Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 9 | Howard Faces Murder Charge

I l HOWARD FACES MURDER CHARGE PASADENA Cal April 27 APA AIA AP AI A A murder complaint formally charging J John L. L Howard with the tle slaying of his business partner Victor Victor Victor Vic Vic- tor L. L Co Cooley le wealthy p Pasadena sadena automobile dealer dealer- was issued here this morning by Justice of the Peace Elliot Gibbs Howard was arraigned later and n preliminary hearing set for next Friday when Howard will enter enter a plea to the complaint I The accused slayer was brou brought ht back to court for the arraignment after remaining an hour in the tIle apartment where Cooley was killed There Thero he reconstructed the death struggle which ended with the felling of Cooley by Howard from hammer blows Cooley died April 20 four days after aCter being beaten Throughout the hour in the apartment Howard held to his story of an argument following a drinking i bout He repeatedly laughed as I detectives him and challenged the district attorneys attorney's office to beat his plan to plead guilty and escape the rope