Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-26 | Page 2 | Murder Charge in Lee Homicide

I 1 I I I i I II I I CHARGE IN LEE HOMICIDE Chief Beckstead Swears to tc Complaint in Case Murder in the first degree was wa charged against George Warren Warr n who shot and killed Ira Lee yesterday ira ita ina ir it a negro club at 15 South Third Vest street in a complaint prepared bj by Assistant County Attorney Ray y Elsmore Els- Els more more- today Chief of Detectives Beckstead swore to the complaint The shooting Is alleged to have ocI occurred occurred oc oc- during a quarrel over money matters According to witnesses of the shoot shoot- ing Lee entered the clubroom apI approached approached ap ap- ap- ap Warren and asked him il II he had a gun On receiving an affirmative affirmative af at reply he is said to have attempted to draw a weapon while Warren dropped behind a billiard table table ta ta- ble and fired two shots Lee died less than an hour later althe althe al at atthe the emergency hospital The first bullet grazed the shoulder and th thE the second lodged in his breast Warren was taken into custody alFirst alFirst al at First South and State streets when he hailed a passing patrol wagon He said he was on his way to the police station to surrender himself He entered entered entered en en- the wagon and went with the officers to the scene of the shooting Witnesses of the shooting named by Chief Beckstead in m his complaint were H. H Fields South Second East William Stone 15 South Third West M. M C. C Perkins East Seventh South C. C Ford 15 South Third West Harry Bacher West Third North