South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-14
Ohio Youths, Both Under Age.
Tell Narrowing Details
of Killing.

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peradO. preferring 90 hang his head
unwilling 10 face ais questiOners.
Hanson too, faltered in his speech
and displayed a bad case OF shat
tered nerves. Their faces were
drawn and haggard their eyes dull.
from lack OF sleep and both aD-
peared glad or the opportunity to
confess everything.
Four hours were spent last might
by Capt. Hamilton and Detective
Whitmer in drawing up confessions
made by the boys. Although Bauer's
statement was completed. the con-
fession OF Hanson was halted at
midnight 20 he resumed again this
morning. Finger prints Of both
were taken last night and the work
of PHOTOGRAPHIC them for the
"rogues gallery" vii. be completed
today
Agree for Most Part
The statements by Bauer and
Hanson agreed in most particulars
Five o'clock in the afternoon Of
Saturday Sept 2. about one mile
west OF Plymouth were agreed upon
by both as the time and place Of the
brutal murder
In the course OF Hanson's state
ment. he informed Capt Hamilton
that Bauer. after having killed
Johnson and dragged his body into
4 the rear OF the. car. leaned over the
seat OF the machine. grasped him
/ (HansonJ by the hand and said,
"Now i'm, that better than hold
/ ing him up and giving him a chance
10 squawk 10 the police after"
Charges Of murder were placed
against the two prisoners by local
authorities. They will be held in
the county jail prior TO being turned
over 10 Marshall county authorities
where they viii be tried for the
murder OF Johnson.
The complete text Of Bauers con-
fession. given 10 local rolice officials
I last night follows:
Text of Confession.
/ CT am 20 years old. born oct. %,
I 1901. and reside at Mansfield, o. !
\ Joined the Ziedman * Polite Carnival
Co. July % at Mansfield. o.. leaving
that day for Decatur. Ind, showing
there one week From Decatur we
moved TO Muncie, Ind, showing there
one week While in Muncie 1 pur-
! chased a 30 automatic blue steel re-
\ volver from a pawn shop, paying SO.
From Muncie we went TO Terre Haute
Istaying there one week; from there
I 10 Frankfort, Ind, staying there one
week. From Frankfort we went 10
/ Laporte. Ind. While with the show
/ 1 was connected with the athletic
show as a wrestler.
/ II left the show at Laporte Friday
afternoon In company with Charles
Whitley" Hanson. Sept. 1, 1922.
After we left the show we went 10
/ the American Laundry at LapOrte
and got the laundry / left there,
which was marked BOW From
/ the laundrywe went back to the show
/ grounds. leaving the show grounds
at about 10 p. m. going 10 a restaur-
ant and getting something to eat
Go To Michigan City.
! From the restaurant we went TO
! the depot 20 inquire about getting a
/ train for Toledo. O. We then went
/ back TO the restaurant 10 get our
/ travelling bags. From there we went
TO the bank in front Of the court
house. stood there a while. asked a
taxi driver TO take us 10 Michigan
iCity. He told us ne did not have
time We stood there a little while
! longer and saw another taxi driver.
/ asked him what he would charge
I us 20 take us to Michigan City and
he said IS. so we got in and went TO
Michigan City. While at the show
grounds Friday afternoon we planned
/ TO shoot the taxi driver, rob him and
take the car. drive il TO somewhere
We could catch the Pennsylvania rail-
road TO Mansfield o. I wanted Han
son to take the gun but he aid not
4 take it.
while we were riding from La
\ porte to Michigan City Hanson and
/ / were in the back seat. The gun
was between us. We were arguing
/ back and forth. Hanson said we had
better stop. a. he had to urinate.
Hanson wanted me 10 shoot the taxi
driver while we were stopping but
i ne was looking right at me and did
not have the nerve. We then went 10
/ Michigan city.
we stayed I'm Michigan City the
rest of the night. In the morning
/ we got something 20 eat We left
f. Michigan City at 10 a. m. on the
4 Northern Indiana Interurban for
South Bend. Ind After we arrived
ma. ,,.e,,t. IN he t,ostoffice 10 get the
J address OF some Of Hanson's friends.
We then went TO look them up; We
found Them. We walked up town
/ with Hanson's friends. We then
walked alone 20 the Pennsylvania
depot. sat around there while and
went 20 sleep. When We woke up
Z saw a taxi driver outside. then
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