Evening times-Republican., 1920-10-27
SAFES OF ANDREW JoRGENsoN
OPENED BY MEN WHO DID
NOT KILL HIM.
BARRY AND CLARK DID
NOT INTEND TO KILL
Slussed Bachelor Victim and Rifled
His Pockets-Two Other Men on
Way to Jorgenson Home at Time
and Are Supposed TO Have Looted
Safes, Not Knowing Of the Murder.
Special to Times-Republican.


Nevada. Oct. T.-The arrest OF
James Hamilton, Of Des Moines, and
Roy Cline. of Nevada. and their con-
fession has developed one of the
most brutal murder cases in Iowa
Their victim. Andrew Jorgenson. Az
years old. lived alone on his farm.
He was a bachelor.
Fred Barry and Fred Clark, both
of Nevada, are under arrest for nav
ing robbed the Jorgenson home after
the murder was committed.
Hamilton and Cline went to the
Jorgenson home last Tuesday night
and assaulted and are believed 10
have unintentionally murdered Jor-
senson.
The two men had no sooner LETT
the house than Barry and Clark are
rived, with the intent to rob the
farmer bachelor.
Parties Met on Road.
One party leaving the house a1ter
committing murder and robbery ana
the other party going toward the
house with intent to rob, authorizes
believe, met on the road.
Credit for the arrest OF the four
men goes to Sheriff William Ricketts,
and H. v. Yackey, the latter q state
agent working out Of Governor HARD
ing's office.
There was only one small cleW TO
be followed Friday night when the
body of Jorgenson was dlscoVereo.
tempt had been made one month ago
tc rob the Jorgenson home.
Another Attempt to Rob. -
Working along this line. and with
the theory, that local men were =
party to the crime, Ricketts, ana no
Yackey have worked day and night IN
the effort to clear up the mystery.
Following their arrest, Hahli.on
and Cline confessed to the authori-- :;
ties that they had accidentally mut-
dered Jorgenson. state Agent 4acKey
detailed the erbal confession that was
made bv the men to him and Rlcketts.
".One month ago (Cline) ana l"o
other men discussed the fact tina,
.Jorgenson was supposed to nave d
large amount Ct liberty bcnds hlodeh
IN his home. We went to the mouse
and made an excuse that our auto
mobile had broken down.
Plot to Rob Old Man.
.Jorgenson must have been sns-
nicious, because when he appeared Ut
the door. in answer to our knock ana
our appeal for help. he appeared VIII
a shotgun. We left the place without
ibothering him.
AT I o'clock Tuesday we (ttamli-
ton and Cline), went to the Joreeh-
son home and saw the farmer sitting
about thirty feet from the house in
the COW pasture. We told him we mao
lost two coats.
:" When Jorgenson got up ano
started for the house Hamilton hli
him over the head with all iron gas
pipe. Two blows were struck.
The blows knocked Jorsen5On to
a sitting posture. We tied him with
some clothes line.
/" Then Jorgenson told us to go
away; that he knew us and would
have us arrested. We went into the
house and rifled the money box. We
found only $12 and a watch.
Didn't Know He Was Dead.
" Then we left and did not go
back and look at Jorgenson.
/" We did not know that Jorgenson
was killed until Saturday when we
saw in the papers that he had been
murdered.
We were sorry that he was
killed as we did not intend to kill
him. We are sorry that we ever
thought of robbing the place and
wish that we could make amends s"
After the men confessed, they took
the sheriff to q nearby farm and
showed where they had buried the
money and the watch in corn crib.
Hamilton and Cline say they cid
not break open the safe. They claim
they did not know that there were
safes in the house.
Sheriff Ricketts, says that evident.
ly Barry and Clark went to the nouse
and thinking that Jorgenson was not
at home rrled open the safe With
chisels. They have not confessed.