Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-07 | Page 1 | Clues Bared in Utah Murder

CLUES BARED h h IN UTAH MURDER Slaying May Involve Men Prominent AA in La L A. A Aa I Prisoner Paces Faces I N New ew Evidence t 4 r I SHELDON CLARK V New Evidence Will Figure in Clark Trial at May Session MYSTERY IS INJECTED Plot to St Steal Stal al Dead Mans Man's Papers Foiled LOS ANGELES May 7 AP AP- AP Evidence indicating that prominent Los Angeles men might have been involved d in th the slaying of Don So- So lovich former Hollywood film fum extra extra ex extra ex- ex tra near Gunnison Utah last January Janu Janu- ary spy will be bc forwarded by the tha at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney representing his estate to the Utah authorities The attorney Peyton H. H Moore said he had secured an investigator to make an independent investigation tion of ot the tile death o ot of in connection with which Sheldon will gp to o 0 trial trial trial-l in M May at pA t Manti Utah The evidence which J Io Moore le t tIle lie her send sentI to ro the the- Sail Sati Pete Pet coun county county Utah attorney was uncovered by this investigator Moore declared that a mystery has been injected into the case when it was learned that the tile authorities had frustrated a plot to steal papers from luggage following his Ills death The loss was discovered a few minutes after the papers were taken and they were recovered Among the new evidence are sworn statements by Los Angeles friends of the slain man nian that he lie told them a certain business man would have him killed if it the opportunity opportunity opportunity presented itself and on the evening before left here for Utah with Clark he told tod friends that he was being watched and that he would carry a gun because he feared something might happen to him The attorney said a a. complete inventory of the tile papers Jewelry and other articles In trunk had been found and would be checked check against the contents of his luggage Other dews clews he said led to San Diego and Tijuana Lower California Mexico In addition to his brief film appearances appearances ap ap- ap- ap worked as a Continued d on page 5 SLAYING l MAY INVOLVE PROMINENT MEN Continued from page 1 waiter and at one time timo was waa butler for lor or Lita LIla Grey Chaplin former wife or of f the screen en comedian