Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-22 | Page 6 | Utahn Denies Murder Guilt

Utahn Denies Murder Guilt Special to The Telegram JUNCTION Piute County Aug 22 Pleading 22 Pleading not guilty when ar arraigned arraigned arraigned ar- ar here Friday morning in Sixth district c court urt to a charge o of murder Walter Waller G G. G Nielson 59 was ordered to trial October 7 7 He is accused of of the water feud feud slaying of Chad Howes 19 last last ast June 21 at Dry Wash nine miles southeast of Marysvale The defendant through counsel counsel counsel coun coun- sel was granted permission of Judge John L. L Sevy Richfield to o visit the murder sc scene ne to ob obtain obain obtain ob- ob tain ain additional evidence He was released in custody of his attorney attorney attorney ney Vernon Erickson Richfield and Sheriff Carl G. G Beebe I Nielson has maintained he shot i ithe the he youth in self defense when he IB discovered him diverting di diverting diverting di- di water from the defendants defendant's defendants defendant's defendants defendant's defend defend- ants ant's property to his own