| Show IN HANDS OF MARSHAL BURRUS AND SHERIFF GILL murderer is old friend of former crime was ot without cause from standard i still feigning insanely lly percy J tuster cr the confessed wife murderer who was captured in this city on thursday last left ogden at 7 last evening for guthrie ky the scene of the crime in charge of two kentucky officers last night if the murderer slept at all it was while he was handcuffed to the men in whose custody he was marshal burrus and C E gill sheriff of guthrie came to ogden armed with the necessary papers for the return of the fugitive somehow these officers entertain the idea that they were on a wild goose chase fearing that when they arrived here it would only be to discover that it was the wrong anan they were highly elated however to find that they had entertained false ideas and it was the man for whom they had searched since the detection ozithe crime the two officers were seen by a reporter for this paper shortly after their arrival and stated that they had left guthria on tuesday night last they expressed themselves as being highly pleased that the capture had been made here which they considered very clever work on the part of the local police sir burrus said that he bad lived next door neighbor to the lusters in guthrie but that when he confronted the prisoner at the station house luster pretended not to know him this they took to be merely a dodge on the part of the murderer who has more or less feigned insanity ever since ho has been incarcerated in the city basl we have engaged a section on a guilman sleeper said the big marshal in order that we may sleep with the prisoner handcuffed to us we do not intend to give luster any chance to take his life which we feel that he would do it the least opportunity afforded itself he also stated that he thought that luster would come this way and make for canada but that he thought be be further along on his journey than this point he stated that Guthrie 1 was a small place of only about and that the interest in the not very great there he personally went to nashville to see the parents ot the murdered woman concerning a reward but they only wished never to see the again and offered no reward tor hs apprehension before the time arrived tor luster to leave his cell in the city prison afe asked one of the trusties to extend to mrs snyder his thanks for the nice things that she had given him to eat mrs snyder went up to see the prisoner he at once asked it she was mrs snyder and when informed that she was luster thanked her in person for her kindness in preparing food for him and bade her good bye he was entirely rational at that time and when he was taken from the cell to the office below previous to his departure luster asked for a drink of liquor this was obtained for him marshal burrus then proceeded to place the handcuffs on the prisoner luster then remarked 1 I will go along without that mr burrus replied yes I 1 know you would but the saw requires me to put them on sou awill make them as comfortable as possibly and you know me percy we will take good care of you to this Luster nodded his head it was necessary tor the officers to assist the prisoner to the patrol wagon on account of his being so weak he appeared a very dejected and paid but e attention to what was going on about him it was plain to all that mr felt keenly the painful duty devolving upon him in having ta take back to their home his former neighbor to face such a serious charge since the arrest the police have unearthed ane fact that luster made a full and complete confession of his crime to other parties previous to his being into custody in this confession fes sion luster described in most minute details the horrible deed stating that the reason he was careful in selecting a cartridge with a steel bullet was that a lead bullet might flatten against a bone and not instantly 1411 his victim he also told of the arrangements thai he had made for bs escape from the clutches of the law and threatened that he would kill any one who attempted to arrest him and then take his owr life for tills purpose luster carried his pistol in his coat pocket at all times however his arrest came as a surprise and ho aid not have the opportunity to put his plan into execution ec ution according to the guthrie authorities luster did not commit the deed wholly without cause and some doubts are repressed as to the possibility of the fellow banging forthe for the crime |
