Arizona republican., 1918-11-16

yielded up the body of Charles H. I.y.
 shon, murdered on the night of election
 day by Bill Taylor, 20 miles north o l Phoenix on the Black Canyon road
 The first news that 'the murder haC been committed came in a telegram 2
 few days ago from the sheriff's office 1 at Las Vegas. Clark county, Nevada. Deputy Sheriff J. ". Squires of Las vegas arrived yesterday morning with l Taylor and Leonard Thompson, a 16- year-old boy who was present at the 1 tragedy On the way to Phoenix Tay- Tor, after having related a variety of stories of the tragedy, in all of them eXonerating himself, opened his brea st and admitted that he had killed and buried Lyshon. He probably told all the truth except in his description of the motive, which he said was anger. the result of a running quarrel with Lyshon.
 The real motive no doubt was rob oery, to obtain possession of a car and other property of Lyshon
 IaYlor and the boy came on to Phoenix, and Taylor later sold the car at Tempe for $100. With that money ne and the boy at once returned to Las Vegas where, soon after. the bows curious actions attracted the attention Of officials
 Boy Tells of Crime
 Deputy Sheriff Squires said that on the way here three weeks ago Taylor, LyShon and the boy had come under the nouce of the authorities on account Of some trouble. There was A doubt as to the ownership of the car. n Hud- son 6-40, which had a Utah license An investigation proved though that Lyshon had bought the car and had a bill of sale
 Soon after that. Taylor and the hoy Ielt with Charles Shorty Morris who came with them as far as Seligman. Oh the return of Taylor and Thompson Chdersheriff Squires said that he mo- tlceu the troubled look and nervousness or the boy. He took him to the iail and questioned him. He found that he was Tn deadly fear of Taylor who. he saio' rad murdered Lyshon on the des- erI apout 70 miles from Phoenix. He related the details of the killing.
 Squres went to the Oxford hotel where Taylor was stopping. and enter ed his room with gun in hand.
 Applying vile epithet to him Tavlor sald; T have nine hicks on my pun ana would just as soon make it ten,
 ou maven chance" said Souires
 put up your hands"
 Accuses the Kid"
 Taylor at first said that he knep, hothlng of any murder Later he said that Lyshon had been killed hy the
 kld' but that he had helped bury nm, Taylor did not know that inc boy was in custody; he had been told that he had escaped After he had related in detail the story of the kill Ing by the boy, Thompson was brought ih' With the statement that he had penn captured at Agua Caliente and brought back. '''iO ,, Ihat is not the kid I meant said Iay Tor; 1t was Shorty Morris who killed Lyshon." "i''
 There Taylor's story was allowed to T eSI uhtli the officer had started with nm to Phoenix. On the way Souiros pretended to have received a teIepran, Nhlch he showed to the boy with in structions to him to make known its contents to Taylor who had manifested some curiosity about it. The bov fold nm that it was from the sheriff,s Of nee at Phoenix and stated that Morris had been arrested and had given an account of his movements every day since the date of his arrival at Selig- man. ''iis
 Murderer Weakens nnen Taylor finally weakened. "Oh heiL ne said to the officer, T might as well tell you the truth. killed Lyshon. We had been uuarreling all nlght, and he called me insulting names. l drew my revolver and ehof llhl' and soon after buried him." That N III substance statment he signed yesterday after an interview With | Jounty Attorney Laney.
 thompson story is quite different ne sad 1t was true that the men had | oeen fusslng all night. The automobile l lad stopped about o'clock and Tav- | UT told nm to get out and screw down | ,Ie radlator cap. Lyshon was sitting | Vlth one arm resting on the hack of | ue seat. suddenly Taylor fired. the )aIl from 45 Colts striking Tvsbon [ n the neck, killing hom instantIv
 Thompson said that Tavlor tber threatened to kill him. They drava what seemed to the boy to be half an lour, but it is found that they trav- 'led not more than 200 yards when hey stopped and dug a hole in inc ana about three feet deep. It was little too small for the body, but Tav- or tamped it in with a shovel and Vhen he had put it in place, he looked It It and said You --- that vas pretty good shot" The body With bloody tarptulin was covered ID and the blood stains were washed if the car.
 Robs The Body
 Iaylor, who had taken the trousers 1T the body, took Lyshon's watch. his Ill of sale for. the car, and drove on. te said to the boy: My names I,v hon; don't call me Bill any more; call 1e Charlie"
 Among the belongings of Lyshon mich Taylor appropriated were two liberty Loan buttons which the mur erer was still wearing yesterday with ne air of one who had assisted in mak- lg the world safe for democracy.
 When TaNlor arrived in town he 'ent by the name of Lyshon. and un- / {