Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-28 | Page 7 | Paroled Woman's Tip Leads to Arrests in Mystery Killing

Paroled Womans Woman's Tip Tin Leads to Arrests in Mystery Killing I BRUNSWICK Ga Oct 28 UP Pl- Pl Police today credited a paroled woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man convict with furnishing information information information in in- formation which led to the arrest of four men in connection with the old month mystery slaying of Dr Charles H. H Lee year old clergyman Police Chief J. J E E. E Register announced announced announced an an- the arrest of two St. St Simons Simon's Simons Simon's Simons Simon's Si Si- mons mon's island resort operators Henry Henry Henry Hen Hen- ry J. J Cofer Gofer and W. W H. H Cofer Gofer and two negroes identified as George Cleyborn and Willie Green And last night Chief of Police Ben T. T Watkins of Macon credited by Glynn county officials with playing playing playing play play- ing an on important part in the investigation investigation on s said id Mrs Carrie Stevens who with her husband H. H Grady Stevens was sentenced on robbery counts shortly after Dr Lee was shot supplied the needed lead Mrs Stevens Watkins said in a casual remark to relatives while she was seeking a parole told of observing as an innocent spectator one of the Cofer brothers pay a negro the night Dr Lee was shot Officers questioned her further about the case and she was paroled October 12 H Her r husband Chief Watkins said is still sUll in prison Chief Watkins said Dr Lee went before the Glynn county Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick Bruns Bruns- wick grand jury about 10 days before before before be be- fore his death with a demand foran foran for foran an investigation of gambling and vice on St St. Simons Simon's island Watkins reported one of the Cofer brothers was heard to say Weve Veve got to get rid of that preacher Chief Register in sn announcing the four arrests yesterday said one of the negroes George Cleyborn made madean an oral confession implicating the white men and naming the other negro Willie Green as the actual slayer Dr Lee rector of historic Christ Episcopal church and noted for his bis outspoken disapproval of vice and gambling was shot as he sat in inthe inthe inthe the study of the church rectory near midnight last February 5 S