Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-06 | Page 2 | No Inquest in Patricide Case

NO INQUEST IN PATRICIDE CASE Boy Will Be Taken in Hand Handby Handby Handby by Juvenile Court ourt Partial exoneration of Harry Hatry Boutel Bouter Bouter Bou- Bou ter tel 15 for fol tho the killing of ot his father tather Charles W. W Beuter Sunda Sunday was Avas contained con con- tamed in the tho announcement ment made to today todar today to- to day dar by County Attorney Arthur E. E Moreton that no inquest into the death will bo hold held Our investigation has proved to us that tho the crime of ot murder was not committed com com- milled Mr Moreton said Judge C C. R R. Bradford of ot tho the Juvenile court will take lake charge of the tho boy this afternoon The Tho youth has hns been In tn the city Jail since a n few hours after his fathers father's death Sunday Sunda Judge Bradford announced announced an an- nO as soon boon as ho he had been notified noti noti- tied fled of the decision not to hold an in inquest inquest inquest in- in quest that his first action would bo be tor Lor to Lo r move tho the boy from the Jail and and make mako a complete completo examination tx of ot the case from the tho Juvenile standpoint The Tho t father thel Was shot as ho entered tho the barn in tho Uia rear of ot the Beuter home to whip the tho boy acc according to the story of ot the bo boy to the tho or ors orz The Tho tol story was corroborated j by bythe bythe bytho the tho mother and amI neighbors who characterized characterized characterized char char- Beuter as a 11 brutal wife beate p pA A small calibre rifle rIno was tho the weapon used by tho the boy He Ho has stated that ho he was terrified when his father followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed ved him to the barn and that ho hn picked up the rifle and pointed it I without Intending to shoot and without without without with with- out knowing that t the gun wax wan loaded Tho The shot was fatal latal and death followed followed fol fob lowed within a few m moments ments