Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-06 | Page 16 | Officers Seek Killer Fiend

OFFICERS SEEK KILLER FIEND Madman Believed Responsible for Brutal Murder of Transient DENVER Colo Cob Sept 6 6 UP UP-A UP A madman killer was sought toda today as Sheriff Lee Templeton and Deputy District Attorney Charles Williams cooperating with Denver authorities sought to further Identify the fiendIshly fiendishly fiendishly fiend fiend- murdered man whose body was found round lying on a railroad track near Watkins yesterday A letter found about a quarter of ot a amile amile amile mile from the place where the body was discovered led lcd authorities to believe believe believe be be- lieve the victim was William Rehn of Palo Alto CaL Cat It was addressed to Mr William Rehn Kingsley St. St I Palo Alto Cal and was signed b by Eva with a return address addre as fol fol- fol- fol lows Kentucky St. St Petaluma Cal The slain mans man's head had been battered battered bat bat- by several blows of ot a sharp Instrument in instrument in- in strument Rags had been stuffed in his mouth and the left h hand was tied to the neck b by an Improvised rope I Mr Ir and Mrs B D. Watkins ran ranchers near the place where the body was found round identified the victim as the person who stopped at their ranch Monday afternoon and asked for a n pail of water He lie told them he was tra traveling eastward eastward east east- ward by freight trains over the objection objection objection ob ob- ob- ob of two of his daughters in California who he said were well-to- well do A piece of the letter which is believed to have dropped from Crom his pocket read From your affectionate affection affection- ate daughter Eva From Watkins' Watkins description of the victim authorities were led to believe he was not a typical tramp of or the railroads His hands appeared to be besolt soft and unused to rough In it it He was about 60 years old five live feet six inches tall tail and weighed about pounds pots S. S