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Show Murderer of Royal S. Hunt Gives Robbery As Motive For Shooting Hunt Befriends Fenley Who Admits He Planned To Shoot Hunt Citizens of this vicinity are still mulling over in their minds the low value placed on human life as they rehearsed the pitiful murder murd-er of Royal S. Hunt, 39, at his ranch home in Central at 6:45 Monday evening by a transient work hand, Vae Monroe Fenley, 17, for the exact sum of $21.51, which the boy had seen him receive re-ceive for the sale of an animal. The young, self-confessed murderer murder-er was befriended by Mr. Hunt last Friday when he was on his way to Nebraska from Glendora, California, Cali-fornia, CCC camp, from which he was dishonorably discharged Wednesday Wed-nesday for repeated thieving. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dclbort Earl Fenley, live at S90 West 7th street, San Pedro, Calif. Catured Near Gunlock Captured at noon Tuesday at the Henry Hunt ranch, near Gun-lock, Gun-lock, and about seven miles from the scene of the slaying, young Fenley was. returned to the Hunt ranch at Central where he reviewed review-ed the details of his act and made full confession. His lack of knowledge knowl-edge of the country caused him to wander around so he had not escaped es-caped far when captured by a Mr. Norman, Government trapper, who was one of the posse enlisted en-listed in the all-night search. (Continued on page eight) Large Crowd Heard Mrs. W. Arthur Jones Give Reading Here Sun. By MABEL JARY1S Mrs. W. Arthur Jones left nothing noth-ing to be desired in her very skillful reading of Lillian Hell-man's Hell-man's play, "The Watch On the Rhine", before a large audience in the St. George stake Tabernacle Taber-nacle last Sunday evening. This was a very difficult play, but Mrs. Jones proved herself adequate ade-quate to every requirement and the audience sat fairly spellbound throughout the nearly two hours required for the reading. Mrs. Jones came through the courtesy of the associated literary clubs of St. George who sponsor the bimonthly bi-monthly Sunday evening book review. re-view. This was an outstanding contribution. Mrs. Laron S. Andrus An-drus presented Mrs. Jones. Covers Anti-Nazi Problems The play is of the present period per-iod and covers the real anti-Nazi problems with Kurt Muller a strong anti-Nazi leader, his American-born wife and their three young children, Joshua, Babbette and Bodo, emphasizing the terrifying terri-fying situations of the old world today, and the seriousness with which such people sacrifice to bring about the hoped-for rebuilding re-building of life for the common people. Other characters include Mrs. Muller's mother, Fanny Fer-rilla, Fer-rilla, a woman of purpose, her brother, David, a young Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, attorney, and two transients from Europe, the count, a very unscrupulous money-seeker, nd his charming peace-loving wife, Martha, and house servants, Annie- and Joseph. Setting for the play is the home of. Fanny Ferrliio's home, 20. miles out from Washington, -D. C, and gfves a close-up of what goes on under our very noses, due to what is happening and has happened during the last two years in Europe. Eur-ope. There comes to one again, the oft repeated statement, "It is better that one man should die at the hands of another, than that nation be swept away", in the solemn slaying of the black-mailing Count, by Kurt Muller, because be-cause he knows that is his only hope of carrying on his mission in behalf of the thousands of persecuted, perse-cuted, misguided people whom he loves. Play Well-Handled With a difficult group of personalities per-sonalities continually concerned in the plot, Mrs. Jones gave a delightful de-lightful and faithful interpretation interpreta-tion of each one, adults and children, child-ren, and will be welcomed again in St. George whenever she has time to read another play. In behalf of the associated clubs, Roxey S. Romney presented Mrs. Jones and husband with a large vase of Dixie chrysanthemums at the conclusion of the program, and many remained to personally commend com-mend the talented reader for her excellent performance. Royal Hunt Murder (Continued from first page) In confessing his crime to Sheriff Sher-iff Antone B. Prince and other officers, Fenley told them that Mr. Hunt had gone into Central for a few minutes following their evening meal. While Mr. Hunt was gone he saddled the horse and hid the gun outside. When Mr. Hunt returned, Fenley stayed outside, while Mr. Hunt started to wash the dishes at the kitchen sink, which faces an outside window. win-dow. Fenley states that he shot Mr. Hunt through this window from a distance of about 12 feet. After Mr. Hunt was shot he, (Mr. Hunt) turned and staggered from the kitchen into another room where the phone was located and called Mr. Arthur Bracken, the Central operator. He then came back into the kitchen and fell when he attempt to step down an eight-inch rise, which is between the two rooms. Fenley said that when Mr. Hunt went into the other room, he thought that he had gone for a gun to "shoot it out with me", and that he (Fenley) waited outside out-side until he saw Hunt fall, then went in and shot him four more timesv Car Frightens Murderer Fenley declared that he then drug the body outside and attempt to put it on a horse, but was unable to lift the body, so tied the rope around the body with the idea of attempting to put it in the pick-up, but before he could go through with it, he saw lights of a car coming from Central. Cen-tral. He reports that he stood by the barn until the car was nearly to the house before disappearing into the hills. In reporting the call from Mr. Hunt, Mrs. Bracken states that when she answered the phone she heard him say: "Help, I'm shot!" When she asked him if she should summon a physician he replied, "Yes, I'm fainting". Fenley's parents arrived Wednesday Wed-nesday in St. George. When Fenley Fen-ley was told by Sheriff Prince that they were here, he refused to see them, and only through the determined insistence of the Sheriff Sher-iff did he agree to see his parents, par-ents, and then wouldn't talk to them at first. According to the Sheriff, the boy's parents said that they had a family of four children and that they had never had any trouble with any of the children until now. They said that this son had only gone through the third grade in school. Bring Birth Certificate The parents brought the boy's birth certificate with them. The certificate indicated that he was 17 in September of this year, and therefore his case would be handled as a juvenile case. When questioned as to how the state would proceed with the case, District Attorney E. J. Pickett replied that it would either come before the. District Court or the Juvenile Court for the first hearing. hear-ing. However, Mr. Pickett explained ex-plained that this would not keep him from receiving the death penalty pen-alty if he was convicted of first degree murder. Prosecution of the case will be under the direction of Mr. Pickett and Andrew Pace, Washington county attorney. Born at St. George, Sept. 30, 1902, Royal S. Hunt, was a son of Royal and Nellie K. Hunt. He was schooled in Central and St. George, and filled a two-year L. D. S. mission mis-sion to the northern states. Following Fol-lowing the work of his father, who died when he was a small boy, he has been one of the most prominent young cattle growers of this area. Surviving besides his mother, Mrs. Nellie Hunt Kurt, are his wife, Phyllis Truman Hunt, whom he married in St. George, May 7, 1931, and four children, Royal Kay Hunt, 15, by a former marriage, Nellie Ray Hunt, 9, Darwin Hunt, 7, and Mary Louise Hunt, aged 14 months. Funeral services were held today, to-day, (Thursday) in the St. George stake Tabernacle, with Bishop Mil-ford Mil-ford Barnum of the Central ward, directing. |