The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-09

The people Of this section have
been thoroughly aroused by the two
atrocious murders and there is now
great satisfaction that the mystery
is beginning to clear up.
The arrest of young Ellis caused
a sensation. He is son Of very
prominent Beaver county farmer
and the family stands high in the
community, and it seemed almost
incredible that he could be guilty
of so heinous a crime. Without the
story of Miller he has very cas-
enable story, and unless Miller can
give the offices something to break
it down, it will stand up long time.
Whether or not Miller has made a
statement is not known.
That Miller was arrested in con-
nection with the crime had been
known for several days, but officials
had given out nothing and in the
minds of many there was the
thought that the arrest had turned
out to be a 'water-haul." However
the investigation had been carried
on so quietly that the facts did not
leak out until Sunday night and
even then the veil of secrecy was
thrown about every movement and
few knew there had been important
developments in the case.
Ellis is about II years OF age;
Miller is about middle-age, and un-
married.
The confession Of young Ellis is
as follows:
STATEMENT made by HARRY
ELLIS, at the Liberal Hospital; coI IN
Liberal, Kansas, on June =, ISZ6'
relative to the killing of II. D..
Smith on May %, 1921.
Said statement was made at said
time and place before W. o. Nelson,
Sheriff of Seward County. Kansas,
c. T. Parker, County Attorney OF
Stevens County, Kansas. ard Ed
Flummerfelt, Deputy Sheriff of Ste
vens County, Kansas, -Gardner,
County ATTORNEY of Beaver County.
Oklahoma. F. W. Huddleston,, Phy,,
sician in charge of said hospital, and
w. r. King, stenographer, OF Liber-
al, Kansas.
Questions by Mr.. Nelson.
@, Now Harry, this testimony
YOU are about to give is being given
of your own free will and accord,
isn't it? A. Yes, sir.
@. You are not forced, or any
thing of that kind, you are going to
voluntarily make this statement OF
your own free will and accord,
aren't you? A. Yes, sir; and l am
going to tell the truth all the way
through.
@. Now Harry, on the 23rd day
of May, 1921, where was your A.
come to town in the morning, got
here about noon, on the 23rd. I
went out with fellow west OF town
and went to Frank Miller's. Started
out there about an hour by sun: Do
you want me to tell you the road we
went? .
@. Just take your time and tell
exactly what you done. A. We went
10 miles west to the Rose Valley
school house, and a mile south, and
2 west, and just as we got there,
and as / got out Of the car Frank
Miller come in his Ford from the
north, and drove up to the house,
and when-as he drove up to the
house walked right across the cor
ner of the yard, and we stood there
by the car and talked a little while.
and then he said I could go to the
mail box, and he would get some
supper, and he was getting his mail
with Sam Green, about three quar-
ters Of mile down there, and !
went down after the mail and when
/ come back couldn't. find him mo-
where, and then I went up to Mr..
Parker's. about two hundred yards
west Of there. and thought maybe
he had went up there after water.
and the young Parker boy told me
they hadn't seen anything Of him,
and / sat there and talked to them
little while, and went back by
Miller's and he still wasn't at home
and ! went mile south and two
west to Mr.. Folks and stayed there
until about eleven o'clock, visiting
with them, and then ! come back tc
| Milier's, and come to Millers from
the south, and when drove iptt
i Miller's yard the car was headed
northwest, and Miller was right wes'
Of the house. north Of this old cellai
standing IN the yard, end e wen q