Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-02-11 | Page 28 | Believe M'vey's Partner Captured

BELIEVE M'VEY'S PfflBCPH El Rio, Texas, Police Hold Alleged Al-leged Participant in Sander-cock Sander-cock Murder. ANSWERS DESCRIPTION, Sheriff Goes After McVey; Deputy Starts to Investigate Investi-gate Case at El Rio. Pnpiitv sheriff Jack Corless left last night for El Itio. Texas, to investigate a report received at tho sheriff's olhcc Oiat l?obort L. Burns, alloged to havo bceu tho accomplice of William Me-Vcy, Me-Vcy, who is now iu custody at cw Orlcans on the charge of murdering William Saudercock at Garfield last November, No-vember, is under arrest there. Tho sheriff's ollico was apprised by tho FA Itio police vesterday morning that thev held Willfam McVoy. Knowing Know-ing tbat'McVcy was in custody at New Orloans, the local authorities wired for further particulars and also h description de-scription of the man under arrest. This description, given by return wire, tallies tal-lies closclv with that of Burns. Without waiting for requisition papers because of the uncertain nature- of the informa tion, .Deputy uoriess was souc on rac iirst Denver & Eio Grande train to investigate in-vestigate the matter. Flees New Orleans. Burns wjts supposed to have been with McVey ut the lime tho New Orleans Or-leans police arrested the latter. A mau tallying with Burns 's description escaped es-caped at that time. The local authorities authori-ties believe it was Burns and that ho headed west across Texas. How the HI Rio police picked him up is not known. Sheriff Joseph Sharp said yesterday yester-day that a witness had been found who will tcstifv for the state that William McVoy, hold at New Orleans ou a charge of murdering William Snndor-cock Snndor-cock at Garlleld last November, admitted admit-ted to hint having killed the Garfield merchant. This man, whoso identity Is being carefully guarded, has told tho sheriff that McVey and Robert L. Burns, who also is wanted ou the Isamo charge, invited in-vited him to take part in the Tobbery that resulted in tho killing. He says he rofuscd and upon returning to his room in tho Lincoln house, the following follow-ing day ho found McVey in be'd. "Well, you made a bungle of tho job," the witness is said to havo remarked re-marked to McVoj'. Alleged Confession. "Yes, I had to kill him," McVoy is reported to have replied. "He raised I from behind tho countor with a gun in his hand and it was either my life or hie. I tried to subdue him with a billy but finally I had to kill him.-'' The same witness has furnished the sheriff's office with information concerning con-cerning McVoy 'a movements after the mnrdor. Official information to the effect that McVov had admitted that he is wanted in Salt Lake, was received yesterday from .7n.incs W. Itoynolds, inspector of the JNcw Orleans police. Governor Spry signed requisition papers for tho return re-turn of -McVey 3'osterday morning and Sheriff Joaeph'C Sharp left at 2 o'clock in the afternoon over the Denver & Eio Grande for jSTew Orleans. Ho took with him an Oregon boot and such other oth-er implements as may be needed in handling a prisoner of McVcy's type.