Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-18

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/ they are located and at the coronera
inquest.
The Stolen Auto.
Tho car which the bandits are be
| lived to have stolen and fed in Is q
Dodge coupe, about seven months OLD,
and has disc wheels. 1t bore an III
nois license, No. 47l,44o. and engine
number 673.09i On the radiator was
an emblem OF the Chicago Motor club
4 and an extra wheel was on the back
In one fender was small hole when
extended through both sides.
Locate Missing Witnesses.
| Sheriff Welttr was unable TO locate
until lust before the hour OF the in
lauest todey the two men who were IN
! the first car to arrive on the scene OF
the murder These men were Emmett
Ashley OF Earlville, an employe of me
Holland Furnace company. In this city,
and Il Marseilles man. Ashley stated
that il was he who went to the Corbin
home and phoned and later went 10
/ the jail ard reported the crime.
They were there when a. l., JeNett
! lSlg Prusslan street, Chicago, who was
| IN the second car TO arrive. reached
| the scene They told Jewott, II IS
said. to let Esmond alone and inform,
ed him he was dead. They remained
around short time and then started
I into Ottawe.
! Others Arrive on Scene.
c. Clark and Mr. Waggoner, farmers
who live near there, arrived before the
men left. and yesterday told the au'
thorities of following the two men into
town. All four went TO the jail to-
sether 10 inquire OF Night Jailer Ben
nett il anyone had started out to DIM
mick hill.
Conduct Post mortem.
identification of the body proved a
matter OF comparative ease. The pa
per found nearby bore EsmonPs
+ name. while the license number OF
the Dodge coupe proved confirma'
ton, Telephone messages TO La
Sale sent William Noonon. a broth
er.in.law. on hurried trip % the
county seat. where he likewise con
+ firmed the identification.
| In the meantime the authorities had
| ordered an autopsy performed anu
when surgeons made their eSamina-
lions they found that bullet. enter
ing the left breast, had followed a
course which took directly through
the heart and had lodged just under
the skin on the left side of the back.
The path of the death dealing bullet
was slightly downward, according TO
the surgeons, who explained that this
might have been due to the detection
as il entered the body.
Death was instantaneous, on this
point the surgeons are certain. Inc
nature and locations OF the wound
WIS described as such as to have
brought Immediate death. Another
feature CT the fatal wound which
came in for attention in the post
norton examination was that sur
geops established that the lungs
were filled almost to capacity, as If
the man had taken a deep Breath Just
IS he was shot. An explanation OF
this was suggested as due to the in
voluntary lung action accompanying
a sudden fright which causes a deep
breath 20 Is quickly inhaled Had
the hirgs not been so nearly filed.
doctors explained the heart would
nn: hAye been brought into the posi-
tioa where the bullet would have
passed through the center OF the or
gan. Under normal circumstances.
they held. the path of the bullet
would have grazed the apex OF the
heart
Body Near Car.
Esmond's body was found directly in
front Of his coupe, which he had
brought to stop at the top OF the
hill with the intentio nof changing the
tire on the left front wheel. This was
indicated by the fact that Esmond had
lacked up the wheel. placed a stone
under rear wheel and had taken a
tire tool from the car The tire tool
was close by the body.
The heda was to the northwest, the
legs extending toward the southeast.
The form was lying on the right side,
resting on the right thigh and shoal-
der The right hand was doubled in
toward the body the hand partially
closed. The left arm was extende ed
downward beside the body. One sim
gular feature was that the legs were
crossed.
This detailed description of the pc.
sition of the remains was given the
authorities by Andrew Dunbar and
Clarence Engel of Ottawa, who were
taken to the gcene Of the tragedy yes.
terday morning. Sheriff Weller,
States Attorney Kelly Coroner Don
loghue and other investigators went
lover the ground in detail YESTERDAY.
Dunbar and Engel. two members OF
an automobile party reaching the
| scene a short time after the firIl.ng OF
the remains, demonstrated the condi-
tons which they notice, re-enacting
1 the scene as best they could i'll ord Ter
To furnish the authorities Il graphic
| picture Of the scene. Dunbar stretch
| ed himself on the concrete highway
and assumed the position OF EsLaond s
body as he related his story TO the
sheriff and states attorney.
Gun lie Found Nearby.
The gun which Is believed TO haya