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Show I If w I lireeYoting Men, I Held for Murder of a California!. Confess IrU Several new phases developed today 1n the arrest of the throe youths hem I'i yesterday, who are alleged to have mur- Mri dered Michael J Needham, at Baden. i, few miles out of fun I"ranM ;co. on th? mtrht of October 31 Two of .e thr-e youths under arrest h.ivo confessed to hnj the rime accordinT to Sheriff Peterson init tho third member refuse to speak )M c'orl Cole Is reported by Sheriff Peter- .Aj ton to have made a confession of the J complete details of the tragedy. Janus Kendall alias James Helm, attired n soldier's overseas uniform.. Is also reported to hnye made a confesrion j.ij The three youths, according to Helm, ljj had planned on leaving San Francta o iJ end going east The Cole brothers sug- ififl gestcd hiring Needham to take them .Hk cut of San Francisco and also suggested the crime. When th car was hired, tt J proceeded toward Baden nith Needhan ft! at the wheel and Carl Cole in the front CARL COLE. seat. In the rear wore Fred Cole an 1 James Helm. When the car neare I Baden. Fred Cole Is alleged to haw struck Needhani over the head with a hammer. The first blow stunned Need-ham, Need-ham, but he was able to put up a flgh i The three boys, according to Helm, then I carried the fight to the road, taklnc Needhaitl from the machine. Once outside out-side of the car. Keedham It said to have fought desperately but the odis were against him The three assailants then proceeded I to bind and gag their victim, uslnc J chloroform In their awful work. Youths Leave In Mifhinc. Following ih- fitrht with Keedham, the three made their get-away In the rn-t-chine a 101" model Marmon car Prior to leaving the scene of the crime, the ' murderers took N'eedhnm to some underbrush un-derbrush at the roadside where itv-y j bound the body with twine. This phase ED DOLE. - of the crime Is one which ad to the arrost. The lod.v of Nesdh&m was discovered dis-covered noar linden by Spoze Benota, n vegetable pcddlc-r. The unwound ball of string in the road attracted the ;it-nitcntion ;it-nitcntion of Denoto. who Immediately started to wind up the string whih led to a clump of willows, in which he found the dead body of N'eedham. Police Informed. The police of San Francisco were notified noti-fied and a nation-wide senrh was started. start-ed. In leaving the scene, the criminals left little or no eiw. The only tell tale3 obtained by the Snn Fr.nn. Ireo authorities were a button from a coat owned 'y Helm and a piece of khaki colored cloth, which was attached to a bottle which 'contained chloroform. The metal part ; of a small tack-hammer was also found. Eleven dollars In cash was taken fro.n I the body of N'eedham. but the murderers murder-ers depart- d leaving a gold watch. Leave Car at Wendover. Leaving the scene of the erlme, the I youths made their wa east and arrived I at Wendover, L'tah. last Saturday afternoon. after-noon. They spent Sunday and Monda at Wendover. Six miles out of Wen I-1 I-1 over, they wrecked the machine but returned lo Wendover where they closed a deal with J. Conley, owner of a ho i tel. whereby Conlry obtained the Marmon Mar-mon car by trading an old Paige car nnd J2S0 In monej The pavment. ac- ordinK to Conley. who is In Ogdm, was rdven JleO cash and a check for $150 I drawn on the National COppcr bank cf i Salt Lake. Conley stated this morning that the I boys said the car had caused them con-Bldenible con-Bldenible trouble and that the money Which they had wnn obtained from Mi I estate which thej caid had been left to ! them and was fast dwindling to nothing. 1 That was the cause given to Conley by , the youths while at Wendover as the reason rea-son for selling the machine, which wai badly damaged. Conley stated airo that j during their stay at bis hotel their nc-, nc-, Hons created no j-usplcloit.-.. but thoy ' were well ). lmved and be na1 no reason 1 to doubt them However, he gave thorn i s check for $130 to insure him time in which to corroborate their story con-! con-! cerning the ownership of the car. j A Wendover he had no doubt as '.o . the ownership, according to bin story. an Fred Cole, of the three men. posed as N'eedham. He ga e various evidence i of Identification such as taxi receipt.-, . license receipts, ownership cards, and other material. The two Cole brothers. 1 who claim to be twinr. poacl as 'inlf I brothers at Wendover and stated that they were eouaina of Hakn Trio Arrives at Kelton After their departure from Wendovor I the trio went north to Kelton. l'tah. I where they damaged the Paige enr In a ; second accident At Kelton they sold the Paigv- to C H. Jones for $12.".. claim-! claim-! Ing that they could not afford to pay j for the costs of repairs. Jones wired to Conley for an ordo j making the sale legal, but before Jon -9 I received the answer he purchased the j machine and the nicn departed ur I Ogden When the automobile wan sold to Jones. J. Frank Glmlln conductor on the Southern Pacific train, witnessed ! the (aile. The strangei arrived in Ogden late I Thursday nfternoon. according to the I Sheriff's department, and stopped at the ' Marion hotel Yesterday efternoon they jentered the Ptngrec National bank and .attempted to cn;h the check gicn them by Conley at Wendover. The were ln-' ln-' formed that the check would have to j be verified and that If they would rw-I rw-I turn they could probably get the money. Aa the- banks of tho stato had b n notified to be on the lookout , fur tho I chock, the sheriffs office was notified and the men were arrested at a locat ihoatre, by Sheriff Peterson and depu I ties. At the office of Sheriff Peterson I yesterda , a search of the three re-jvealed re-jvealed considerable personal propfrty. i Helm was asked for his revolver, to which he replied that he had none. A 32-ealibre revolver was later found on him while two new revolvers of .38-caliber .38-caliber were taken from the Colo brothers Carl Cole had the check when arrested, with about $5 In small change. Fred Cole had about $50 In currency while Helm had $75. Unaware of Needham's Death. Two of the three men were unaware ;of the fact that Needham died as a ro-jsult ro-jsult of the assault Fred Cole, alleged ito be the murderer, refuses to speak land Is the only member of the gang j who knows Needham Is dead Helm and Carl Cole have confessed. Carl i Cole declares that Needham was hit on the head twice with the hammer, !the first blow being administered by Frpd Cole It is not known who dealt jthe other blows. Bloody Uniform Found. At the Marlon Hotel the members jof the sheriff's department found several sev-eral trinkets in a suitcase, which is the property of Helm. A uniform cov-ered cov-ered with blood was found. The uniform uni-form is of the American army and is one which was worn overseas. Two sold service stripes adorn the right sleeve. i Hrlm Is alleged to have purchased the unlfnim in San Francisco and off i-i&lfl i-i&lfl of the local sheriff's office are of ! i ho opinion the man did not serve dur-Qg dur-Qg the world war. At the county jail today Holm was all smiles. When asked questions In regard to the murder he replied: "In our offorls to Ret east, the Cole boys planned to make the trip in an automobile We had thought to spend be winter in the Uintah section of Utah, trapping for furs. The car and the entire affair was planned by the Colo boys They suggested tho theft I of the car and the entire matter was' planned before Needham was hired. It is the first time that I have ever been mixed up in crime and I am ready to face the court." When asked if the Cole boys had ever been connected with crime in the past. Helm replied: While 1 am not familiar with their past records, I am quite positive that I the twins h ave been in other scrapes. In fact, both boys stated before, the staging of the show that it would be an easy matter and one of the easiest that they had ever attempted," This statement led the officials here lo believe that the two brothers have been Involved in other crimes. Helm refused to give the address of his home but the two Cole brothers 1 od that they were from Pittsburg. j Cole's Story of Life. I Fred Cole, in relating his life's his-1 tory, stated that the two brothers iwere left alone In the world when youngsters, due to the death of their parental They were placed in the ens tody of friends in Pittsburg. For tlu-I tlu-I past five .-ears they have been travel Mng from one part of the country to U Other. Doth rre handsome, and an pear to be bright. Men Told of Charqe Late his afternoon Sheriff Teterson informed the men that the. were w.ni-ed w.ni-ed in San Francisco for the mirder ; of Needham, a fact whic h hai been withheld until thev nad eonfosned. Carl Cole and James Helm stated this morning that they had absolute! nothing to do with the hammer end ;thnt Fred Cole used the hammer In ; murdering Needham. Pred Cole said that neither Carl ,ior James used the hammer and later confessed to Sheriff Peterson l hat he aged the hammer Chief White of I'.nn Frnncise0 ha. wired sheriff Peterson praising the sheriffs department ior i.s goo 1 wc rk In the wire. Chief Whit, stales thai his representatives v culd .e in Og len Sunday with extradition papers In going over H?lnfs personal prop : orty, a letter addressed to a sister at Muncie. Ind., was found. Conflicting Stories Told This morning che Cole hoys stated thai their mother died when they were mere youths and that sin e ibe tinjc of the death of their parents they have t 1 traveling over the country. This statement, according o Helm, Is falsi .as the two youths have parents tyvtng in Pittsburg who are wealthy. I Helm, according to data fo-ind in his possession, enlisted jji the United! ; States army at San Francisco :n April of Ihe present year ind was giver, a medical discharge in September. When arrested yesterday, H.im was wearing a uniform the irnr which i bore two gold service bars, indicat-ng thai the wearer served one v?ar or more in France. This uniform a.- I purchased in San Francisco. i According to word received from 1 Snn Francisco, one of the .hree criml Inals is wanted in Baltimore for 'he murder of a taxi driver. On- of he b ryj answers to the description and complete com-plete details concerning the Baltimore I affair will be furnished with the ar I rival of the officials Ironi Sar Frsn ' Cisco. Late this afternoon Sheriff Peterson again talked with the three young men : concerning the murder. The Cole broth era now accuse Helm of striking the first blow when tho men were seated I in the automobile Kp until this after- J j noon the two brothers had srated that I : Fred Cole struck the first blow. Will, Ik. l - - .t . . Il , wi mc iwo Cole boys hanged, evidence would point toward Helm With his uniform covered with blood stains Helm faces a serious charge. The three youths appeared to be minus the worried look until ih'd afternoon when their faces showed signs Ol fear. This morning Helm appeared to be In a happy mood, but this afternoon after-noon his attitude concerning the mur- der changed and when he was notified J of the death of N'eedham he sank bar In the chair and looked helpless for a few ndnutes. The drawn look of worry appeared in his face and the smile of yesterday the smile which appeared when he whs arrested vanished and the I serious side of the crime appeared Sheriff PePtcrson stated this after-noon after-noon that the boys took tho route to ECl Hon from Wendover in orde- that they s might avoid suspicion which might ui:. . if they went to Salt take by ihe 'Other rout'' They thought lhei.vero1 1 safe In taking the route to Kelton after Selling Ihe Marmon car. but w ith tho j breakdown of the PaiK car their plnn.- i were upset and they boarded the train at Kelton for 0Kdn They hud planned to depart for the east after arrival hero, at cording to iii Ir story |
