Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-22
CHICAGO slayer
EX0NERATEs ALL
Church Proves to State He Was
Unaided Killer.
CONvINCES THE OFFICIALS
Demonstrates How He, 135-Pound
Man, Lifted the Body of Daugh-
erty Over the Railing Of the
River Bridge.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Harvey w.
Church demonstrated to the Satisfac-
ton Of the state that he alone and I'M
aided murdered Bernard ]. Daugher-
ty and Carl A. Ausmus, automobile
statesmen. At least he proved that ne
could have done so, and the state now
believes he did.
He made his demonstration by TAX
ing a powerful detective, as heavy as
Daugherty who weighed 1873 pounds,
and re-enacting the whole tragedy
handcuffed him, laying him down on
the carpeted floor, and then raising
his body, solid sagging lightweight
as Daugherty's body must have been
to the height Of his shoulders.
Convinced that Church was telling
the truth, Chief Investigator Ben New
mark, who was conducting the ques-
tioning, demanded why he had dragged
in accomplices.
"The police wanted an accomplish"
he said calmly, 80 l gave them one.
They insisted I couldn't do it alone,
but did,"
Shows How He Did II.
How could Church, 135-pound
man, kill man as powerful as Daugh-
erty?
How could he lift him over the rail-
ing of the river bridge?
How could he have covered Daugh-
erty with revolver and handcuffed
him at the same time?
Church brushed the questions aside
with a gesture.
"Give me a chance and I'll show you
how I killed them alone" he urged.
"Get me a man as big as Daugherty
and I'll pick him up and show you
how I tossed his body into the river"
Detective Sergeant BILLY" McCar-
thy stepped forward. Mccarthy weighs
100 pounds. 1t was just seven o'clock
as the handouts were handed TO
Church In the twinkling Of an eye
he had snapped the cuffs on McCar-
thy and laid him On the floor. The
detective let his body go limp solid
lump of dead weight. Church wrapped
his arms around him and began to
lift.
In amazement the watchers saw him
slowly lift Mccarthy from the floor.
The only sound was the lab0red
breathing of the murderer. The shirt
frightened on his back as the powerful
muscles were brought into play. Be-
fore they realized it. Church had
raised the body of Mccarthy to- the
level Of his waist and placed him on
a. table
Church stepped back. "See," he
jerked out, II did it."
1T did it myself. I didn't intend
to Kill him at first. Things just moved
too fast for me. I wanted the car.
Daugherty came to the house. didn't
have the money. / Invited him to the
cellar. I covered him with the re-
volver and snapped the handcuffs on
him.
In Killing Frenzy.
"Then something came over ne. !
don't know what. (Church breathed
;faster.) 1 hit him with bali bat.
Then just went 'nutty,' / guess. l
grabbed up an ak and cut his throat.
I pounded him again and again. Then
lAusmus came. I hit him, too, and he
died. 1 left the bodies and took moth
er for ride.
Later I returned and buried Aus
mus. I was all heated up and per-
spring when I finished. My mother
noticed it. / went to bed but couldn't
sleep. At three. o'clock got up and
took the body to the river and threw
it in"
didn't your mother think some
thing was wrong?'
Eyes. She asked me what the trou-
BILE was. I explained that had been
moving a car in the garage"
"But why, then, did you implicate
the others?7 Newmark asked.
"Well, told the truth when 1 first
made a confession. No one would be-
lieve me. The police seemed to think
some one else was in on it. The more
I thought about it, the more / thought
If I dragged another one In, I'd go
free.
Leon Ranks never had anything ito
do with this. Neither did Milton B.
Walker. / knew both of them, but as
long as the police had picked them up
and they said Parks had confessed, !
decided to change my story. That's
all there is to it,"