Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-13
ANOTHER owns
AIDING CHURCH
To HIDE BODY
Youth Implicated in
Chicago Murder, Con-
fesses to Police.
Identity of Third Named
as Accomplice Kept
Secret by Officials.

Chicago, Sept. 1o.-Leon Parks, who
was named Monday by Harvey Churhc
| as an aecompice in the murders of
Bernard DangheEty and Carl Ausmus.
| has confessed his Implication in the
crimes, according to the police. An
other man whose identity was not dis
closed also has been named by Church
as an accompice.
Church. according to Chief of Police
Fitzmorris. named Parks as the man
who helped him load the body of
Daugherty into an automobile and
later helped him throw the body into
the Desplaines river. Parks, who is
in custody, stoutly denied any impEca-
tlon with the murders and the police
brought Church and Parks face to face
for questioning.
Waiting in House.
In Parks alleged confession he said
that he was in the house when Church
entered with Daugherty. His state
ment. as given out by the police. fol-
lows in part:
Church held up Daugherty with
pistol | had been riding and when
Church kept him covered while / put
we forced him to walk down stairs in
to the basement, Church going ahead.
AS he reached the bottom Of the stairs,
l hit him with a baseball bat and he
fell down. He struggled. and we both
beat him. Then Church cut his throat.
We did the same thing with Ausmus.
who had been waiting outside in the
car and who came in to find out what
was OBTAINING Daugherty."
Planned to Sell Car.
The statement, as given out, did not
mention the name of the third man
said to have been implicated and the
police refused to discuss his part in
the tragedy.
Parks was said to have declared
that the plan of those who did the
Staying was to obtain possession of the
car and later sell it and divide the
proceeds.
OF EPILEPSY
ARE INDICATED IN FAMILY
st. Paul, Sept. IA sister of Har-
rey Church, implicated in the mur-
1ers of Bernard paugherty and Carl
Ausmus. in Chicago was located in
st. Paul Monday night and in a state
nent disclosed some evidence of epil-
spsy in the family. She had just
.ound out that her brother was charg-
I'd with murder and was making prep
lrations to return to Chicago to make
comfort her parents.
News Kept From Her.
Friends had kept the news Of her
,rother's plight from her. She came to
It. Paul from Chicago September 4.
md was operated on for removal Of
onsils two days later. She was regis
cred at the hospital as "Mrs. Clarence
ISABELLE Church" She said her name
vas Isabelle Marguerite Church, that
The came to St. Paul first seven years
lgo, working at millinery store until
April last when she went to Chicago.
1T is a blank to me; I have just
leard I don't know what to think
'he said when found at her boarding :,
rouse.
Says Brother Steady Boy.
Miss Church said she did not know
.ither of the murdered men, and was
.ertain her brother had no relations
With any one that would explain the
.rime.
~She and Harvey, she said were the
,nly children out of eight born to
lcr mother who are alive. The other
tx had died within three days after
firth.
Harvey is steady boy" shs said
He has never had much time to him
elf. He made a few acquaint1nceS
nd had no intimate friends. He has
hown evidence Of quick, but not
iolent temper. He is quiet has shown
Frequently after driving
ID automobile he has been unable 30
ct from The sbtrain.' = e