Show Two Boys Confess Murder of Thomas Rhoades in Cabin on Farm Creek Ernest Trujillo and Harris Murra Murray Mur- Mur ra ray aged 18 are said to have confessed con con- essed to the mir der o of Thomas Rhoades in his cabin cabin on Farm creek five miles hies a above ove on the night of September 26 Nellie Trujillo aged 17 and Elinora Van aged 16 confessed that they were with the boys the body ot of Rhoades was burled buried In Inthe time the Merkley Wash near Tr TridelL The boys who were arrested In Ely Neva Nevada a and the girs who were arrested arrested ar- ar rested In Salt Lake are n now w confined confined con con- fined In the county Jail JaB at Vernal It If they ar are concerned about a out the awful crime and the punishment deserved they do not show It to tors It may be that when left alone they huddle in a dark corner of the jail and fight accusing consciences When a reporter was S admitted to the Jail the other day this is what he saw and heard Trujillo was pIa playing play play- Ing a mouth organ and appeared to get much fun out ot of it Murray was aB deep fn n a thrilling story Nellie and Ellnora Elinora were singing II Taint to Rain no More When asked how they were getting along all that time the Vernal jail was more like home They had three squares a day In Salt Lake they ther had mush m twice a day At last accounts the elate date of the preliminary hearing had not been set y j Salt Lake Tribune Oct 1 4 Confessions were gained front from both Ernest Ernet and Trujillo and Harris Tom Murray yesterday at the county county coun- coun ty jail that the murdered Thomas Rhoades a rancher of Farm Creek near Fort Duchesne September er 26 according to the Ithe police Trujillo was examined first and lie he related d the details of the the the-c eolk 1 of the ranchman In his bed The admissions all all- missions of Murray were made yesterday yes yes- Cs ay afternoon and were su same as those disclosed by The lads the they both gave their ages as 1 18 S were calm yesterday ender under un- un der examination which was made by D Chief of Detectives De Riley M. M Beckstead Deck Beck stead Lester Wore ire and Sheriff Sher rr Late ts Richardson of Uintah count county Ift ca came e here to take the slayers to Uintah county and will probably leave with them some tune time today Trujillo the younger looking ot of the two was apparently calm a and ll at peace with the world after fter his confession con con- fesson yesterday He looked out or of orthe the window do the room where tile the Questioning was taking place md and said Gee theres there's no airplane out today I guess its it's too windy Murray is more taciturn and appeared appear appear- e ed 1 to be fatigued His answers were slow and he told a halting tale Both told how they planned the murder on Thursday the day before belore it was put Into execution and ot of their female confederates Nellie NelUe Trujillo TruJillo Tru- Tru 16 sister of Ernest and Ell I nora Van 17 years ot of age The Tho two J girls are beIng heM held In time the Jan jail f The two youths told how thC rode Int into the yard ot of the fhe Rhoades ranch after having cut two clubs In a nearby thicket with which to dispatch the rancher They Ther hailed him and he Invited them to como come inthe lu in the house where he lIved atone alone volunteered the that they had bad lost one of their horses while fishing and the rhe invited them to spend the night f Nerve X co Wavers a 18 The plan they had made was wor working work work- In ing perfectly but they V demurred and started out why they could not tell Then they the d decided according to the stor story told b by Murray Murra that the they as well finish time the Job as long as the they had started olit to todo todo do it They turned back and went to time the ranch house again Rhoades had retired and they aroused roused 1 film 1 by knocking lIe let thom them In and told them to get a bed which was vas outside the tho house and make themselves comfortable f for forthe r the night Thc They did so 80 and both In lay laytown town lown ostensibly to go to if ep After Arter the lights Were put out ont they feigned slumber and when hen Rhoades f fok was a again aln sleeping they arose and ok the clubs they had bad carried with I Ithem them into the house bouse to do the tho thing they had set out to do I Murray struck n a match he be said Id J o enable to cn ble Trujillo to to see the sleepIng sleeping sleep sleep- Ing mer m-mer mer and the Mexican boy raised his club to strike So eL stayed his hand hand hand-a a stirring conscience con con- science perhaps To quote Hurray's urray'S confession Ernest was going to hit him and His heart rt failed hIm I 1 guess gUSS II Other I hail d Tries Murray then took the club while Trujillo l eW matches I 1 went over an and hit I him q- q dout nt know how ninny times Umes Murray said At the beginning ot of the onslaught the farmer atm r raised himself himsel in bed nt- nt g to ward off ort the tho blows Trujillo hit him with his fist and the rain ot of blows bloTS Irons Irom l Hurray's club increased ased The farmer t was left unconscious but evidently not Jai t They tied lied imi hands and gagged bins Then Trujillo started to go gl thi Ugh the ranchers rancher's trunk which was wa standing in the room lIe He found nothing in inthe inthe the tra tray His search for or the hidden treasure conti continued Finally Final Final- ly he found In the bottom bollom ot of the trun t two ho 20 bills sad 50 in silver sil- sil 1 ver er This was the treasure far the they had killed their mam They were afraid to stop at this point the they said and so the they took Rhoades' Rhoades automobile loaded in the halt dead e d farmer and started to- to toward ward tine the Trujillo ranch On tw the recovered consciousness amid alid b begged for tor his life UCe promising the the boys jobs and nione money They 1 1st st lP d the car and found a large luge rock rock wJ t i lh they used to silence th the pleas o t meir victim Join Party W When 1 n n neared ared the Trujillo 1 ranch Ernest hurried on to o warn war the f girls girl b get ready to leave Toni Tom TU t rl dt JM l ba fr g the dead farmer The others returned returned re- re turned and the girls stood by J nile the two boys bos tumbled the body into the hastily hasUl dug grave and started to cover it wIth earth Before covering cover cove Ing It however ho the made sure life was extinct b by crushing crushing- the head with another large rock The body buried the Quartet hastily embarked and started out for California The girls were rt ft rtIn In SnIt Salt Lake when th the trail became hot and the youths were arrested in inEl El Ely Nev while trying to ml e tae tte coast In the Stolen ear cat The boys were brought back Thursday night from Ely by Sheriff Sherif Benjamin DenJamin R. R Harries are be- be leg held at the county j jail until they can be returned to count coun- coun t ty a |