Show TRY TO LYNCH i KILLER FEARED LEWISTON Mont April April 16 UP p Sheriff E. E J. J Dolve declared to today today today to- to day he feared an attempt might be mado made to lynch Lee Simpson who confessed slaying three men anc and listing 14 others as intended victims vic vic- victims vic vic- tims tinis if Simpson was taken to the Golden Valley county jail at Ryegate Rye- Rye gate Dolve Golden valley sheriff and himself named on Simpsons Simpson's death list said Simpson owner of several Leveral Golden Valley county ranches would be held in jail here until the aroused public feeling in the Ryegate Ryegate Rye Rye- gate community subsided Sheriff Guy Tullock of Lewiston to whom year old Simpson surrendered surrendered surrendered sur- sur rendered yesterday said Simpson confessed last night to the three and said he listed the 14 others for death because he believed they were plotting to steal his ranch property Three Victims Victim The three slaying victims were Robert and Ge Gerald ald McDonald brothers and Simpsons Simpson's ranch em em- and Arthur Burford Sheriff Dolves Dolve's deputy Burford was killed in a four- four bo hour r gun battle at Simpsons Simpson's ranch near Ryegate Thursday night While Sheriff Dolve returned to Ryegate for help Simpson fled After his surrender in Lewiston yesterday Simpson told officers he had buried the bodies of the McDonald McDonald McDonald Mc Mc- Donald brothers near a golf course at Roundup 38 miles from his ranch Sheriff Hullock said Simpson told him he shot Robert McDonald Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day afternoon at his lower ranch of which Robert was caretaker Simpson said he Bludgeoned Gerald McDonald to death with a hatchet the the next evening at another of his ranches the Sahara Sheriff Tullock Tullock Tul Tul- lock related Among Four Named Officers believed the McDonald I brothers were among four McDonalds McDon McDon- aids named in the purge list of 16 I which Simpson surrendered in Lewiston Lew- Lew iston Sheriff Dolve and Burford went to Simpsons Simpson's ranch after two Lewiston Lewiston Lewiston Lewis- Lewis f ton Livestock Credit association agents reported Simpson drove them away from his home at rifle point Simpson opened fire from his stone ranch house as the officers stepped from their car One bullet hit Burford's arm another whistled through Sheriff Dolves Dolve's hat After dark Sheriff Dolve said Simpson Simpson- emerged from the house I and found the hiding place of BurI Burford Burford Bur- Bur I ford apparently unconscious from fromI I several wounds suffered in the blazIng blaz- blaz Ing siege t. t Sheriff D Dolve said Simpson fired fireda a a fatal shot into Burford's head Awhile Sheriff Dolve aimed several shots at Simpson in the darkness Simpson returned to the house and Sheriff Dolve went for help |