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Show Detailed Confessions Made hy Three Detal'ed confessions were made by Oscar Hlanney, Orin Ray Parsona and W. K. Hmlth, the three bandita who were sentenced ta the t'tah state prison yesterday. The statementa were made to Warden tleorfe A. Storre. Thy ahow that the (an, which waa led by Tom Burns, aliaa tlleason. waa one of the moot desperate des-perate ever brought to justice In the West. Hlunney aaid that he waa born In Inyo county. California, and hnd been a miner, tie aaid that he met llurns or Uleaaon at Portola, parted from him. but encountered him later In Loa Angelea. Me claimed to have never committed a crime up to thia time. The pair blew open a aafe at Kellows, Cel., and aecurcd S1-00 worth of traveler' checks and $100 In silver. In Ilakersfleld they met "Shorty" Rvana. Tha three came to Stilt Lake City and met Ortn Parsons.. Oieaaon planned the. robbery of the Penney tore, according to Blanney. BURNS AS LEADER. Parsons said he was from Davenport, Daven-port, la., and had never been In trouble before he met Hums. Ha aaid he caahed forfred checks and money order liven him by Blunnry and Burrs. Kmlt: said 'he came from Teiss and lived In Halt &Jtke two years. He said he met Tom Hums two montha sko in Fait lke. All three men aa-, serted that Burn had confessed to killing an officer at Battle Mountain. I Accordlnc to the bandita, they had! planned ta blow the aafa at the Con-' solldated Oil company her, but wv' It up when a watchman appeared, i They also eonfeaaed to the holdup of two irlrla In front of a local residence. ' In which they obtained Tha po lice say that- Evans and Blanney also, participated In two holdupa on rMsth Bouth street recently, which occurred within a half a block. I |