Show I I I i Denton Strangled Jury Sa Says Say i iO I O- O 0 0 0 0 Q Open Verdict Given in Case Cas HE likeness above is is that of Joseph Rodriguez who confessed that THE T THE fHE he was a party to the strangling of Jacob C. C Denton Los Angeles capitalist implicating Mrs R. R C C. C Peete whose portrait is is shown below who who was was a tenant of the Denton home in Los Angeles at the time lime of Dentons Denton's disappearance Rodriguez later repudiated his confession s. s jt J L x 1 5 r I. I S 'S t 1 5 5 y 5 1 4 oj I 5 I c tSe 5 Sy tS Y 5 5 s 5 r a ft t S GA 4 I 43 2 j. j S M t Mrs Pe PeSte te Denied Opportunity unity u- u t to Question Witnesses ses Called at Hearing i os ANGELES Calif Oct Oc 9 LOS L Jacob lacob C. C Denton bound body was found in the cellar of I his home here September 23 23 came to his death by probable strangulation stran stran- homicidal by person or persons persons per per persons sons unknown according to the verdict verdict ver ver- dict rendered by the jury at th the Inquest inqUEst in inquest in- in quest t today day Counsel for tor Mrs R. R C C. Peete a former former for for- tor-I tor mer occupants occupants' of the Denton flenton house demanded permission to cross examine cross examine the witness but was refused Joseph Rodriguez 23 years old claiming claiming claiming claim claim- ing to be the son of a wealthy Arizona rancher confessed at San Francisco I last t Thursday that h he had ha murder murdered d Denton He later repudiated the con- con fesl lesiOn n arid and said he had told the story st ry only for the purpose of gaining g noto noto- v S Rodriguez involved according to the San Francisco police Mrs II H. C. C Peete former r lessee of or Dentons Denton's home as haw hawing ing been present In the house at the time Lou Heller a companion as his accomplice and James Crowhurst and Mrs Crow Crowhurst hurst as witnesses was arrested at San an Francisco charged with year old Josephine Villareal HeI He claimed then to be an officer working on the Denton case cas case I According to the San an Francisco police police po po- lice t Rodriguez said tho tho thA f for r I Den Den- tb tOns tOn's S Sm m murder d was r was drawn draw up by Mrs i Peete leete and he was only drawn it u because he was threatened with the penitentiary for other offenses if he re- re fused j crowhurst Crowhurst implicated by Rodriguez lie Ho at San Quentin is a a. former convict Jim was the tho leader of at the tho famous Crow gang here fifteen years ago Rodriguez told the police he received 2000 for his share from the murder but that he lost it all at Tiajuana and went to his fathers father's ranch in Arizona where he spent the last two months |