William Jarrett, 1945 February 23

He thought that she was unconscious and stepped outsided to turn off
the outside lights, She managed to free herself and escaped from a
bedroom window. She fled across some fields to the home of a neighbor
where she gave the alarm, When Jarrett saw that she had escaped, he
returned to the store building where he was staying and lay down,

When the officers arrived at the farm, they found Warden unconscious
and sent him to a hospital where he diied several hours later, Jarrett
was arrested at the store building and confessed, saying that he had
an affection for Mrs, Warden but did not like her husband, He said
that he intended Killing them and then himself, At his trial, he
pleaded guilty and seemed indifferent to his fate, He was hanged at

the Iowa State Prison on February 23, 195, and went to his death with
no show of emotions

FORT DODGE MESSENGER, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1-12-19h3 1-B3-193 1-1),
1m 22-193 2-5-1944; and 2-23-1915,

He thought that she was unconscious and stepped outsided to turn off
the outside lights. She managed to free herself and escaped from a
bedroom window. She fled across some fields to the home of a neighbor
where she gave the alarm, when Jarrett saw that she had escaped, he
returned to the store building where he was staying and lay down,

When the officers arrived at the farm, they found Warden unconscious
and sent him to a hospital where he died several hours later. Jarrett
was arrested at the store building and confessed, saying that he had
an affection for Mrs, Warden but did not like her husband. He said
that he intended Rilling them and then himself, At his trial, he
pleaded guilty and seemed indifferent to his fate. He was hanged at
the Iowa State Prison on February 23, 195, and went to his death with
no show of emotions ‘

PORT DODGE MESSENGER, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1-12-19); 1-23-1913 1-14-")))}
1-22-19; 2-5-1943 and 2-23-19))5,

He thought that she was unconscious and stepped outsided to turn off
the outside 1: + She managed to free herself and escaped from a
bedroom window, She fled across some fields to the home of a neighbor}
where she gave the ala: when Jarrett saw that she had escaped, he
returned to the store building where he was staying and lay down,

when the officers arrived at the farm, they found Warden unconscious

At his trial, he
ifferent to his fate, He was hanged at
the Iowa State Prison on February 23, 1945, and went to his death with
no show of emotion,

FORT DODGH MESSENGER, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1-12-1945 1-23-1945 1-1-1
Lghh; 2-5-19bb; and 2-23-1915,

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JARRETT, William Jasper

Jarrett, a 53-year-old white native of Indiana, was orphaned at the
age of five and apprenticed to a farmer who, jarrett later said,
beat him constantly. During the First World War, he served in the
Us Se Army in France and after his return from the’ service he
settled in Gowrie, Webster Coe, Iowa, where he worked as a fa rm
laborer, For many years, he was employed by William Lennox, 4 pros-~
berous dairy farmer who lived about four miles from Gowrie and during

Mrs. Lennox died, the Wardens took over the farm and Jarrett remained
in their employ for about’ two years but finally quit because he did
not like Mr. Warden, He moved in twen where he lived in an aba ndon-
ed store building. On the evening of Jan, 11, 194, he walked out to
the Warden farm and hid in the garage, waiting for the return of the
Wardens who had gone to Gowrie to make a milk delivery, Mr, tarden
dropped his wife off at the house, drove his car into the garage and
when he emerged, Jarrett attacked him with a 30 pound iron bar and

bludgeoned him to dea th. He then went to the house and struck Mrs,

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ardén over the head with a revolver and bound her with some twine,

JARRETT, William Jasper

Jarrett, a 53-year-old white native of Indiana, was orphaned at the
age of five and apprenticed to a farmer who, jarrett later said,
beat him constantly. During the First World War, he served in the
U. S. Army in France and after his return from the: service he
Settled in Gowrie, Webster Coes Iowa, where he worked as a fa rm
laborer, For many years, he was employed by William lennox, a pros-
perous dairy farmer who lived about four miles from Gowrie and during
this period Jarrett formed an affection for Lennox'!s daughter who
subsequently married a farmer named Everett Warden, When Mr, and
Mrs, Lennox died, the Wardens took over the farm and Jarrett remained
in their employ for about! two years but finally quit because he did
not like Mr, Warden, He moved tn twen where he lived in an aba ndon-
ed store building, On the evening of Jan, 11, 1944, he walked out to
the Warden farm and hid in the garage » Waiting for the return of the
Wardens who had gone to Gowrie to make a milk delivery, Mr. varden
dropped his wife off at the house, drove his car into the garage and
when he emerged, Jarrett attacked him with a 30 pound iron bar and
bludgeoned him to dea th. He then went to the house and struck Mrs,
Warden over the head with a revolver ang bound her with Some twine,

JARRETT, William Jasper

Jarrett, a 53-year-old white native of Indiana, was orphaned at the
age of five and apprenticed to a farmer

beat him constantly,

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settled in Gowrie,

laborer,

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