Show SLENDER CLUE CU MUD LED LD TO y THOMPSON THOMPSONS ARREST 1 10 0 That tho the fiLth at nt tho time Hmo supposedly edly unimportant things s mean much In hi tho tim career carcer of ot a LL criminal was I r c never bettor better Illustrated than In the slight clues cIus that led kd to tho the arrest of oC William and Willard mard Thompson in connection con n cUon with tho holding up of or tho the Curt Curl i house louse Rambling gambling room and tho attempt to rob tho ton Layton bank Tho day a tho the attempted robber robbery oft tho bank Thompson and Bi hired a n motorcycle from a local dealer r and road rond It part way to Layton ton when It broke down Apparently to lo convince tho tIm owner that thc they were honest honet m men n they engaged a farmer to bring the tho Jn machine back bacle to this cit city boar boarded ed an That afternoon Thompson Oregon Sh Short Line Lino train at Layton and rodo to this city Among tho the passengers rs on the train was Jo Joseph eph e chief Jailor at nt tho the county Jail As soon a as 1 tho the thone ne news s 's of or the tho attempted robbery ry of ot the tho bank reached the sheriffs sheriff's office Bur Bur- o told tho sheriff f of Thompsons Thompson's s trip from Layton Investigation showed that Thompson and hod been to together to- to gether on a num number r of occasions Tho The of officers of- of net et out to l locate ate and arrest rest the two men Bringhurst was onas arrested In Ogden Ogdon Ogdena a R. few da days later and Is nerving in a twelve year sentence en nce In the tho state prison Thompson Thomp son on woe wa arrested at Butto Butte Friday afternoon afternoon after after- noon and Md was brought to tho the county Jail jall last night by Sheriff Sharp During tho the trip from Butto Butte to th thin s city S Thomp Thompson on e evinced a strong strong- desire desiro to tomake tomake make a full fuU confession of his hiM part of the tho affair hut the tho sheriff did not u uro him himon himon on om When ben told that had pawned tho the revolver er which was stolen from tho the night watchman at the tho Layton Lulon bank In an Ogden pawn awn shop Thompson said fool ho was Well what in a- a When reminded of his trip from Layton on tho the Short Line Thompson said Mid Well V J. J that's where I was a chump But I never nevar thought that anyone would I notice me mc When n asked why wIn he ho struck Harry K Keats ats over tho the head with a rc oh revolver r In tho the house hous gambling room Thompson denied that It was ho he who o did this hit Keats Kents All An that I did was a to k keep el them covered with Ith a 1 gun hUn while BrInghurst went through them thorn said raid he Thero There I Is a 3 strong suspicion In certain that Bringhurst and Thompson mR may know something about another and more serious crime On the tho morning of oC January 18 1903 the tho dead all body of Jacob C. C an aged man who lived d near Lovendahl about two and a n. half miles south fouth of Murray was found In his little I I home Tho old man had hail been heen murdered murder I and the tho money he was as supposed to keep keepIn In his hla homo home was gone JOne It Is now claimed that Bringhurst and Thompson were seen In the vicinity of the old man mans homo horno tho the night before tho the murder murdel was committed and that a n. da day or two lator later both appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap to have pl plenty of mone money She riff Sharp stated this morning that Clo so far lar he had nothing with which to connect connect connect con con- and Thompson with the tIre murder of tho the old man but that he would make a a. thorough h Investigation atlon |