Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-11 | Page 26 | Youth Sought as Minstrels' Slayer

YOUTH SOUGHT AS MINSTRELS MINSTRELS' SlAYER NEW CANEY Tex Dec 11 A JP-A JP 22 year old year old old motion picture projection machine operator was wa sought today as S the suspected slayer of two members mem mem- members bers of an itinerant minstrel show Shrieks of a starving parrot rising above the slapping of the canvas walls of the L tL 1 H. H Brownlee Mobile Minstrels tent led to the discovery of the bodies late yesterday Theman The Theman Theman man was b believed to have been Brownlee about 55 and the woman a gypsy performer The victims' victims heads were crushed with an axe The movie operator missing member mem memo member ber of the show troupe W was was l reported to have left let New Caney Cancy last Saturday which is about the time authorities believe the slayings occurred The suspects suspect's name had not been learned He was reported to have expressed a desire desir last week to return to his home in northern Mississippi A show truck is missing No money was was' found on either cither of or orthe the bodies or in the tent Two coons a wildcat and a monkey were in small cages in one corner o othe of ot f the tent Apparently they had no not t been fed for about a week Letters addressed to L H. H Brownlee Brownlee Brownlee Brown Brown- lee and Mrs Martin MarUn Rusk were cre found in the tent