Evening star., 1941-10-13
Two Ex-Convicts Held
As Mi|ey Nayers;
Confession Claimed
Suspect Arrested in
Texus Involves Second
At Louisville, Ky.
Ey the Associated Press.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Oct. 13. -
Kentucky's puzzling Staying, that of
Marion Miley, golf star, and her
mother, appeared solved today with
the confession of Tom c. Penney
that he participated in the holdup-
shooting in the Miley's Lexington
(KyD apartment September %.
The 32-year-old eX-convict from
Lexington said in a signed statement
that he and Robert H. Anderson,
Louisville night club operator, shot
the women in a scuff1e when they
resisted the robbery attempt.
Penney's statement was given
Assistant District Attorney Hen
bricks Brown yesterday in the pres
ence Of Sheriff Ernest Thompson
and Chief of Police A. B. Price of
Lexington.
Second Man Arrested.
IT led to immediate arrest of
Anderson in Louisville on a murder
charge. He denied completely.
A Lexington newspaper carrier,
Hugh Cramer, gave police a de-
scrlptlon and license number of a
sedan he saw the night of the slay-
ing. Sheriff Thompson said Cramer's
tip played an important part in the
case.
Detectives arrested Penney Thurs
day night on a hunch, found the
sedan he was driving was one re-
ported stolen from. Anderson in
Louisville and reported the arrest to
Kentucky officials.
statements made by Tommy
Lunsford, friend of Pennevs. and
Bud Tomlinson. both % and from
Lexington. proved another prime
factor in breaking the case.
They said Penney had approached
them and suggested they partici-
pate In the robbery a week before
the Staying. Their statements said
they refused.
Penney Admits Guilt.
Sheriff Thompson said a .32-
caliber exploded shell found in the
sedan was the same caliber as the
bullets which killed the famous 27-
year-old golf star and Mrs. Miley.
When confronted with all this in
formation, Penney admitted the
shooting and related this story,
Sheriff Thompson told reporters.
Penney and Anderson entered the
sWank country club apartment the
night Of September %, turned off
all lights, found a closed door on
the second floor and heard someone
inside snoring. They returned to
their car and obtained guns.
We went back in the club house
Penney said in his statement, and
went to the kitchen where Anderson
picked up something, and then we
went back upstairs
when We got back up the stairs
Anderson used something to knock
the panel out of the door. Anderson
reached inside then and opened the
door and l went into the room with
him.
Got S13O in Robbery.
There was bunch of screaming
and scuffling before I got in and as
soon as got in the room something
hit me on the chin. l got knocked
down and when l got up and started
through the hall someone grabbed
me by the neck. 1 hit the person
with the gun in my hand and it
went off. Then the shooting
started. I don't know how many
times I shot or how many times
Anderson shot"
After the shooting, Penney said
he and Anderson went into a bed
room and saw woman, apparently
Mrs. Miley, sitting on the side of
the bed and asked her about the
money. She told them it was in a
drawer. They found a paper sack
and a cloth sack containing S130
Penney said the guns used in the
shootings were tied in cloth bag
and thrown into the Ohio River
near Shelbyville. Penney said that
Anderson drove him home two days
after the slayings and told him,
Penney. to take the car because "it
was hot"
Will Return to Kentucky.
At Louisville, Anderson was quoted
by detectives as saying he knew of
no reason why Penney should "in-
volve me in this thing" The de-
tectives said Anderson admitted
knowing Penney and having been
with him from September % to
September 26, but said he was busy
at his night club until am on the
night of the Miley shooting and
went to bed at 2:30
Anderson was quoted as saying
he first met Penney in 1884 while
both were serving prison terms at
the State Reformatory at Frank
fort, KY.
The two men and woman picked
up by Penney on his journey from
Kentucky to Florida and thence
TO Texas, were exonerated of any
part in the Miley case. officers
said the woman had been told some
of the particulars of the robbery
Staying and was talking her head
off"
The Kentucky officials said they
would remain here a day or SO be-
fore returning with Penney.