New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-12
CONFESSES MURDER
OF AUTO statesmen
Chicago Youth Beat Out Their
Brains With Ball Bat

Church. frail and %. after eight hours
OF questioning has confessed that he
killed Bernard J. Daugherty, a Pack
ard motor salesman, and Carl j.
Ausmus. demonstration. merely to get
tho $500 car he had proposed to
purchase.
Church killed both men single hand
cd. one at n time. The terrible beat
ings shown on tho bodies and the
trussing OF both were merely ito be
sure they we're dead"
DauRherty, whose handcuffed body
with throat slashed. was found In the
Dcsplaines River. near River Forest.
last Friday. was tho first victim.
While Ausmus waited in the car
outside church's home. Church took
Daugherty inside. Immediately In
sidethedoor he turned and pressed
n revolver against Daugherty's side.
forced him TO hold up his hands while
he handcufre dthesalesman and forced
him into the basement of the house.
There, while the helpless man tried
vainly to tight back with his manaclcd
hands, tho boy swung terrific blows
again and again on his head with n
baseball bat.
After Daugherty fell Church slashed
his throat. ito make sure he was
dead" and pulled the body to one side.
Then he returned to the parlor.
Handouts Second Victim
A few seconds later Ausmus came
III. inauirinE as to the delay. Church
drew his revolver again and command
err Ausmus to precede him to the base
ment.
At tho point of the weapon Ausmus
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 / went
inside with Daugherty. told Daugh-
erty I would get him themoney in the
parIor Ho seemed satisfied and unus-
picious. When we got to the parlor
drew a revolver. I don't think Daugh-
erty had any idea OF what was going
TO do. He just held up his hands.
guess he thought I was going to rob
him.
ct pulled out the handouts with one
hand and told him to hold out mis-
hands one at q time. All the time
kept the gun levelled at him. He look
ed like n powerful man and was not
going to give him a chance.
After I snapped one bracelet on
I made him hold out the other hand.
He seemed calm enough. 7 guess he
while I ran away with tho car.
Then I told him the way to the
basement stairs and told him to walk
that way. told him I'd kill him IL
no ade n 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 I told
him to stand still. Then I took the
baseball bat in one hand. but kept
him covered with the gun so that he
could not move.
Used Bat, Hatchet and Knife
Turn again said. He started 10
turn. / guess he had an idea OF what
was coming then. but IL was too late.
I swung the bat with all my might.
and IL caught him right across the
head, he went down, but kept wrig-
Cling and tried to strike back with
his two hands together.
II kept beating him over the head
until he did not move any more. hit
him with the bat and the Ratchet.
Then cut his throat. I was afraid
he might have come TO while was
gong upstairs to get Ausmus.
Then I went upstairs and waited.
knew Ausmus would come in. He did,
n few moments later. HI wanted TO
know what the delay was about.
Where's Daugherty?' he asked.
pulled the revolver again and told him
TO hold his hands up quick or I'd
blow his brains out.
"He held them up. went through
the same thing as did with the other
fellow. Daugherty was the only man
I knew at that time. but knew that
his fellow Ausmus. as you say his
name Is. was with the Packard COM
pany.
II tied his hands up. too. and then
forced him down the stairs. don't
know whether he suspected anything
ornot. I had hauled Daugherty's body
out of the way and don't think he
noticed the spots on the floor.
Before he knew what II was all
about had the bat and was swinging
at him. He tried to fight back. but IL
didn't do any good. After he fell in
sensible hit him lot more times
- tho head. and then bound him