| Show TIGHTENS On UTAH SLAYER Sheriff Builds Up Evidence in Gruesome Case AGED VIC VICTIM M I 5 w f i Sy r 4 I 3 41 44 P a t z 4 4 A. A H. H Bjerregaard Declares He Expects Arrest to Be Made Within 24 Hours CRIME RECONSTRUCTED Victim Feared Trouble Neighbors Neighbors Neighbors Neigh Neigh- bors Say Special to The The- EPHRAIM April 14 An arrest within 24 hours that is hoped will clear up the mysterious torch murder of Andrew H. H Bjerregaard 84 84 found dead in his home here Wednesday morning was expected by Sheriff Sherif Ed J J. Peterson Thursday afternoon In addition to local officers engaged In Inthe Inthe Inthe the manhunt outside detectives are known to be working on m the case Clues have been developed which officers of expect to lead to the person who clubbed the aged banker and then set fire to his clothing and his bed Funeral services for the victim will willbe willbe willbe be conducted In the thc Ephraim tabernacle tabernacle tabernacle taber taber- nacle Sund Sunday y at 2 p. p m rn with Bishop T. T L. L Thompson of the South ward in charge Burial will be in the Park cemetery The investigation has disclosed that the killing of the aged banker and was committed between and Tuesday night At that time Henry told the sherif sheriff sheriff sher sher- if iff he detected the odor o of burning oil and rags Mr a neighbor neighbor neighbor neigh neigh- bor saw lights in the Bjerregaard home at that time John N. N Johnson another neighbor told the sheriff sherif that he was passing the Bjerregaard home at about the same time He told of hearing much noise in the home He heard a crash he said as i if a table had bad been knocked over TOWN EXCITED The crime has greatly agitated Ephraim and surrounding countr country Wednesday was set for the annual spring cleanup here hu-e but the excitement excitement excitement excite excite- ment over the murder caused the event to be entirely overlooked Neighbors and relatives have told Sheriff that Mr Bjerregaard Bjerregaard Bjerre Bjerre- gaard gaud had premonition of impending trouble having said that he was b becoming be coming fearful of living Jiving alone He had lived Jived by himself since the death of his wife wie about two years ago County Attorney Udell R. R Jensen said Thursday that an inquest is un likely The Investigation conducted Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- Sheriff Peterson Deputy Sheriff Ulysses Larsen and County Attorney Jensen brought out few facts which were not immediately immedi immedi- a tely reported The body of the slain banker was first found by his grandson Allen Bjerregaard who had gone to his grandfathers grandfather's home to inquire if ii he wished milk to be brou brought ht there The boys boy's father Fergus Fergus Fergus Fer Fer- gus was near by milking milking milking milk milk- ing cows The boy called to his father fath fath- er and the two went into the home borne where the body was found in flames The bed and bed clothing had been almost totally consumed OIL THROWN AROUND Evidently the fire tire was started alter after harness oil and kerosene had been poured on the mans man's clothing and scattered over the bed and other places where there was much blood Officers believe the fire was started in the belief that it would conceal the murder The room In which the body was found gave every evidence of a terrific ter ter- struggle between the victim and his assailant As the crime has been reconstructed reconstruct d the murder was ac accomplished accomplished accomplished ac- ac in the following manner The aged banker was clubbed into Insensibility b by a ri strong man mad as he helay helay helay lay on his bed He was either forced Continued on PA Pare C Two O SHERIFF SHERIFf BUILDS I MURDER CLUES Continued From race Pate One there here or was lying there when his home lome was entered As he lay Unconscious unconscious un- un conscious his home was searched although al al- though no evidence of ot robbery was discovered Regaining consciousness Mr Bjerregaard seized a butcher knife and attacked the intruder cutting cutting cut- cut ting ing him and leaving the knife blood blood- stained tamed There were ere no cuts on the theody body ody of the murdered man AGAIN ATTACKED In this struggle the aged man was again gain attacked with a heavy club as s his body was found lying in a pool of f blood several feet from his bed bcd which was soaked blood from the wounds Inflicted while he lay there Although a bloody club was found in n the room it is not believed this was the instrument of death as it H was vas too light to have crushed the skull kull of the victim Oil grime and soot oot on the club made it impossible to o discover fingerprints The kniewas knife knie was evidently burn burned d by the flames so o that an any evidence remaining on onit onit ont it t was also destroyed Henry a neighbor detected de- de a heavy odor o of burning rags nags and feathers at 11 p p. p m m. Tuesday but could not trace it H. After determine irig ing ng that there was no fire on his own premises where he had a brooder he ic paid rio no f further attention to it Mr says he last saw Mr Bjerregaard rd alive at 7 30 p p. m. m Tuesday Tues Tues- day Drs A. A J J. J Anderson and E. E B B. Sharpe who examined the body arc of the opinion that Mr Bjerregaard had ind been dead several hours when the body was found probably having died lied about midnight GLOVE ONLY CLUE The only article found on the premises premises prem prem- premises which might serve as a cl clue e to the murder was a mans man's kid glove found on a kitchen table Mr Bjerre aard's gaard's relatives say it did not belong belong be- be long ong to him S. S H. H cashier of the Bank tank of Ephraim said his superior had lad no enemies to his knowledge He was unable to account for the murder murder mur mur- der unless It was incident to an attempted at at- tempted robbery Up to the time of the slaying Mr Bjerregaard had been active and vig vig- orous The day bc before ore he was killed he had been at work on his farm |
