used in prying open the trunks and the strong boxes. Nothing of any value and no jewelrv was found he said Barboa stated that he was about three hours making the search of the house and said that he lelt the house dbouI o'clock.
 When asked why he had taken out the screen to the kitchen window. he refused to answer. It is assumed that this was removed by him in order that he might jump out easily should Inc be disturbed in his search. Barboa said that he did not touch the electric lights in the place and did not remove any of the bulbs from their sockets In fact, he seemed to be somewhat afraid of electricity.
 Walked Back to Litchfield
 After completing his search. Barboa said. he walked out the back door car rying the hammer with him in case that should he meet anyone entering the place. After gaining the front of the house and seeing no one in sight Barboa said. he tossed the hammer to one side He indicated to the officers the spot on which Inc stood when he threw the hammer. This checked ex- actly with the spot on which the ham mcr was found.
 After throwing away the hammer,