Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-20 | Page 28 | Police Ask Aid in Murder Case

POLICE ASK AID AIDIN AIDIN 1 IN MURDER CASE An appeal to the public to assist in n solving the murder of a a. newborn newborn new- new born orn boy whose body was found In Inthe inthe inthe the Jordan river Sunday was made Friday by Salt Lake City police Any information no matter how low vague or now how small it may seem will be gratefully received by jy the police department Detective Detective Detec- Detec tive ive Sergeant McGinness explained explained explained ex ex- ex- ex pointing out that such in information information information in- in formation in the past has often helped police solve d difficult i ff i c cuI u 1 t crimes There need be no fear that the name of any informant will be used in n the investigation or r even mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- in the case he promised All we want is a a. tip by phone note or letter referring to the baby in the river and stating an investigation should be made of or ora a a. certain address or of a a. person The informant need not give his name to police he said The baby's body was found in a paper sack floating in iIi the Jordan river just north of the Fourth South street bridge The baby had been dead about four weeks and apparently had been strangled shortly after birth Major clue in possession of police police police po po- po- po lice a a. black leather bag found Sunday morning at Seventh South and Post streets was given to police by a man who read of the case in the newspaper The bag is believed by police policeto to have been used to carry the body to the river A small price tag similar to those used on jewelry or cosmetics and a bobby pin were found in the bag