Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-16 | Page 13 | Officers Seek Murder Cause

OFFICERS SEEK MURDER CAUSE RAWLINS Wyo April 16 UP UP- UP Detectives today sought the te motive for Cor the murder yesterday of State Senator A A. J. J Rosier 52 52 and the sui suicide sult sui cide cde a few minutes later of his hi killer kier Thomas Lacey Rosier was wa shot and killed as a he- he stood at the tellers teller's teler's window in i the Rawlins National te bank bak Lacey who had followed him to the bank ban shot the senator In the back killing him a instantly Lacey Lacay then ran froni from the bak fed feda fled fleda a few blocks up the street street and ad then tur turned d blok the gun gu upon himself himel He hol shot shoU himself himsel in the head and ad died a few lev few hours later I IThe The only apparent motive was wa that Rosier ony had refused to represent Ley Lacey In a damage suit suil the latter later wanted to tofe tofile tofile file against persons who had been re responsible responsible responsible re- re fe for his recent conviction of gambling Lacey hi it i was said sid believed believed be be- the conviction unjust ujust and sought te damages It I was said that several everal other attorneys had refused to take his case however cr and ad police were at a loss to explain why he he would murder Senator Rosier over so o apparently trivial a matter mater Rosier who came to Wyoming from Butte Bute Mont Mont in 1911 is survived by his widow and three children Lacey Laccy Lacey had no known relatives