Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-01 | Page 1 | Student, 15, Charged with Slaying Policeman

9 STUDENT t. t 15 I 5 CHARGED WITH SLAYING YING POLICEMAN Officer Killed When He Catches 3 Youths Breaking Into School I I IModel Model Scholar Accused of Murder Sits During Inquest HELD FOR GRAND JURY Two Companions Are Named as Accessories CHICAGO June 1 United Press Varner Cony Corry year old Junior high school student who killed Patrolman Patrolman Pa- Pa rolman Edward Smith Smith- when caught trespassing In a school building was held to the grand Jury on a murder charge barge today Corry sat stolidly beside his brother rother Earl 12 and Schuyler Fearon Pearson Pearson Pear Pear- son on 16 as the coroners coroner's Jury reported report report- ed cd d Its that the slaying of Smith constituted a capital crime and found Earl and Schuyler were vere accessories Young Corry a a. model s scholar Boy BoyScout scot Scout merit meri badge winner and devotee devotee devo- devo tee ee of ot detective mystery fiction was charged by witnesses with killing kUling Smith with four tour bullets fired from froma a a. 22 caliber pistol which he had stolen tolen from Crom the school principals principal's of- of Ice flee and carried in in ina a a. home made holster Among the witnesses who appeared ap- ap eared against the boys was Mrs Helen Smith widow of oC the slain policeman who pointed at Varner and nd screamed Theres the boy who killed my husband Theres There's that model killer STARE IMPASSIVELY Varner and his two companions stared impassively at the widow who was was' accompanied to the Inquest by her year old daughter Irene Only once during the proceedings when several photographers gathered gathered gath- gath ered red near near them and exploded flashlIght flashlight flash- flash lIght ight powder to take pictures picture pictures did did ld the he boys appear alarmed I Mrs May Crabtree Janitress of ot the he John Marshall high school said that hat she heard the boys shouting and splashing plashing in the school swimming pool Saturday afternoon Boys previously had broken into the he building she said and Smith had been assigned to help us out on such uch occasions I immediately notified noti- noti led fled himI himI him III I I went with him to the door of the he swimming pool poet room rooms sa saw the boys x ys were without clothing and for that hat reason reason did did not accompany him I EARD SHOTS FIRED Af Affe er stepping b k lr t fHi the hall 1 i I heard beard several shots fired T ran rano to o the telephone and called callea tho polIce po- po lice lIce and during that tithe time the boys escaped In their haste the ther boys donned only th their ir outer garments Harold Lannes 10 10 who was was playing in th thC the C Continue on n Pace Two Two I OFFICER KILLED AS ASI ASHE ASHE HE I HALTS HILTS YOUTHS Continued from Pare Pace One school yard recognized Earl Corry as he fled tIed from the building and informed In Informed Informed in- in formed police Police found Varner In the Corry Corny home Earl returned a short time later I from a drug store where he ho had been sent for m medicine to put on Varner's finger The cut was a 11 wound In Inflicted in- in by the only bullet fired tired by Smith The pistol with three exploded shells still in its chamber was found hidden under a porch Police asked Varner why he had hid taken the pistol with himI himI himI him I intended to shoot or hold up p anyone who tried to both bother r us or chase us out of the swimming shimming pool he replied All three of the boys are under under- sized The Corry Corny broth brothers rs red haired and with thin faces are smaller than thelt companion Varner kept his cap over his wounded hand All of them sat with bowed heads