Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1917 — WILL NOT MOVE WIFE'S BODY [ARTICLE]

WILL NOT MOVE WIFE'S BODY

Considerable more light was ■ thrown oh the Newton county murder when David Harkes: arrived in i Momence from Terre Haute. He |is . the husband of the murdered l woman and only learned of the t t ragedy yesterday morning. He is ; a 'riiirMK'*and says he was married :to the woman three years ago. He l showed the Press-Reporter letters ‘ received from his wife, the last one written .on the morning of the day she was 'killed:y He learned of the affair- through a. woman ' inmate of ripe o r the oth< *’ fesortr along the line. According to Mr. Harkes he supposed his wife was working I for a farmer, and her -letters to I him stated that she was doing well and saving her money. He left this morning for Indiana and wilV take steps to have the. remains taken to his home city for burial. He is heart-broken over the affair. ——Momence Press-Reporter. / Yes, Harkes was in Rensselaer, but did not take any steps to have the body moved to Terre Haute. In fact, he stated that he would pay the funeral expenses, but has not done so as yet. /He is_ quite an intelligent man, apparently, perhaps 40 to 4 5 years of age. is a coal miner and was well dressed. His wife, he stated, Was but 26 years of age. Her maiden name was Gertrude Peto, and she was part French and part German, a bad Combination just at this time, as the two bloods do not mix well. - .. i