Show sla layers IT ers of thomas i nomas choai rhoades captured returned to vernal ty BROTHER BRO THEIl AND NEPHEW AR all RIVED FOR FUNERAL SERVICES AT VE vernail THIS WEDNESDAY sunday evening sheriff late richardson returned to vernal with ernest trujillo and harris murray the confessed slayers of thomas rhoades tho the wealthy farm creek rancher and lodged them in the uintah county jail they left salt lake city early that morning in in other cur car with mrs 3 Pr Lec county recorder of uintah county wore were elnora cluora van and nellie tru lillo aillo who were picked u by the police in salt lake city after being bein abandoned by tho abe boys who hid left for sheriff harries of salt lake county brought tho youths back from ely Nev nevida nevada tda I 1 hey were arrested by ahe nevada s sheriff on general suspicion and did not know that they w wire re the murderers aers until reaching his hig when he recoiled reco ived the telegram to fo airi ain st at after 01 air riving iring at salt lakis lahe cay sheriff richardson assisted by the salt lake sheriff and force ot of deputies secured a full confession from the hardened youths their confessed acts places them ini im the class with the most hardened criminals the awful crime was committed in practically the way sheriff richardson had figured and which was published in the standard last week murray was the first one to strike the aged farmer over the head with a club after trujillo had attempted to do so and his heart tailed failed him they did their dist dastardly ardly deed by the he aid of lighted matches held by the accomplice earlier in the evening the boys lad had come to the cabin and then left after talking with him and could not noi carry out their foul plans but later returned found the old mani in bed who admitted them and who shortly after their retiring went back to sleep on the way to tridell aridell where they had planned to bury the body 8 miles away mr air rhoades regained consciousness and begged for his life promising the boys money and work if they would allow him to live at this time they crushed his head with a rock and to make sure he was dead after putting the body into the shallow grave a large rock was again used twice to crush the head after the confession the youths seemed to be relieved arid regained their composure on the way back to vernal the boys and girls all wore were jolly singing and telling jokes seeming little it any to sense the terribleness of the crime they had bad committed or beebi a party to tuesday evening their preliminary hearing had not yet been held sheriff richardson in speaking of the case and getting the from the girls thursday after arriving in salt lake gives the greatest praise for the work of chief of police burbridge chief of detectives beckstead Bech stead and detective lester wire for their part in getting tho the confession from the two girls also tor for the work of sheriff den ben R harries department depart mert in the securing of the confession from the two b boys 0 y r arrested by detectives beckstead and wire it was their excellent col lerit work which makes the confessions fes so important while the crime evidences were so plain ard each link easily developed sheriff harries of salt lake county was accompanied to ely nov nev by sheriff evans of tooele thoele county who had his entire force busy on jhb case charles L hunt apa A A brigman accompanied mrs with the girls and sheriff richardson and leu lea samuels were in the car with the boys sheriff richardson took every precaution to bring the slayers through to the jail at vernal and was pleased to note that nu no spirit of violence was encountered at any place tut but that the law and justice of the courts were to take their course any feeling contrary to this did it ever exist was allayed by tho the quick and sure worl of the officers of the law throughout the two states and who were so eager to capture the culprits doing even more than is usually done because be a e of the of the terr terrible i b 1 crime which has shocked the entire west funeral services were held today at vernal at the st pauls episco pal church of 0 which faith aith the slain man was a member and attended tho the mission services at leeton and whiterocks when held there his brother john rhoades of 0 pa and william C diehl a nephew of 0 the slain man arrived monday evening in vernal mr air rhoades is 70 years ot of age and tho the only brother they will stay iq ini the basin tor for some time until the estate can be adjusted mr rhoades had not heard from his brother since 1904 when after a 13 years absence in british columbia he ha returned to visit his brother at minersville Miners ville his boyhood home they had never heard from him during this absence ab serce but he was overjoyed to visit at his home the slain man was never married and irom from british columbia came to the reservation shortly alter after its opening to settlement ile he endeared himself to his friends by his kindi ness nass and sunny disposition it Is a source ot of pride and satisfaction to the brother to hear of the esteem in which his brother was held many friends and neighbors from the sections where the deceased lived were at the funeral at vernal |