Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-09-12 | Page 24 | Ogden Officers Seek Clues in Mysterious Shooting

Ogden Officers Seek Clues In Mysterious Shooting era hlj father for tore or four days. WilUam Peck, park caretaker, flnt noticed Mr. Spencer lying In the park about a.m. Saturday, but believed him to be a transient. Noting him again at 9:30 a-m, Mr. Peek investigated, saw blood on hia face and called police. known to carry larf nmi of money. However, only a few email cotna were found la Ma pockets, and hia wallet waa empty. Investigating officers Monday were checking- on Mr. Spencer's movements and associate since T p m. Thursday, when he left the home of a brother, Ira Spencer, 2963 Lincoln ave. Checkup with, Mr. Spencer's employers, Ogden Union Railway and Depot Co disclosed he had not worked for three or four days. A son, Robert Spencer. (70 Patterson Pat-terson st also said he had not ar OGDEN, Sept. 11 Ogden poUee Monday were pressing an Investigation Investi-gation into the movements of local railroad engineer who Monday Mon-day was making a fight for Ufa at Thomas D. Dee Memorial hospital, hos-pital, where be Is under treatment for bullet wound la the head. - Glen Spencer, 52, SM-J4th sL, who at first was believed to have beea the victim of beating, later waa discovered by X-ray to have suffered a small-caliber bullet wound almost directly between the eyes. x Hospital attendants, whs reported report-ed Mr. Spencer's condition as still "very critical," Monday said be bad not regained consciousness. Polios were unable to find the weapon In Lester park, where Mr. Spencer, his face spattered with blood, was found unconscious Saturday Sat-urday la the northeast section not far from his home. He waa known to carry a M-caliber rifle in the trunk of his car, which is missing. Detective Frank W. Reeder said Mr. Spencer's gun might have been need la the shooting, and that someone later may have come through the park and picked It up. Police said Mr. Spencer was