The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-15
MURDERERPAYS THEPENALTY OF
 HE|N0US CRIME

today, was convicted of the murder of Clyde E. Armour, young Sioux City, Iowa, railroad clerk, near here on October 20, 1915. He was convicted on May & and was sentenced to hang on June 8. His attorneys appealed to the supreme court. which acted as stay of execution The case was argued late in June. and on July 15 the court handed down d decision up. holding the verdict of the lower court and resentenced Blancett 10 hang on August 15
 It was on September 19. 1916 that Clyde D. Armour, with his sister started from Sioux City, Iowa. en route to their home in Fresno Cal. by automobile. At York, Neb., the sister was taken ill, and it was ar ranged that she and her mother should complete the trip by train, leaving the brother to drive the ear through When Clyde Armour ar rived at Denver he inserted an ad. yertiscment in newspaper for q young man familiar with autos and accustomed to driving through noun tain roads as companion on the trip to California. Blancett answered and was engaged
 On the evening of October 20, 1916. young man drove into Santa Fe in an automobile equipped with q camp ing outfit. guns and other parapher- naIia generally used by tourists on long trips When he registered at local hotel he started to make an "E," evidently intending to use his own name. but changed his mind and wrote "Clydc D Armour" After spending a day or two there inc pro cceded to Albuquerque. where he dis posed of the car, camping outfit. extra tires. castings, and d couple Of dia. mond rings He spent money freely.
 That BIancctt became familiar with Armours personal affairs during their trip from Denver to santa Fe is shown by the fact that Blancett returned t5 santa Fe from Albuquerque and through messages signed with Ar mours name obtained several remit. taEces from firm in Sioux City which owed Armour money. On the occa- sion of his second trip to Santa Fe he registered under his right name. Blancett finally boarded train for the west.
 In November Mrs Armour. Clyde's mother. who in the meantime had reached Fresno, received d message dated at Needles. Cal, signed "Clydc," reading: Have sold car; am com ing on train,'
 After waiting for several days and her son failing 10 show up al Fresno. Mrs. Armour became worried Her snn-,u.l?W started out to make an in yestigation. His first stop was at Needles. where he inspected the Origi- nal message and found that it was not in Clyde's handwriting. He proceeded to Albuquerque and santa Fe and found that at both places man had posed as Clyde D. Armour, but his description did not correspond with Armour's.
 Somebody remembered that fam. fly by the name of BlanCett at one time lived in an adjoining county. In Quiry revealed the fact that they had removed to Friday flarbOr. Wash. The authorities there were communi- cated with and Blancett's arrest fol- lowed on December 30, 1916.
 when arrested He was left alone for a moment in one of the buildings and seized a shotgun and inflicted wound in one side of his neck.
 BlanCett was brought back here and placed on trial in April, 1917. and was convicted on the 25th day Of that month. He admitted killing Armour, but said 1t was accidental.
 It was not until after Blancetts ar rest that Armour's body was found. One day Mexican farmer who lived short distance east of here noticed his little dog dragging something around. He investigated and found it to be a human foot encased in shoe. He immediately began search and found the body.