Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-07-06 | Page 1 | Niece, 8, Gives Her Account of Triple Shooting

Niece 8 Gives Her Account of Triple Shooting Tells How Enraged Man I Beat Hole in Door With Fist and Shot Three PLEASANT GROVE July 5 Special Special Special-A A dramatic account o othe of of the triple shooting of Mr and nd Mrs Walter WaIter C. C Baxter and their daughter daugh daugh- ter hr Josie osle Romero by the husband of the thi latter laUer A A. ALee Lee Romero was wa furnished by Mary Burns Bu year 8 old niece of the Baxters Baxter s. s Mary was playing with Donna 10 year old daughter of ot Mrs Romero li by a 4 former marriage when Romero ran amok with an old arm army rifle We were were playing in the tho sand in front of ot the house Mary told the officers ers when Leo came over He asked Uncle Walt a It Mr Baxter where there Josie was and said Bald he was going to take Leora year old daughter of ot the R Romeros m ros uptown until 9 Uncle Walt alt said no youre you're not and Lee doubled up his fist and beat bea beata a J. J hole through the screen door Lee ran 01 over cr to his house then and came cam back In inn a minute with a a. big gun He hot s-hot and Uncle Walt Valt loll fell down on the floor Aunt Sena Mrs Baxter was as down In the basement but bu clime came running up to the kitchen wh when hen n she heard the shot Lee Leo shoat shot sho at her and ri-nd nd she fell down doun on the theother theother theother other other s side de of of ot the floor from Uncle w Walt WalL lt Josie came came running up from the garden and he he shot hot her too I