Show to S. S L L. L STO STORE OWNER SH SHOOTS ROBBER Youth Badly Wounded Companion Escapes as as Proprietor Opens Fire Former Inmate of Industrial School Is Near Death in Hospital IGNORES ORDER TO HALT Names Accomplice but Palice Police Police Po Po- lice Free Suspect A bullet cut short the brief criminal criminal criminal crim crim- inal career of Everett Kelly 20 police character and former industrial school inmate early Thursday after he and a confederate were surprised while in the alleged act of looting the Utah Drug company South State street Kelly according to police reports was shot In the abdomen and probably probably ably fatally wounded by Russell D. D Ludden proprietor of the thc store who ambushed the youth and his companion compan ion who escaped after they had entered entered en en- the building Kelly screaming in agony agon fled through the front door of the store with his companion and as 15 he reached the middle of the street Mr l Ludden reported he fired four tour more shots Kelly slumped to the ground and his his' confederate escaped TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Mr Ludden dragged the wounded youth Into the store summoned palice police police po po- lice and Kelly w was ws s removed to the Salt Lake general hospital where an emergency operation was performed to save his life Kelly deputy sheriffs said named a taxicab driver as his accomplice in inthe inthe inthe the attempted burglary early carly Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day but the man was released after alter he had been arrested and questioned Kelly lelly is a brother of Norman Kelly 22 who was seriously wounded In a similar manner by a watchman on February 21 1931 when he and others attempted to break into the Paul Cleaning Dyeing company 1017 South Main street according to police reports Norman Kelly is now serving a six ix months' months term in the county jail for tor simple assault Mr Ludden told City Detectives E. E R. R Apelgren and W. W C. C Smith that he be was sleeping in the rear of his store in n the absence of a night watchman who was on a vacation He aroused at a a. a m. m by the barking of his dog he said and arising armed himself with a caliber revolver revolver revolver re re- volver and crept to the front of the building where he saw Kelly and his companion breaking the padlock from the he door FRIGHTENED BY AUTO At that time according to Mr Luddens Luddens Ludden's Lud Lud- dens den's story an automobile passed the building and the two alleged burglars ned led to cover around the corner Mr Ludden investigated he said and ind found the lock was removed from the he door so he a 3 awaited the burglars' burglars return In a short time they again alain appeared and forced open the door They came in he related to the officers and I ordered them to sur- sur render ender When they turned to run I fIred ired one shot They continued to tolee tonee nee lee across the street and I fired four more In the middle of the street one Continued on Pago PU Two STORE OWNER SHOOTS ROBBER Continued d From Page Pace One him into inlo of them dropped and I pulled the store store- removed to The wounded youth was the tho rear room and md Dr V. V J. J Clark of 01 South State street was summoned first aid pending the arrival to give which ambulance in of the police potIce general Kelly Kell was removed to the re- re hospital where the bullet was moved Kelly and his brother Norman according according ac ae cording to police have been in conflict con con- filet with the law on numerous occa occa- Everett Kelly records show I Iwas was an inmate of the state stale industrial I He rearrested rearrested re- re school at Osden Ogden in 1929 was arrested in 1930 on a burglary charge charse charge and was returned to the industrial school On November 21 1030 1930 records show he was arrested on a burglary charge charse and turned over to juvenile court authorities On February 10 in connection 1931 he was arrested with a robbery and bur burglary lalY gation On November 12 he was arrested in connection with an automobile auto automobile mobile theft and grand larceny Everett Kelly KeUr again was arrested and char charged ed with burglary in Decem ber 1931 records show He was tried and nd found not guilty by a jury in Third district court At the time the verdict was returned returned re re- re turned the youth broke from his guard Deputy Sheriff P. P C. C Lewis and made a dash through the courtroom courtroom court court- room and out of at the city and county building escaping to avoid prosecution prosecution prosecution tion on another charge that he participated participated par par- in the looting of the Taylors Taylors- yule Mercantile company He eluded police until a week ago when accompanied by his attorney E E. E. E Randall he surrendered waived his preliminary hearing and was arraigned ar are ar- ar last Saturday in District Judge James H. H Wolfes Wolfe's court RELEASED TO ATTORNEY Judge Wolfe released the youth to his attorney pending trial which was set for next week and he was in irs the custody of Mr Randall at the time he was shot Thursday morning Norman Kelly Kelty was arrested on a robbery charge December 13 1931 in connection with the alleged holdup and robbery of at a taxicab driver He was bound over to Third district court but there the charges were reduced reduced re re- re to simple assault and he was sentenced to serve six months in the county jail He is now a trusty at the jail and Thursday Sheriff S. S Grant Young granted him temporary leave to visit his wounded brother in the hospital |