Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-10-12
ALLEGED SLAYERS
v, {. WILLIAMS
UNDER ARREST
Geo. and Grace DiIIen Arrested
in Bakersfield Charged
With Murder

Inc DlllenS, george ana Grace,
alleged murderers of Wallace C.
Williams, at Tonopah, have been
apprehended. They were arrested
Wednesday at Bakersfield, Calf, and
are held for extradition to Nevada,
according to information received at
the sheriffs office from the Cali
fornia officials.
Sher IF Thomas and Undersheriff
Don Levers left this morning for
Reno where they will secure extra
dition papers from Governor Boyle,
and they will then proceed to Sacra.
mento, where they will secure recog-
milton of the papers of Governor
stephens, returning the prisoners to
Tonopah.
A reward of $1,000 was recently
offered by city, county and state
officials for the arrest and delivery
Of the Dil,ens to the sheriff of Tono-
pah, This reward was divided as
follows: $500 for delivery of George
Dillen 5000 for delivery of Grace
Dn.en, and $500 additional for delv,
cry OF both.
The crime with which the accused
are charged was committed in Tono,
oah several weeks ago. but was not
discovered unit! Sunday, Oct l, when
The body of a man, later identified
rs that OF Wallace Williams, was
found in a shallow grave about three
quarters of a mile from Frazier wells,
which are sx and one-half miles
from TOnopah. James ZimpatU and
John ROuhi made the discovery and
Immediately reported it to the Off
ials The body was exhumed and
brought TO Tonopah and a coroner's
inquest held on Oct 3. Several wit
uesses were examined, The most
important story told was that byI
James Zimpatti, who related that
Mrs. Dilen had induced him to drive
her to the wells about Sept II, where, |
he stated she fired two shots at him
from a revolver Later he stated she
went to the spot where the body was
.ound and upon her return carried
L watch, which she gave to him in .
payment for his services. He said |
he sold the watch later, but that the |
woman had filed off some initials
before he would accept it.
On Wednesday, Oct 4, James Rios,
Mexican, a W 'tness at the coroners
inquest, was arrested at Beatty and
brought to Tonopah and lodged In
.ail. He was subjected, 1t Is stated,
o a grueling examination, finally
mp,iCating, it is stated, at least
hree persons, including the Dillens,
n the comm ssion of the crime. Cir,
'ulars containing notice of the re-
ward for the arrest of the Dillens
we're sent broadcast, and their arrest
It Bakersfield occurred II days after
he discovery of the body OF the man
who is alleged to have been muir
Tered.
The alleged crime, it is said, was
he result of a disagreement between
he Dillens and Williams, all OF
whom, it is alleged, were engaged IN
mOonshining. Double-crossing in
distribution of the money received
or sale of liquor is said to have
.aused several quarre.s, which, it is
ia d, grew heated until violence was
escorted to and murder was COM
nitted.
The body of the man, identified
IS Wallace Williams, was, when un-
.arthed from the shallow grave near
he Frazier wells, wrapped in a bed
pread and corded with ba.ing wire.
'he head was severed, although it
5 possible that exposure may have
aused the head to drop from the
'ody through disintegraton. Wit
.esses at the coroners inquest stated
hat buzzards had devoured the re-
mains Of the slain man, whose body
vas partially exposed, not more thaa
s inches of earth covering any por-
ion Of it,
The Dillens, while here, conducted
he Globe rooming house on Water
treet, and the alleged murder is
imposed to have been committed
here, the body of the slain man
'ter being transported to the vicin.
y OF the Frazier wells, where it
'as inferred in a shallow grave.
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