The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-09-16
CHICAGO YOUTH
CONF EsSEs CRIME
Harvey Church Admits Killing
Daugherty and Ausmus.
WANTED A NEW AUTOMOBILE
Recital of the CoId-BIooded Manner in
Which He Killed the Two Sales
men Amazes His Questioners
Bodies MutiIated.

Chicago, Sept 12.-Harvey w.
church has made confession to two
of the most distressing murders in rhe
history of Chicago.
After nine hours of ceaSeless grill
ing the enty-three-year-old boy
broke down. He amazed his ques-
TONERS by the recital of the cold
FLOODED manner in which he killed and
mutllated Bernard ]. Daugherty, star
Packard motOrcar salesman, and Carl
j. Ausmus, demonstratOr, merely to
get the $1,000 car which he had pro-
posed to buy.
lie killed both men single handed,
one at a time. The terrible beatings
Shown On the bodies and the trusting
OF both was merely ito be sure they
were dead" he confessed.
Daugherty, whose handcuffed body
with throat slashed, was found in the
canal near River Forest, was the first
victim.
While Ausmus waited in the car
outside Church's residence at 1922
Fulton street Church took Daugherty
inside. Immediately inside the door
he turned and pressed a revolver
against Daugherty's side, forced him
to hold up his hands while he hand
cutfed the salesman. At the point of
the revolver he forced Daugherty into
the basement of his house.
There, while the helpless man tried
vainly to fight back with his manacled
hands, the boy swung terrific blows
again and again over 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 ne returned to the parlor.
Ausmus Led to Death Trap.
A few moments later Ausmus came
In, inquiring as to the delay. Church
AuSmus to precede him to the base
ment.
At the point of the gun Ausmus
submitted to having his hands tied.
With the revolver still menacing the
demonstration the boy seized the ball
bat.
"Ausmus waited in the car at the
curbing," said Church, "while I went
inside with Daugherty. l told him I
would get him the money in the par
lOr. He seemed satisfied and unsus-
piciOus. When we got to the parlOr
drew a revolver. I don't think
Daugherty had any idea Of what I
was going to do. He just held up
his hands.
81 pulled out the handouts with
one hand and told him to hold out
his hands, one at a time. All the
time kept the gun leveled at him.
He looked like powerful man and
wasn't going to give him a chance.
"After l snapped one bracelet on, 1
made him hold out the other hand.
He seemed calm enough. Then / told
him the way to the basement stairs
and told him to walk that way. l
told him I'd kill him if he made
break.
"He walked right along and down
the basement stairs. When we got to
the bottom I told him to stand still
right where you found those bloody
spots. Then l took the baseball bat
in one hand, but I kept him covered
with the gun so that he Couldn't
move.
Daugherty Killed Fleeing.
"Turn around I said. He started
to turn. l guess he had an idea of
what was coming then, but it was too
late. I swung the bat with all my
might, and it caught him right across
the head. He went down but kept
wriggling and tried to strike back
with his two hands together.
81 kept beating. him over the head
until he didn't move any more. 1 hit
him with the bat and the Ratchet.
Then I cut his throat. | was afraid
he might have come to while was
going upstairs to get Ausmus.
'"Then / went upstairs and waited.
l knew Ausmus would come in. He
did, a few moments later. He want
ed to know what the delay was about.
"FWhere'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. 1 went through
the same thing as did with the other
fellow.
'That certainly was beautiful car
and guess I should have gone back
and cleaned up the basement right
away instead of riding around. 1t
DIDN'T seem so terrible to me.
wanted the car, and 1 thought I'd get
caught if Daugherty or the other fell
low got away"