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July 19, 1911
Daily Capital Journal
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
What is this article about?
In Grand Junction, Colorado, four teenagers—Lee Baker (15), Gladys Thompson (17), Lillian Osborne (14), and Virginia Watson (17)—are arrested for the murder of rancher Clark A. Wolfkill. They laugh off the charges, with Baker nonchalantly accepting possible life imprisonment, and the girls maintain they only searched his body for money after finding him dead.
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Grand Junction, Colo., July 19.—Laughing and joking about their arrest on a direct charge of having murdered Clark A. Wolfkill, a rancher, four children held here refuse to take the matter seriously.
Lee Baker, 15, one of the four prisoners, declared nonchalantly today.
"They can't do more than send me to the pen for life, anyway."
The other three held, Gladys Thompson, 17; Lillian Osborne, 14, and Virginia Watson, 17, all refuse to tell what they know about the murder of Wolfkill, sticking fast to their original story that they simply searched the body for money, after they found him dead.
Lee Baker, 15, one of the four prisoners, declared nonchalantly today.
"They can't do more than send me to the pen for life, anyway."
The other three held, Gladys Thompson, 17; Lillian Osborne, 14, and Virginia Watson, 17, all refuse to tell what they know about the murder of Wolfkill, sticking fast to their original story that they simply searched the body for money, after they found him dead.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Murder Arrest
Teenage Suspects
Rancher Killing
Youthful Defiance
What entities or persons were involved?
Clark A. Wolfkill
Lee Baker
Gladys Thompson
Lillian Osborne
Virginia Watson
Where did it happen?
Grand Junction, Colo.
Story Details
Key Persons
Clark A. Wolfkill
Lee Baker
Gladys Thompson
Lillian Osborne
Virginia Watson
Location
Grand Junction, Colo.
Event Date
July 19
Story Details
Four teenagers arrested for murdering rancher Clark A. Wolfkill; they joke about the charges and insist they only searched his body for money after finding him dead.