Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-02-11 | Page 3 | Slain Woman's Corpse Found

I SLAIN WOMANS WOMAN'S CORPSE FOUND Charge Farmer Fanner With Brutal Murder of Own Family I PLYMOUTH ind md reb Feb 11 Ray RayD RayD D Smith prominent Marshall county farmer who was arrested hero here Saturday night eight charged wIth the tho slaying of ot lui hI his grandmother fro Mr Francis Francl Sweet S 83 years year old was vas questioned by officials Sunday for tor his possible connection with the tho slaying of ot several other members ot of hI his bis family who ho have met deaths In th the past few tew years GRUESOME FIND Smith wa was arrested last night on information furnished by his wife Iwho vho Is alleged to have base e stated that SmIth killed l hi his grandmother two years years ago Mrs airs Sweet disappeared at that time timp and the general belief belloC was that she he had committed sul- sul suicide sui suicide Iwas cide chic Alter After Mrs Smiths Smith's story of- of of officials tidal searched the Smith farm tarm and today discovered tho the grandmothers grandmother s shron shrunken kon and almost unrecognizable able corpse burled buried beneath the tho con con- concrete con concrete crete foundation of ot a Officials said Sunday night they are 10 circumstances surrounding the death of ot Smith Smiths Smith's rather father mother and a former wife wito The Tho father tather It was said wa was tho of a brutal hammer murder The mother and wife were or of poison polon ru TEED WIFE VWE Mrs Smith told officials today she he knew of ot Mrs Irs S Sweets eat a 8 death since 0 a few tow da das davs s after ater the woman was killed Constant Contant tear fear for tor her life agitated by threats of ot her hus hue husband husband band had kept her silent r regarding the tho affair she said Fear that her husband would kill her In a tit fit of ot anger finally caused her to seek a divorce and protection from the authorities she said Smith who Is a wealthy tanner farmer has been boen a II prominent figure In local church and el civic chic Ie affairs lie He Ihas ha declined to make an state state- statement ment regarding the charge ot- ot of officials said eald