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Show MURDERER TELLS OF CRIME BEFORE M IT BECAME KNOWN BOISE. Idaho, Dec. 11. Before It was g. nerally known that hi letlm had met with foul play. George YV. Howard Wednesday Slia confessed to the murder of George fH W Sweeney whom he says he lulled on the afternoon of Septem-her Septem-her 15 while they were riding In An automobile near Vale, Ore . ae- H ording to the Ptory of Lee No. la Iinty, ''re., M Wrh.0 - ItOPPj lg In Boiqe T'oe. H Are now dragging the bottom of VH the Owyhee river. wher It Is al- 1 leged that Howard confessed he threw the body. H Desire for possession of the car pvH was the motive of the crime, In the opinion of the sheriff. PH The arrest was made at Cabar- fH ton. Idaho. Tuesday, und Howard PH placed in the jail t Vale on ftBH Wednesday. HIS confession was ptpH made before the sheriff, the coun- JsH ty attorney and the court report- pHfl er, according to Sheriff Noe. PH oo al |