Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-18
Four Men Held in Ell Paso for
Cold BIooded Crime Perpe-
trated Near Cheyenne, Wy
orning, Dec, 7.
PERPETRATORS CAME
THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE
Car Taken After Owner Was
Killed Was Sold in Sororro,|
Is Statement by One Of the
Criminals.

tBf moshho JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WiRE1
Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 17.-Three of the
four men held here in connection with
the murder of a Greek automobile
driver of Cheyenne, Wyo., on the
night of December Z, made statements
late today admitting their part in the
affair, which they said occurred about
ten miles out of Cheyenne on the
road to Carr, Colo.
The men arrested were William L.
(BiiD Brown, w j. Frisbie, Walter
Headlee and Joe Hamilton. They were
taken into custody late yesterday at
Ysleta, little town in the valley,
twelve miles from here, and were
brought here and placed in the coun-
ty Jail. Brown is said to be from
Grand Rapids, Mich, and has reg
istration card. Frsbie is from Texas,
while Hamilton and Headlee were held
as deserter suspects, Hamilton hav-
ing admitted he deserted from Fort
d. A. Russell at Cheyenne.
Tells Story of Crime.
According to the statement made
to the Associated Press by Frisbie,
who Is a typical Texas cowboy with
high hat high-heeled boots and leath-
er vest, he and Hamilton were not di-
rectly connected with the alleged
murder of, the Greek whose first
name was Alex, but whose last name
was not known.
We were drinking on the day and
night of December ~ Frisbie said.
I'VE met Brown and Headlee in Chey-
enne aud arranged to make the trip
to Colorado and then to Texas. where
i wanted to spend Christmas. While
in t,,
say something about Dumping him
off, but l did not pay much attention
to what he said. l remember saying
We would not pull off anything like
that That night we employed the
automobile driver to take us to Carr.
Colo.
Killed in Cold Blood.
When we had gone about ten miles
out of Cheyenne / saw Brown draw
his pistol. He pointed 1t at me first,
then fired The driver crumpIed up
and someone in the back seat with
us, | believe 1t was Headlee. fired
again. The body of the driver was
then taken by Brown to a point about
100 yards from the road and left
there. He took $50 from the mans
pockets. which he kept. Brown then
drove the automobile and we went
through Denver and Pueblo I'd Ration
N: M, and from there to Socorro,
where the car was sold for $50. the
money being divided between the four
of u.s."
Hamilton likewise admitted having
"eeh an occupant of the automobile
"hen the killing of the driver oc-
CURED. He also admitted having de-
serted from the cavalry regiment sta
toned at Fort d. A. Russell but re-
FUSED to give his home city. stating he
wished to keep the news of his trou-
Bile from his parents. Hamilton was
present when Frisbie made his state
ment, corroborating the formers mar
ration of the events preceding and
following the murder but insisted he
had nothing to do with the actual
killing.
Didn't Intend TO Shoot, He Says.
County Attorney w. Fl. Frier an
rounced tonight that w. ]. Brown had
made signed statement to him in
which he Insisted that he only intend
ed robbing the driver and that the
latter started up his automobile, caus-
ing the pistol to be discharged acct
dentally. According to the county at.
torney Brown also stated that Headlee
fired from the rear seat of the car
after his pistol was discharged.
Headlee, according to Erie made a
statement to the county attorney in
which he said he remembered having
drawn his pistol and fired it but de-
MED he had any intention of shooting
the driver, admitting that he twas so
drunk he did not know what he was
doing.
Frier said all four men had agreed
to waive extradition proceedings and
return to Wyoming for trial.