The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-06-05
YOUTH ADMITS
MURDER OF AUTO
man TO GET MONEY
HIllsbOrO, Ohio, Youth Murders Ga.
rage Man to Obtain Money to Go
to Picture ShOw-Makes
Complete Confession.

Hillsboro, O., June 4. - Never flick
ing an eyelish, his voice never fall
tering, Edgar beaverton, 10 years old,
told Sheriff Schwensberger how he
killed Fay Ballard of Greenfield, O.,
automobile dealer.
II Just needed money to 60 to a pic
ture show" he said. II put my left
arm around his neck took a revolver
from my coat pocket, held 1t close to
his head and pulled the trigger
don't think he realized what was do
ing. / only got dollar"
beaverton was returned here from
Willlamstown. KY. today. He was ar
rested in Williamstown on Saturday,
when passersby noticed that the auto
mobile he was driving was stained
with blood. AS soon as he was placed
in custody he told his story, telling
where Ballard's body would be found
The Williamstown authorities did
not believe him-he was too candid
but. nevertheless. they sent search
ing party to Pigeon Roost road, a few
miles from Hillsboro. where the body
was discovered.
A bullet had pierced the skull be-
hind the right ear.
81 wanted to see my mother - her
no,,a g., Coroh and cha
works at the County lnfirmary," Leav-
erton said. The train service was
poor and so l went to the Price & Bal
lard garage at Greenfield and told
them wanted a car to drive me to
Hillsboro.
They said they didn't have a driver,
but | told them it was important, so
they said Ballard-he was the man !
killed-would drive. How much will
II be- asked. Seven dollars they
said. didn't kick. | didn't have any
money.
I'VE rode a long way and everything
went along all right. We had gotten
nearly to the place where killed Bal
lard when l asked him to take me to
my mothers home. He said he would,
but that 1t would be extra.
"A few minutes later !. shot him."
NO" beaverton continued, Il didn't
feel bad about it. just lifted him in
my arms and carried him about sixty
feet to the side of the road. got the
blood on the car by not being care
full But l didn't care. didn't feel
that l had done wrong.
"And don't know, so far as that is
concerned. Why is 1t that people think
l did?
ANY way, after | had carried the
body to one side, drove into Hills
boro. l met some of my boy friends
and asked them to come with me.
Where are you going?' they asked.
On Joy ride told them.
well, l took them, but they began
asking me whose car it was. / told
them 1t belonged to a fellow named
Ballard, who lived in Greensboro. l
said l left him out in the country. |
offered to drive out there, but none Of
them wanted to CO."
beaverton, according to police rec
ords here, has been in trouble pre-
viously. Some time ago, the police
charge, he broke into hardware store
and stole merchandise. He also was
engaged in a sort Of feud with a group
Of small boys.
At the county Jail he appears to be
in the best of spirits. When asked if
he was sorry he had killed Ballard he
said no-"at least not very" he ex-
planned.
Billiards. death has created much
feeling in Greenville, where he was
considered one of the villages most
prominent men. Engaged in the used
car business, he had amassed small
fortune, his friends said. Billiards. car