Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14


them on the head with stones. We
then took them down the county line
road and set fire to them. put gaso-
line on the footboards and one of the
boys lit handkerchief and threw it
In the car.
Girl, Reviving, Hit With Wrench.
-Four shots we're fired don't know
which ones they hit. Two of them were
dead. I don't know which two, Smith
said
while you were driving from Tut
tie Hill to the Town Line road did any
of the victims come to?" questioned
Prosecutor Albert Rapp, and Smith re-
piled, "Ons of the girls did, and added
that one Of the boys hit her with q
wrench.
Oliver corroborated the story of the
meeting and of Blackstone's suggestion
fer a robbery, and that they went to
the grove.
We waited there until IL o'clock he
said I'VE drove up and around there.
Blackstone jumped out of the car. They
left me sitting in my car and they went
to Wheatley'S car and held them up
The lights of the young peoples car
were off when they reached the grove,
but as Smith drove up the lights were
turned on, Oliver said. Both Black
stone and Smith left the car.
Four Shots Fired at Victims.
The girls demonstrated with the two
hold-up men, Oliver said, and his two
companions told him they were going
to take them out in the county SO we
would not be reported
The three then got into the victims
car and were In the front seat while
the two couples were in the rear seat,
he said.
The car proceeded to futile Hill.
Blackstone and Oliver both had guns
and held the guns on the four people,
Oliver said. Miss Harrison got out of
the car at Tuttle Hill at the order Of
Blackstone, but the Gold girl said she
would rather die"
Blackstone shot four times and Oliver
did not shoot at all, according TO his
statements. After killing the four,
the bodies were removed from the car
and then replaced carefully after the
slayers became afraid it would be dis
covered Oliver continued.
The party returned TO Peninsular
IA0Nrs WAc1E 0a4yc1 AGAIN took hA OWL
car and followed the other two, who
had taken the victims automobile.
driving about for some time
Plan for Burial Discarded.
AT one point, Blackstone stopped to
obtain a shovel with which to bury the
victims. II was afraid 20 go and
afraid TO stay, Oliver said and he
later said he was not threatened BY
either of his companions.
The plan, he intimated was to bury
them in gravel pit. but finally the
party continued to County Line read.
nlits taking gasoline from the car and
pouring it on the cushions and floor
boards.
Blackstone set the car on fire after
the windows had been closed. Black
stone assaulted one of the girls at Tut
'stle Hill and again at the place where
the bodies were found burned, Oliver
said, maintaining that neither he nor
Smith attacked either girl,
Colored Man Confesses.
The confession Of Blackstone said
On Monday night we thought we
would go and ROB a gambling game
over at Milan. We got together ard
went over there, and 1t didn't look good
to US.
so we said we would 90 down Lovers
Lane and knock OF some Of these here
peters, They always is easy We
went down and saw this car, III which
Miss Vivian Gold, Miss Anna May
Harrison, young Wheatley and Harry
Gore were riding.
We robbed them Of some little things
and little bit OF money. Then we
saw that Wheatley had recognized us.
So we talked TO him about 1t. The
boys said they wouldn't make no COM
plant and we was for letting them 60.
But Smith, he weren't satisfied He
said, What about the girls?' And then
we got ahold on one Of the girls and
dragged her out OF the car. She came
out clawin' at him.
Beat Victims With Rocks.
we then lined them Sill up along
side the road and started TO frisk them
and make them promise not TO tell
that was at Tuttle Hill First thing
knew Smith jerked q pistol out Of his
pocket and shot three or four times.
Then we had to shoot them all. We
knocked them down and put them in
the back Of their car and Oliver drove
that back to Ypsilantt with us, We
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while Oliver waited q little way of
with the Wheatley car and the bodies,
After we had cur gasoline we drove
back down along the road toward where
we left the bodies. On the way we
heard one Of the girls groan so We hit
her in the head with q wrench.
We was scared they was not dead,
SO we took rocks and beat them in the
heads until we were sure. Then after
we was sure we drove the car OF the
road and set fire to II. We went right
by the Lore home after we had killed
those folks with all the bodies In tbs
car
The burning car was left on n road
which is the boundary Line between
Washtenaw County, Of which Ann ArboE
tS the county seat, and Wayne County
| in which Is the city az Detroit. Both
counties were represented In the inves-
| tigation. Confessions. however revealed
| that the crime was committed IN Wash
| tenaw County.
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