Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-12-17 | Page 12 | Fourth Killer Suspect Held

FOURTH KILLER SUSPECT HELD SAN FRANCISCO Dec 17 UP aLast P- P Last of a quartet captured in connection connection connection con con- with the head and hands killing of Harry R. R Miller retired Cincinnati fire captain Frank Gore Williams was held here today for Indiana state police Williams was arrested yesterday in a downtown store where he had ad gone to work Tuesday Inspectors George Engler and Harry Husted said Williams signed a statement admitting participation in the abduction of Miller whose dismembered body was found in Kentucky last summer He denied he was involved in the killing Names Leader In Brookville Ind md Captain Matt Leach head of the state police said two state officers would leave by plane today to return Williams who waived extradition Engler and Husted Hasted said Williams named Heber L. L Hicks as the leader eader in the abduction plot that ended in death for the wealthy retired fire captain Hicks is on trial at Brookville Brookville Brook Brook- ville yule for murder in connection with the killing William A. A Kuhlman was arrested a week ago today in Portland Ore after a theater holdup and extradited extradited extradited extra extra- to Brookville where he testified testified testified fied yesterday in Hicks' Hicks trial He and J. J J. J the fourth man are awaiting trial Offered Each 2000 The inspectors said Williams told them Hicks whom he described asa as asa asa a chauffeur and sort of secretary to Captain Millers Miller's sister Miss Flora Miller offered him Kuhlman Kuhlman Kuhl Kuhl- man and 2000 each to aid aidin aidin aidin in abducting Miller so he could get the elderly mans man's bonds worth more than The death of Captain Miller came cameto cameto cameto to light when his head and hands hands' were were found in a pond near Carrollton Carroll- Carroll ton Ky He had been missing since the night of June 10 when the accused accused ac ac- ac- ac four men went to his homei home near New Trenton Ind md slugged him into unconsciousness and drove away with him the officers quoted Williams the wine of Champagne victory is seldom drunk by Frenchmen of ol of the middle or ordinarily well do class clas except on holidays