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Show MOTHER TOLD SON TO SLAY, POLICE ASSERT James A. Clough, Engine Inspector, In-spector, Victim of Supposed . Deranged Mind BOY. AGED 14, TELLS OF EARLY MORNING CRIME Led to Believe His Brothers Had Been Slain by His Father How a supposedly Insane mother in duced her 14-year-old sen to kill his father by declaring the father had mur dered his two brothers and was inten' on murdering the bo; , was the etory gained today by police who Investigated Investi-gated the murder of James A Clough. Southern Pacific engine inspector, -17.r Jackson avenue. The body of Clough, pierced by bul ! ts, was found early Sunday morninc, He had been shot as he slept upon a fi a QUiltfl placed upon the floor In a ! mall room next to his wife's bedroom. Mrs. QUle Clough !s hki at the county jail, while it is likely an exam inatlon will be ordered to determine her sanity. Ray Clough, II years old, who fired the shots into the body of his father, i I in the city jail where from time to lim? he gives additional details of the murder. BLACK BEARDED MAN VVhen police reached the home ;l(er the murder. Mrs. Clough told thm her husband had been killed by a black bearded man who also had tried to murder Ray wilh a butcher knife Detectives Noblo and Edwards re malned at the home to investigate .tn-l when it got light Noble found an old fashioned Colt pistol in the weeds ueai the house. Leo. 12 years old, said it looked like father's. Later Ray confessed lhat it was he who fired the shots ARRESTS MADE. The family was removed to the po lice station, following the confession, and Ray was held in tho city jail Mr Clough waa taken to the county jail, while Leo, age 12, Alvin, age 8. and Josephine Jo-sephine Clough. an Infant, were placed under ih car ol the Martha societ and the Criltendon home. Ray Clough related a pitiful stor The boy was connected with the rob bery of the Sawyer grocery store on August x He was arrested. Since Lhat time be has been staying away from home while his father was ai home, and has bceh sleeping in a de--eited '.ousr. his mother having pro vided him ith a oillow and a OUill SHE GETS PISTOL. For seer.il days the mother has been meeting the boy and at e;ioh time is alleged i" have told him that his father intended killing him. Saturday mornine. Mrs. CloUgh pro-CUred pro-CUred ;i gun from .Mr. Clough s tin safety deposit box. after having removed re-moved ft key from his poison. Later she saw the boy and It is (binned thai the niurder of Clough was planned at that time if he mistreats you, kill him." is tho advice given Ray by his mother, the boy claims. On Saturday alternoon rf visitor was at the Clough residence. "I have a gun land there ina be some shooting around here before Ions." Mrs. Clough is alleged to have remarked At this time she told Ray to exhibit the revolver re-volver BOY TELLS STORY I "At about 12:15 Sunday morning, mother i anie lo the house where I was sleeping and told me lhat father had I killed my brothers,' Raj said. "I went home and when 1 got to the door ot father's room. I shot at him. Re raised up in bed and made a noise. I didn't Want to shoot any more but mother took hold of my arms from behind and told me to empty the gun. "When I left the room I found that my brothers wore alive and I felt sorry for what I had done." Mis ( lough corroborated the story of her son v, i'h the exception of the actual ac-tual killing. She maintained that a man with a black beard had murdere 1 her husband ONCE IN ASYLUM. Investigation disclosed the fact that Mr- Clough hail been committed to an asylum in Texas on three different j occasions. I Although Mrs Clough maintained that her husband had mistreated her-jr?lf her-jr?lf and the children, neighbors say I'hey have never seen Clough mistreat I any of his family. He is said to hav I been a good provider. When asked if his father had ever mistreated him, Ray said he had been whipped at one lime with a saw This. .the boy said, occurred in Texas about I two years ago Tho family have been living in Ogden tor the past two yearn. No charges against the mother nor the boy have yet been preferred. i Mrs. Clough Is now in a special cell in the county Jail 'inroughout yestcr- 'day. last night and today she indicated indicat-ed by her actions that she Ls unbal anced, according to the jail attendants. At one time she tore part of the bar 'lock from her cell and h was necessary I for attendants to take the iron from ; her Since Bhe has been in the cell at th county Jail the woman has not asked ; for her H-months-old baby, or inquired ' as to its whereabouts, ihe officers I said. |