Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-12

SAuiSH, dCCOIuluS 10 tHe ponce, toiS
POT his negotiations to purchase the
| with the two automobile men on a pre-
| text of getting the money to complete
the purchase. He declared, it was
said, that he and Daugherty entered
the house. leaving Asums outside. and
that he held the salesman up with a
pistol and then handcuffed his hands
behind him.
Tried to Fight Back.
The police say Church admitted he
then pressed pistol against the auto
into the basement.
There, while the helpless man tried
vainly to fight back, with his manacled
hands, the boy. according to the al
legged confession, swung terrific blows
again and again over his head with a
baseball bat.
After .Daugherty fell, Church
slashed his throat, according to the
police, to make sure Ire was dead dead ;,
and pulled the body to one side. Then
he returned to the parlor. A few
minutes later Ausmus came in inquir-
pistol again and commanded Ausmus
cording to the police.
In the basement, Church bound
Ausmus' hands and feet, struck him
woman's brassiere down his throat
and left him for dead, according to the
confession.
Took Mother Riding.
Church, according to the police.
Shot ba hay @~1, L
mother. who had been visiting at a
neighbours, and took her and a woman
friend for a ride. returning shortly
after s o'clock, according to the al
legged confession. He then went to a
small garage behind his home and dug
a shallow hole in which he buried
Ausmus' body. Coroner Hoffman de-
clared. after the body had been found
Saturday, that Ausmus had been bur-
led alive and that the neck had been
broken by the slayer tramping on the
new made grave. but Church insisted.
it was said, that Ausmus was dead
when he buried him.
The police version of the alleged
confession follows in part:
"Ausmus waited in the car outside
mt the curbing," Church was quoted
ms saying. when I went inside with
l told him I would give
him the money in the parlor. When 1
got to the parlor, + drew pistol. He
Just held up his hands. l guess he
thought l was going to rob him.
II pulled out the handouts with one |
hand and told him to hold out his hands |
,ne at a time All the time I kept |
him covered with the gun. He looked |
ike powerful man and I wasn't GO
ng to give him chance. l took him |
o the basement.
Used Baseball Bat.
when we got down the stairs. I |
ook the baseball bat in one hand,
,ut kept him covered with the pistol
10 that he wouldn't move Turn
lround," / said. He started to turn.
guess then he had an idea of what
vas coming but it was too late.
wung the bat with all my might and
t caught him across the head. He
vent down, but kept wriggling and
ried to strike back with his two hands
ogether.
Il kept beating him over the head
i'm with bat and with hatchet
hen / cut his throat [ was afraid
e might come to while I was going
pstairs to get Ausmus. Then I went
pstairs and waited. I knew Ausmus
Tould come in. He did few moments
ater and I went through the same
hing with the other fellow.
after l had them both killed, wait
d until dark and pnt Ausmus in a hole
, the garage. Then I bound up
body in quilt and |
ragged it to the automobile. dump
4 him into the river, right over the
ridge where he was found floating.
had lot of trouble with that body.
ind of hard for one fellow to handle
body that way. You know it flip I
opped around. Then / drove around ]
/ the car. Il
Failed to Clean Basement.
1t certainly was beautiful car. ;
I'd guess should have gone back
nd cleaned up the basement instead
riding around. It didn't seam so
'rrible to me. ! wanted the car and
thought I would get caught If Daugh- a
'ty or the other fellow got away" i
Church was quoted as declaring that \
} received telephone message from 9
me unknown person declaring that I
. would be killed unless he got a q
1000 automobile for his father and Q
other before September, 10. He said =
at he had received this message about 3 3
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