Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-26 | Page 8 | Malice Charged in Clough Case

MALICE CHARGED IN CLOUGH CASE Boy Said to Have Planed Fathers Father's Death OGDEN Nov 26 That That the state slate will make every effort to obtain a conviction of first degree murder in spite of the I extreme youth of the defendant was in inferred inferred in- in today in the opening address to the jury of District Attorney S S. S P Dobbs in the trial of Ray Clough 14 years old old charged with the murder of his father I James Clough on August 21 Mr Dobbs said the prosecution would show that young Clough was angered at athis athis his father and shot him with premeditated premeditated malice He lIe said the state would further show that the young defendant I planned the thc murder of his father be because be cause the latter would not resist I of the juvenile court to send bend the boy to the industrial school Everett Noble a city detective test testified fied that young Clough confessed to him that he had shot his father while the latter was sleeping Noble said however how how- ever ever that the boy told him his insane mother had placed the gun in his hand and told him to shoot Dr R n. W W. Emmett testified that five bullet hullet wounds were Inflicted in the body I of James Clough W V T T. Chapman a railroad man and I friend of the Clough family also testified n fied Three neighbors of the Clough family I E E. W W. Erickson and his wife and Mrs Howell were called to the stand They told of hearing screams from Mrs I Clough about 2 o clock in the morning I I of the shooting