Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-10-29 | Page 9 | Suspects Deny Charge in Utah Murder

Suspects Deny Charge in Utah Murder Fifth District Court Sets Tentative Beaver Trial Date Telegram State Service BEAVER. Oct. 20 Verne Alfred Brsasch, 24, and Melvin LeRoy Sullivan, 19, were arraigned here Saturday at 10:25 a.m. before Third District Judge J. Allen Crockett on a charge of first degree de-gree murder In connection with the shooting a week ago of Howard W. (Duke) Manzione, service station sta-tion attendant. On the advice of the judge the duo pleaded innocent in order to consult further with their attorneys. attor-neys. Attorneys appointed by the court were Orville Isom for Braasch and Patrick Fenton for Sullivan. Date of trial was tentatively set for Dec. 8 in Beaver county courthouse. court-house. District Atty. Ellis J. Pickett will handle the case for the state. Judge Crockett of Salt Lake City was sitting Saturday for Fifth District Judge Will L. Hoyt. Mr. Manzione, slain a week ago in an attempted holdup of the gasoline station where he worked, was shot four times and beaten over the head by his assailants. Braasch and Sullivan allegedly admitted the slaying to Sgt. C. D. Ross, Las Vegas police department, depart-ment, when they were apprehended in the Navada city Sunday morning. morn-ing. They also gave officers a detailed de-tailed account of the killing, according ac-cording to Sheriff Jasper Puffer and State Highway Patrolman Ernest Pearce, who returned them to Utah to face charges.