Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-16 | Page 13 | Torch Slayer Goes on Trial

T TORCH SlA SLAYER fR GOES ON TRIAl WHITE PLAINS S. N. N Y T s Sept pt 16 AP AP Earlo P. P v who ho confessed con con- hl his old jear wife wire and setting fire tp tn the bOd body went wenton wenton on trial today fo for th tho murder The ch charred of ot Dorothy Pea Pea- Cox cov was found round a u lonely Jonely road near neal N. N Y V on April 27 was wab arrested and police e said confessed strangling his wife six days earlier th then thon n s setting g her bod body afire alro to hide her Identity Sidney A. A Sm Syme derc defense counsel has intimated that he lie will seek to prove prove that the old ear l radio mechanic in killed self defense In hi his story of toe the killing said his lis wife ifo thi threatened him with a pistol In ills his confession on said the thc struggle which ended in tho death of ot i- i hi his wife d a quarrel qU I Hn Ho if 51 he met his wife from whom h he h been estranged to m atte-m attempt t a dIlatiOn on their wedding an annie h 5 sar sary i I