Show OFFICERS ARREST PARTY OF FOUR FOR THEFT OF GASOLINE ASOLINE fi two men and two women charged with stealing ng aviation fl prom from federal airport two men and two women alleged to have been responsible tor for looting of 0 the store of 0 equipment at the government airport on oil the black hill and the theft of nine 5 gallon cans of aviation gasoline were captured by washington county officers wednesday ni morn orn ing anil and are being held for federal authorities A federal investigator Is expected to be in st george saturday tho the burglary Is alleged to have been committed about friday night light but was not reported to tile the sheriffs office until sunday morning w when lien arthur fawcett lawce tt caretaker discovered covered lis the loss an investigation was made that day but no evidence or cloea found the following day fawcett found tracks down the ridge into st george valley and the wooden boxes which held the gas cans thrown under a cliff other items lost in the raid included pliers a a saw aw three ropes part bf the contents contenta of a first aid kit friction tape rubber dubber tape and minor tools distinct car tracks were found at the tha toot foot ot or the hill A print made by sheriff win brooks and deputy john 11 II cottain indicated that two rear tires wro now new double diani diamond ond U S tires tuesday afternoon mil bill warren 23 appealed to the sheriff tor for food and was waa referred to cottam food was given him but no money and he became angry cottam cottain followed him to big car and found the rear tires to be identical with those of 0 tile the which had carried oft off the airport loot tile the man and a woman mrs nellie fryrea ruthford who accompanied him were brought hack back to the sheriffs office tor for questioning at first the couple doclar declared eI they had a camp south ot of it t georgo george on the santa clare clara creel creek tt jt nothing was vas found ther theto e by the officers they tried bv evasion aslon b but t i finally promised to lead th thc jhc e btty or t farm 0 thal caknip aaflie at the indian i I 1 I 1 airs nuth Ruth fords daughter esther munoz about 15 was at tile the tarap sito site but a brother of warren melvln melvin about 33 was gone none ot of the stolen goods was found the young girl was persuaded to call tho the elder warren who returned from hldI hiding ngIn in the hills for qu quee tio dioning ning after examination the tha evl evi dence given by each of the four was so ao inconsistent that officers were positive they had the right parties indians stewart snow policeman and seth bushenll Bu were hired to guard the camp tor for thle the night wednesday morning W E thomas of tile the airways department and arthur fawcett accompanied tile the officers cerf back to the camp and identified ropes and other small articles artl arti clen cleo cottam found whore where the gasoline was burled buried and six five gallon cans were recovered washington county news |