Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-05
POTTS IMPLICATED.
Boys Seem 20 Have Had Regular
Rusty Dozen" Outfit,

From the time Clyde Felt was taken
TO the county jail last evening, until
10 o'clock last night, Sheriff Naylor
yalnly tried to induce the boy to tell
more of the circumstances Of the hor-
rlble tragedy.
Believing implicitly that the boy had
an accompllce. the sheriff worked with
him for hours and used every argument
In his power TO get a second confession
from him. clyde was almost exhaust
ed from the terrible strain he had been
under since o'clock In the morning,
but he steeled himself against the per-
suasions Of the officer until 10 o'clock
when the sheriff asked
"You boys are bound by an oath not
TO tell on each other, are you not2"
IMPLICATES POTTS,
Almost before the question was put,
Clyde admitted the truthfulness Of the
statement, but seeing that he had
practically confessed he refused for
several 'iinutes to talk further After
repeatedly asking:
what did Henry Potts tell you to
do?" the sheriff got Il second confess
sion
We'll Hen was with me when We
went up on the HIM." said Clyde, We
went around the gulches and below
Ensign peak, as | have already told,
and the old man took us down and
showed us the cave After he took off
his clothes he laid down and begged us
to kill him. said he begged me to
kin him. Oh gee
I'VE didn't want TO, but we didn't
like 10 refuse the old man, He laid
down and Henry Potts took the razor
and cut Collins throat He was lying
at the mouth OF the cave. That's how
the blood got there. Then we pushed
him back into the cave and put some
Of the rocks at the mouth OF the cave.
We got scared then. Gee We ran
down the hill, but Hen stopped to wash
his handle in the spring In the hollow
and | didn't wash my hands until We
got down on the road
When clyde was told that the Potts
boy denied all knowledge Of the crime
he smiled and said ooh. Gee ! thought
he would try to get out Of It,
POTTS ARREsTEp.
After securing the second statement
from the boy, Sheriff Naylor went out
to look for young Potts. He located
him with Raymond Johnson at the the
alter. A boy named Emil Kneoht was
with them and he and Potts were
placed under arrest and taken to the
county jail
A moment later Henry Potts stood
face TO face with his young accuser.
The scene was stormy one for several
minutes, and charges and counter
charges flew back and forth The
Potts boy emphatlcally denied Felts
charges and said the boy was lying all
the way through.
Young Felt, to all outward appear
ances, was as calm as a summer morn
Ing as he deliberately said.
ellen, you know you was the one
that cut old man Collins throat with
the razor, and you washed your hands
In the spring"
"You are lying. Clyde and you know
you are" retorted the other, who was
now shaking with emotion. you
know as well as do that ! was not
even on the hill that day, and | can
prove H. You know you are lying just
TO get me in jail. oh, but you can liel'
Clyde smiled as he replied
Hen, I'll tell you something else you
did When we went up on the hill on
| Tuesday after school, you said Let's
go over to the cave and see II the old
man is covered up good enough. Then
| you and me went over there and nm
ished covering up the mouth Of the
cave"
That's another lie," declared Henry
81 wasn't with you that day and you
| know II"
Henry's father visited him at the jail
| and lmplored the boy TO tell all he
knew about the case. The boy wanted
to see his mother and repeatedly de-
| clared he would have no trouble IN
proving his innocence
Emil Kneoht who Is older than the
| other boys, told the officers about
clyde Felt. Henry Potts and Raymond
| johnson taking Collins bod and stove
| of 20 sell, an account OF which APP
peared in last evenings News" he
said he saw Clyde Felt coming down
| the hill on Tuesday, and also saw the
blood on his hands. which young Felt
| tried 20 conceal
REGULAR RUSTY DOZEN"
The question: III Clyde Felt was
assisted In the killing % Ceilings by
| Henry Potts and other boys why did
he not make II known In his first con-
| fession to Officers Gillespie and Rob
| erts?" is answered NY tho police In this
way: II the boy really ala have an &C.
complete. the fact was kept q secret
because Of the oath the boys have tax.
en- 60 protect each other, IL Is the firm
| belief Of the authorities. ana Mr.. Felt
father Of Clyde that the boys have @
secret order on the Rusty Dozen" or.
der and in this organlzatl N, the boys
are bound TO secrecy. clyde admit.
they were bound by an oath but what
II is he refused 20 tell last nlght. 40.
cording 10 the information tne polio,
have IN hand, the boys have formed
sort Of ritual wondered similar &c
those found among the supposed
gangs" In the dime novels Ta5y gTt
sworn on pain OF the most horiibl,
torture and death. TO protect each 9th,
er no matteE what comes Tor this
reason clyde Felt has resalned silent