The New York herald., 1921-09-12
CONFESSES Staying
TWO MOTOR AGENTS
Harvey Church Used Baseball
Bat, Hatchet and Knife, He
Tells Chicago Police.
KILLED DAUGHERTY FIRST
Frail Man Of Iron Nerve
Breaks Down After 8 Hours
of Third Degree.
KILLED DAUGHERTY FIRST

Special Despatch to The New YoRK HERALD.
CHICAGO, Sept. H. Harvey w
Church. frail and %, confessed to-day
after eight hours of questioning that
he killed Bernard J. Daugherty. a
Packard motor salesman, and Carl J.
Ausmus, demonstrator, merely to get
the s5.400 car he had proposed to pur-
chase.
Church killed both men single
handed. one at a time. The terrible
beatings shown on the bodies and the
trussing of both was merely ito be
sure they were dead"
Daugherty, whose handcuffed body
with throat slashed, was found in tho
Dcsplaines River. near River Forest
last Friday, was the first victim.
| While Ausmus waited in the cal
outside Church's nome Church tool
Daugherty inside. Immediately in.
side the door he turned and presset
revolver against Daugherty's side
forced him to hold up his hands while
him into the basement Of the house.
There, while the helpless man tried
vainiy TO fight back with his manacled
hands, the boy swung terrific blows
again and again on his head with a
baseball bat.
After Daugherty fell Church slashed
his throat. "to make sure he was dead"
and pulled the body to one side. Then
lie returned to the parlor.
Handouts Second Victim.
few seconds later Ausmus came In.
inquiring as to the delay. Church drew
his revolver again and commanded
Ausmus to precede him to the basement.
At the point of the weapon Aurmus
submitted to having his hands tied.
With the revolver still menacing the
demonstration, the boy seized the ball
bat again.
"Ausmus was in the car at the
curbing," said Church, while I went
inside with Daugherty. told Daugh-
erty l would get him the money In the
parlor. He seemed satisfied and unsus-
picious. When We got to the parlor
drew revolver. I don't think Daugh-
erty had any idea OF what I was going
TO do. He just held up his hands. 7
guess he thought was going TO rob
him.
Il pulled out the handouts with one
hand and told him to hold out his hands
one at time. All the time ] kept the
gun levelled at him. He looked like a
powerful man and / was not going to
give him chance.
After | snapped one bracelet on I
made him hold out the other hand. He
seemed calm enough. guess he
thought I was going 10 leave him there
while ran away with the car.
Then / told him the way TO the base
mcnt stairs and told him to walk that
way. / told him I'd kill him ~ he made
break. He walked right along and
down the basement stairs. Maybe he
thought was just going TO lock him in.
When we got to the bottom ! told
MIN to stand still Then 7 took the
baseball bat In one hand, but kept him
covered with the gun SO that lie could
not move.
Used Bat, Hatchct and Knife.
Turn around said. He started TO
turn. / guess he had an idea OF what
was coming then. but Il was too late.
7 swung the bat with all my might. and
II caught him right across tho head.
lie went down, but kept wriggling and
tried 70 strike back with HIS two hands
together.
II kept beating him over the head
until he did not move any more. 7 hit
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