Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-23 | Page 4 | California Boy, 14, Admits Brutally Slaying Pal, 13

California Boy Boa 14 Admits Brutally Slaying Pal 13 I LOS ANGELES Aug 23 UP year old Richard Jensen confessed to police today that he strangled stabbed and slashed his year old companion Billy Williams to death yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day in a makeshift playroom under the Jensen home because he was teasing me about being an ex convict Young Jensen a curly red- red I haired youth was rel released ased last June from the state reformatory at Whittier after he be had served a month 13 sentence for petty theft and malicious mischief He was arrested today at Venice near-by near beach resort He rode away from his parents' parents home in Montrose on his bicycle late yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- after telling his mother Mrs Frances Jensen Dont come under the house bouse I Ma Ive I've Just killed Billy Wil Wll- h liams ams I did it I did it he be told arresting arresting arresting ar ar- ar- ar resting officers Billy was as teasing me about being be beIng being be- be ing an ex convict So I let Jet him have it it The Williams boy was strangled with a copper wire beaten with a ahammer ahammer ahammer hammer slashed with a butcher knife and a razor blade and stabbed with a sheep shears