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Show Salt Lake Girls Tell Police They Were Assaulted on Lonely Road i SALT LAKE, Juno 5. Arrests of Ralph and Joseph Murray, both of Magna, took place yesterday following follow-ing statutory charges preferred against them by Phyllis Looslle, 1G64 Edison street, and Grace Park. 3981 Eighth East street. Tho girls reported at police headquarters head-quarters early yesterday morning that they had been left alone on the Redwood Red-wood road In a serious condition, according ac-cording to the police. A passing automobile au-tomobile brought them to Salt Lake after they had walked several miles iii search of shelter, it Is said. One Of the glrl3 succeeded In obtaining tho number of the automobile,, which later .led to the arrest of the youths. The girls were waiting for a Murray car which was to take Miss Park to her home. An automobile drove to the curb, which the girls claim was being ; driven by one of the Murray men. 'They claim the men asked thorn to 'take a ride with them. Miss Looslie 1 refused, saying that her home was i but a half block away. As the car I was headed for Sandy. . Mies Park i claims, she consented to ride to her I homo with the pair. I One of the men Is alleged to havo Jumped from the machine and thrown Miss Looslie in the rear seat. Both girls became frightened when the men resorted to forceful methods in taking them on the Joyride, they declared to officers. After driving to a secluded spot on I ho Redwood road tho men, it Is alleged, al-leged, assaulted the girls. Tho Looslie1 girl said she feigned a swoon, which frightenod the men. They claim they wore thrown from tho car and left to make their way to their homes as best they could. Detectives immediately got in communication with John S. Corless, requesting the apprehension of the pair Deputy Sheriff "Wlllcs of Magna arrested ar-rested the Murray brothers at 7 a. m. yesterday when they drovo Into the! city. Ralph Murray has confessed, the authorities say. The maximum penalty for the crime is ninety-nine years In tho penitentiary. |