Farmer Held For Death At Movie Camp

Love triangle alleged. Victim said to have been "Friendly" with wife of accused man. Pontiac, Apr 8 - Oakland and Livingston county authorities are co-operating in the investigation of a tragedy in the wilderness, 35 miles from here, in which Jack Trigg, 36 years of age, custodian of a "location" of a motion picture company, was shot and beaten to death Friday. The officials are holding David Luft, 35, a farmer who lives three miles from Kent Lake on which is located the motion picture plant. Chief witness against Luft are Oliver Nelson and Walter Clay, also employes of the picture company, who live in a cabin near that occupied by Trigg. They declared, according to the officiers, that they heard a shot about 10 a.m. Friday and saw a man resembling Luft, some distance away. They were of the opinion it was said, that Luft killed Trigg because of an alleged friendship between Trigg and Mrs. Luft, who is said to have left her home three weeks ago. The two said they did not wait to see the result of the shot, but immediately set out to notify the sheriff of Livingston county. That official, in turn notified the Oakland county sheriff, who sent deputies to the scene. Trigg's body was found about 300 feet from his cabin. His head was bruised, dearth having apparently resulted from concussion of the brain and not from the gun wound. Investigation, the deputies said, that Trigg's body had been dragged about 300 feet from the cabin, blood stains marking the trail clearly, in brush that stood about waist high. Luft, who was detained at the home of a neighbor, declared he knew nothing of the assault and that, although he might have reason for enmity toward Trigg, he had not shot or beaten him. He admitted, officers said, that he owned a 12-gauge shotgun, similar to that from which the shots which pierced Trigg's body were fired, but declared it was stolen Thursday night by thieves, who also took a prized gold watch. His clothing, which officers found had been worn since morning, bore no blood stains. Because of this doubt was expressed by the authorities today, as to his knowledge of the crime. Luft's three children, the eldest of whom is 12 years old, declared to the deputies it was said, that their father's gun was at home when they left for school in the morning. they had not been told of a robbery, it was said. They told the officers, it was said, of quarrels between their father and mother, and said the latter now was living in Detroit. Luft was brought to Pontiac last night, stoutly maintaining his innocence. Statements were taken from Nelson and Clay and the farmer. Trigg, an itinerant laborer, trapper and custodian of the motion picture properties during the winter, when no pictures were made, lived alone in his cabin, making few friends and telling nothing of his past life.