Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-03-03 | Page 2 | Idaho Murder Suspect Held

IDAHO MURDER SUSPECT HELD Mob Threatens ns Alleged Slayer Slay Slay- er of t. t f Kin Kin Sheriff After f er Capture by Posse TWIN FALLS Idaho M March rc 3 3 1 LeRoy Uttley 50 accused of shoot shoot- lag ng and killing Sheriff Sherif Robert Robert- S S. S Walton Valton and William P. P Gardner Uttley's law brother and dangerously danger danger- wounding Mr Mrs Elva Elya Gardner his us law mother at Rupert Friday night was captured by a posse who found him in bed at his c cabin bin early Saturday l Brought to the he Twin Falls county j jail ail for tor safekeeping after alter a crowd hAd iad gathered at Rupert following his hs capture Uttley was declared by officers oUi- oUi cers to have confessed the shootings They quoted Uttley as saying he shot hot and anti killed Sheriff Walton when the he officer appeared at the door o of f hiS hii ils cabin in response to a Q summons from rom Mrs Gardner Then they said he le confessed he went to Mrs GardnerS Gardner's Gardners Gard ners ner's house half hat a block bleck away sway sho shot t and killed her and then their shot and wo wounded his brother law William Gardner Confessing the shooting of the sher shere ff iff the officers said Uttley stated th the e officer appeared in j doorway o a ohis f his cabin and said rome pome ome on No fiNo Bob Im I'm not riot going Uttley replied Then he said sold Walton drew his gun and Uttley fired hitting the officer in n the heart Word that a crowd was wu gathering at Rupert in an ugly mood after Uttley had been brought here led lee officers to take him to an un unannounced unannounced unan unan- an noun cd destination early Saturday