The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-15

account Of the slayings. he showed
no emotion a. he related the de-
tails. He told Weldon he shot the
women because they raised ~
much hell and caused me 20 much
trouble"
Msde Them Disrote
He said they picked him up
northwest ~ Madison. Wis. and
that ne threatened them with his
gun after riding about 30 miles.
He ordered them TO drive several
miles farther and forced them to
turn down a side road.
After driving down the
road I made both Of theee NO.
men get out of the car and
take off all their clothing
Bailey aaid. Il made them
start walking up = hill. And at
this timc they said. Lets call
tire whole thing off, and I
said. No, get going
An they said was II wouldn't
do me any good and ! told them
to get goin and I fired at them.
The big one Miss BAUM was lit
tie q head Of the little one from
me and they both fell At the same
time when ] shot the fira time.
shot Her In Back
Il stood off about five yards
and I shot the bigger one In the
hack while she was standing there.
The little one was grunting and
grooming. She was lying with her
back down and when she turned
over ] shot her. Both the girls
were on the ground when l fired
the last two shots. fired three
shots altogether. believe the
first shot went through the smaller
girl and also struck and knocked
down the bigger girl In back of
her.
q. The little one screamed
out. Hes killing me. he's killing
me- When left the scene do
not know whether or not both were
dead. am positive that the larger
Of the girls was dead, but am not
sure whether the smaller one was
~ she was still crying when ]
marched off,"
Denies Rape Charge
Bailey denied he had raped the
women although Monroe county.
Wis. authorities said an autopsy
disclosed that both had been Grim
inally attacked. They also had
reported that Miss Baum was shot
seven times and Miss Pietrangeii
three times.
Bailey said he had driven TO the
st. croix river and burned the
clothes the women had removed.
He also said he gave ride To n
hitchhiking soldier. The soldier
was Pvt. Edward HeHleson Of
Chippewa Falls. Wis. who later
reported to police that he believed
he had ridden with the murder sus-
pect
Picks Up = Girls
Then Bailey drove TO Sioux City,
Ia. where he picked up Alberta
Coon, IS. and Pauline Conley. IL,
both OF Anthem. Ia. who were
hitchhiking to visit Miss coon's
uncle, 81 Simeon, At Santa Maria.
They arrived here Saturday.
Simeon. a former Sioux City po-
liceman. became suspicious when
he saw Bailey painting the white
side walls of the tires on the stolen
car and called police. Bailey con-
fessed shortly after officers began
questioning him.
Takes the Blame
He said first he had an accom-
phce who was navy deserter and
then identified the alleged accom-
plice BY another name as an army
deserter. Finally he said:
81 did n all myself. There
was no other guy. I'm willing
to take my punishment now, !
guess"
Bailey said he had come 10 Cali
fornis 10 kill my brother" whom
he identified as w. r. Bailey. a
soldier at Fort Ord. He said he
had borne a grudge against his
brother for helping return him TO a
Mississippi reform school from
which he had escaped. He had
been sentenced TO the school at the
age OF IL.
Bailey also told Weldon that he
had killed two Negroes before he
Joined the army two years ago
one was slain AZ Biloxi. Miss
and the other as Pascougla. Miss
he said. .