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3ttneh4M*r. July 18:— HpAciftl: — G«dr*fe D* Lair, who murdered Mn Jack Alien at Hop kin eon. was arraigned before juatlcr of Peace G*o. 0,Lister on Friday afternoon and •d With murder nf the find d«*r*a. H* Will Ve-maln In tha counts* Jail here ■until the meotlnfc or the neat grand Jury which is during October.Do Lair made a written confeooton to County Auoraey SHIm In whlth ho A'Utnd that h* had been In love with Mia* Bvn Millie, her maiden name, | kand that she had resented hla love and ■that prayed upon his mind until he r*dO hearls* craey. and he oould not ’bear the thought ot her being the wife of Another. Du l^air slated that hfc war drunk at the time or the shooting I and he did hot know until he was told by the officers on Friday morning that ho had killed Mrs. Allen. During the day that the pons* were hunting to? him, he Kited that they were within aevtral feet of him at different lime* i ami that on One occasion when he was fin hiding in a cuttert. he had hla hand [on hla revolver and was ready for a battle but they did not notice him.DeLair Is forty-three years old and was horn four miles southwest of Haaelion. Iowa. lie u the eon Of Mr. onri Mrs Jnck DeLair unil hie motherSawed away several yaere ago. Hie atlie!* resides with u daughter. Mrs. 'JwJi Glldon, at Waterloo, lowm DeLsIr nl«o has another els tor. Mrs. Fred Hii-man’, residing ot I! a* nit on. DeLelrwas married several ywtrn ago to Mary Gallop at JIateltor. They resided on a farm neor.thot place for some tlmb and then hr. was divorced from Mb wife, aince that time he hw b«n fngtged In horse-rruding and has a raveled from coaet to const and CO frsr aa can he learned ha has never been arrested before.Mr Allen was a daughter of Mr. and'Mrs. Frank MflUa of Hopkli.ton. dura. She wan 17 years of «*. and produated from the Hopklntoii High nchnnl last May. She was nf a bright nod vivaeJoun nature and popular nmong a largo circle of friends of h«r age. Het- marriage to Jack Allen took place Wednesday. July 8,.In Dubuque, jsisi.a weofc previous tu the trau*d» tlwt can rid her death.
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Cedar Rapids Republican
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Sun, Jul 19, 1914
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