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Show eld For Kidnapping And Other Charges Escapes From Twin Falls Taking Hostages; Trailed To Willard By Cautious Officers S' f i But He Promised Death For Police Officers After riding 190 miles with death at their sides three Twin Falls policemen were rescued from a murder-minde- d convict at Woodlands service station in Willard by Box El" der County, Utah, and Idaho police officers. Apprehesded was vicious Robert Lee Gilford, who had een arrested for passing fraudulent money in Twin Falls "ast Monday. Tuesday morning at 8 a. m. the grizzly desperado escaped from the Twin Falls city jail, taking .with him at the point of a gun three officers. He commandeered a police car equipped with a radio and shortly after pulling away from the police station radiod back that he would kill his hostages if any one interfered or even pulled close with . ii'- . ll? !f; - another car. if i tf at Willard. The trail ended for the crlmi- Low on gas the car pulled into nal at Willard when about six Woodlands station, and the popolice cars surrounded the crim- lice cars closed In. Sheriff Warinals vehicle which had pulled ren W. Hyde, Box Elder county, Into Woodlands service station raced for the. culprits car. He for fuel. Led by Sheriff Warren surprised Gilford, who seemed W. Hyde, the 20 odd Idaho and complacently at ease, and before Utah policemen leaped from he could start shooting was their patrol cars and rushed to handcuffed by Hyde and other Gilfords stolen car. officers who had arrived at the was not Gilford, evidently scene. aware that the police cars had Close-U- p Of Robert Lee Gilford According to Jim Behhani, the pulled up behind him and was crazed Gilford actually fired the Twin from his with Falla gun dangling caught desperate escapee city jail, caught in but when the Box Elder county gun,and in the scuffle between His only comment on arriving at the Box Elder Willard. he convicts sheriff started pulling the car hand wasBenham, the county jail in Brigham City was Give me an aspirin, I caught between the door open. hammer of the gun and the have a headache. esThe .. chamber, to capee started bring the revolOn the way down Gilford told ver in his hand Into play, but ist Of Jim Benham, the Twin Falls of- the officers he was wanted rin ficer sitting beside him, struck other states for two different his arm deflecting the criminals charges, one of which was muraim long enough to allow po- der and a life term. In Brigham City F.B.I. agents lice officers to disarm him and Paul Callis and Steve M. Kenhim from auto. the Jerk A group of lovely girls of , filed kidnapping, charges nedy, kill was to threat Gilfords and surrounding Larry oar field DOCK ligham City the criminal, in addiagainst backed the he s weapons up by wns make up the list of tion to the other charges. had from stolen Twin the Falls vieing for Snow Queen Gilford was incarcerated in police department, a sawed-of- f Pfc. Larry ' Garfield returned Robert Lee Gilford, center and reign over the annual Snow Was Apprehended the Box Elder county jail. four a shot and gun, revolvers, last to the week air ifcrnival. Spokane At the Woodland station Te them if other officers interferred. In the background is . in Box Elder county by of Utah and caliber rifle. of force base after spending a Idaho I Janet Forsgren, daughter Woodland was tending Wayne ofside and in Warren on Willard The service are Sheriff station Idaho with either Woodlands black sedan at police yesterday Hyde police the station. I r. and Mrs. Lloyd Forsgren, Christmas furlough with his parWhen the car pullstars on of offieither held Twin who side m. Falls from 1:30 ficers stolen Idaho. trailed the car at three The painted ents by Mr. desperado (Photo in p. and Brigham City, :h LaVon ed up he went out to wait on ward; Jensen, was followed the all it, to 190 way kill Bob . mile . Mrs. cers on at gun point the ride, threatening Crompton) Henry Garfield. iughter of Mr. and Mrs. E- - H. from Twin Falls, always from It Just as he saw that Gilford Second ward; ' Patty nsety the safe distance of a mile or had guns in hands Sheriff Hyde They Rode With Death At Their Sides nlth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. On To more, by Idaho police. It was came up. arence Smith, Sixth ward; P Gilford escaped from the Twin picked up in the western part of tsy Forsgren, daughter of Mr. Box Elder county shortly before Falls jail shortly after threatenid Mrs. Dean Forsgren, ; noon by Sheriff Warren W- Hyde ing the life of Deputy, .Sheriff At i Doris Simonaen, daugh-o- f and his deputies; They .follow- Ernie Lee with a butcher knife. r Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy i Gilford, Lee and another prised, constantly broadcasting oner General Frank Biter identified as James Roaich, Fifth Brigadier ward and Madge cars to all ahead H,; warnings police in Germany when the and (reserve), will speak on The' hoard nsjsen, daughter of Mr. that. Gilford- - was desperate, rodb'dbvi'it; (he" eleyatdf to the var. were criminals prosecuted of the Federal Treaty LiPeten Savcnth- Tlraat' armed and would kill the offi- first floor of the courthouse, Gil War Two. 4 ard. t Making, Power, at the annual following world ' cers with him with little provo- ford marched Lee at A past president of the Sons into the sheriffs office and forc' Other young ladles competing inauguration banquet of the Box cation. of Commerce, of American Revolution, he is Benham to surrender his gun, the contest are La Dine Pehr-n- , Elder Chamber Arriving In Snowville about ed to stab Lee. 19, be- now a member of the board of Friday evening, January threatening Gilford ordered 12:30, two the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Also he directors for the officers said' .Roach Sheriffs iven Pehrson, Sixth ward; Da- ginning at 7:30 oclock, accord- has served as group. American In officers the police sitting Utah to D. M. (Mace) Mason, ne Jeppson, front seat, Argus A. Spence and got Benhams gun and turned it ' daughter of Mr. ing commander, i . Legion then Sev-ttf'fid Mrs. Dallas , Jeppson, Lee Talkington, to buy him some over to Gilford. Gilford Now a practicing attorney, in At the meeting, the new presfood at the restaurant there. He marched Lee and Benham into Barbara Larsen, ward; Salt Lake City, General Riter as ident and board of directors will remained in the car with Jim the fingerprint room and got tighter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. a crimes war of the office the term; for member take coming Benham with the gun pointed in Lees gun out of a desk drawer. irsen. Fifth ward;, Rose Marie his side. His only previous He then forced the (wo deputies imax, daughter of Mr, and WONT YOU LEND ME A HAND Mrs. Jessie Husted, , office rs. Duane stops had been at Burley and and Jensen, Fourth ward; into the sheriffs private deputy, anine Spackman, to fill his Yalta, Idaho, gas tank. daughter of Plan Polio Dance The car passed Blue Creek at office and opened the safe. and Mrs. Kenneth Spack-an- , 27; Nothing was taken. 12:40 p. m. and continued on, Honeyville ward, and Just then the two city patroldiover Blue Creek the Young, daughter of Mrs. passing men walked in accompanied by 12:50 vide at m. p. layne Moyes, Second ward; Events Polladr, a Twin Falls Timet He arrived in Tremonton at Ted arjorie Leggett, daughter of news reporter. Pollard said ,tic r. and Mrs. 12:58. There he Sev-tmade the John Leggett, stop " may BrighamCity resident-at the red light and slowed saw Benhams hands in the air ward; and Joan Norman, NOTICE camPolio current donate to the within the speed limit He pro- and left. Gilford turned his ughter of Mr. and Mrs. ptenry paign, enjoy an evenings dancceeded east passing through the gun on the two city patrolmen, urman of Corinne. The annual meeting of the orchestra, stockholders of the Brigham City ing to a intersection a mile east of Tre- disarmed them and .. marched To nominate your .candidate and have a chance at winning a monton will and thence south to- Benham and the . city officers Fruit Growers Association, mall your entry to Snow outside where he stole the city valuable prize all with one be held Saturday, January 20, wards Brigham City. mlval Committee, P. , , 0, Box sweep of the arm, according to 1951 at 2 p. m, at the regular patrol car. The car tension laden traveled Brigham City, Utah. The Perc Petefson, chairman of the exBear River business at in me and address of City through Brigham the candi-t- Polio dance for the Junior Cham- place tooftransact Sheriff Warren Hyde Poses With Twin Falls Officers actly 1:05 p. m. Traveling about N-- J is all that Is any and all busnecessary. Use ber of Commerce, sponsoring or- City 0 miles an hour. They arrived iness that may be called up at . . . who were hostages of Robert Lee Gilford in his fanatic drive from Twin Falls to nomination blank in the in Corinne at 1:15 p. m. ganization. The dance will be that time. per today or Willard Lee and was A. where he a The officers, Angus Spence, Talkington just plain slip held January 27 at B.E.H.S. captured. When he passed through Brig- Is the information William Sorensen, president, Jim Benham had one comment, Thank God for the cooperation between Idaho and Utah Is fine, ham City at 1:27 police officers, N. J. ibrey Moody assistValentine, secretary. Peterson, who is being explained today. The three were treated to a steak dinner shortly after the ordeal. officers. and others, watched helplessly After serving two years as soTickets, selling at fifty cents ed with arrangements with the ciety editor for the Box Elder from the streets. News and Journal, Mrs. Charles person, are on sale at Bil- dance is assisted by Howard The four auto occupants in the ls Service, Fife and Wife Simcox and Steve Anderson. were plainly visible, and had not Kimber gave up the position reare the warning been broadcast cently. Taking her place is Mrs. merchants LBepohIr Cc and,APP!! Brigham City Winston P. (Aileen) Nelson;. .. for through the Brigham City police ?nVeraJ, Ln1i' donating all types of prizes ualsJ Mrs. Kimber served the no one suswould have radio wLmtS? . 8 th dance- - Th?y win be given during the last part of car was that the loaded pected the t0 e Antosen people attending 1946 and all of 1947 as receptionurgrfl with possible death. ist and February 1948 until the ayor Kleon Kerr of Tremon- Every person in Brigham City Following about three blocks as society editor. to present will crown the the opportunity behind was a virtual caravan of Miss will have Not a r a e will receive a lucky at the greenhorn" purchase a ticket (at $1.00 beautiful police cars. They proceeded with tfte wool business and newspaper A strong bid for the transfer Vosco Call in Salt Lake City. society the that blanket and reign couple), Peterson revealed caution, First Baseman Of fearing sight Indian Call, who is president of the the annual carnival. cause each of the civic clubs In of the governments of an officer to Gilford would writing, the new society editor worked for the The to Box Elder Chamber of ComCleveland May mean death for the hostages. carnival will be held Sat- - Brigham City will canvass a sec- bureau from Washington from 1943 to 1946 as receptioncovday, January to Sheriff Brigham City was made this merce. was in Salt Lake City According 20, at Box Elder tion of town with all clubs Hyde Emcee Act Thur. ist and society editor while her most of Tuesday discussing the sk scnool from the two week in an entire city. waited telegrams the opporgym at nine oclock. ering they patiently Glen R. Freeman, Brigham He with transfer officials c Makers there. Winston, served In the Commerce of Chamber Box Elder from Logan will Luke Easter, famed colored tunity to close in without having husband, U. S. navy. was to return today. Also scheduled, according to to the congressional committee. City, has recently been appointfnish the music. The came gun The dance play. opportunity baseman with the Cleve A private line phone la being be Boyd Packer, city chairman, the If necesary bankers and bus- ed juvenile officer for Box Elder first sport' is one of inessmen club will bureau and has been serving in land Indians, will emcee a vau Indian installed The at Mrs. Nelson's resicounty City fiBrigham Lake in Salt will Packer along with ArIn Airforce 1. a talent 6how, the federal bureaus which the nance the construction since dence that for swift service for pashowcapacity January for act deville scheduled sponsor 150 of again Wilson, Feilila Burt and trons of the paper. Until work the date has not been government is considering mov- houses for living quarters for He is a ureen tomorrow at half of evening the Rigby, .have designed Though ing graduate be around ing to the interior of the United the Indian bureau on the new phone is complete, baspainted all posters advertis-- set, it will probably employes in Box Elder high school at the time of the Kiwanis-20-3States. The bureau has 220 em- Brigham City, however, her phone number is the carnival. Call indicated. February 15. Box Elder high at now in the Interior de- This fact was included in the Utah State Agricultural college ketball game 522 R, if tentative arrangewon school, C. A. in At he the According to Verl Petersen, ployes, Logan. The paper has requested that partment in Washington, D. C. county chairman, the donation Places in Utah considered are correspondence to the committee his masters degree in psychol- ments are retained, according to with society news phone linton Bowman people D. C. in Glen iron Dee lungs, Smith. Washington. ogy and has taught at the state boxes, shaped like Salt Lake City, Ogden, Brigham her,'. ' " " The follow will also wired the game school one a industrial and half have been distributed throughThey legislaand Prove. . ; , the battle between the Harlem tors that temporary business and years. out the county so that everyone City inletter drawn up by Cham- living space The Globetrotters and the Fourth mpletes Basic loose be will furnished pennies He Mrs. son Mr. and may drop their is the of ' ber if Commerce directors and the bureau in Salt Lake ward which Is schedto them. ton Bowman, pending Wilford of Freeman, Brigham out that build- the seaman members pointed to 7:45 p. m., at at uled of the the begin of completion all in necessary "dee, USN, son ... Appointments of chairman has ings are available at the Inter- construction in Brigham City, City. of Mr.the B.E.H.S. gym. indefinite The which is Bowman of Box 52, communities appointment mountain Indian school, Dick Bloxham, athletic manaPeCall continued. Pfc. Robert E. Cheney, 20, son and he will act under the First iie, recently completed been practically completed, belongs to the Indian lor the announcalready folger as Chamber are of The Commerce of Pearl Cheney, 691 south; First district is land lafoil court also that juvenile and ning at the Naval terson said. They Service, ed today that his team has depresident indicated - that the west, Brigham City, has aen . Renter, there for building. available San ; Diego, lows: a secret to llf veloped weapon DeRoss LATE NEWS s legislative committee in Washis now available for his AF basid airmen inRoy Lemon. Willard; overcome the great height of CoHas course at Lackland ington. D. C. would come to a doctrination Chamber or to Young, Perry; Jewell Nelson, emfe.nt t0 a fleet Lake the Kiwanlans. Th Salt City decision on a new location withBearRlver Force Air the Gateway to Base, Braggard, men Roy of Commerce and business Mg,,? flavys schools for rinne; Mrs. in the next three or four days. the Air. Force." Boothe, HoneyValoy Location wired Dance Club raining. the Event City; eongres Plans have Duri there ; His basic traihing has prethis period of( training, ville; Horace A. Llsh, Jr., Beaver lionel committee concerned with The Baird Agency, dealer In ( The him fot entrance into air Post dance pared Will club will Meet Brice Ericksen, Jollyette inten8ive drill in bur y.F.W. real estate and insurance, oper- hold their next dance Ne' the transfer of the Indian force technical training and Saturday PtionK60!3 88 signaling, Dam; Ralph Baird, Fielding. Ear: eau from Washington D. C. to the of ated by J. Edwin Baird of Brig- evening at 9:30 oclock at the BrigRegular meeting assignment in specialized work. ordnance and sea phi Westergaard, Garland; e the Interior indicating they are ham City V. F- - W, will be held ham City will be moved from Conunerclal dubrooms, it was course included a scientific The .Tremonton; ,He located was in alsJ natl?', Fuhriman, Thursday evening, January 18, its present location on South j announced Peter- la favor of having it of his aptitude and evaluation Heston officers by Thatcher; the today. ?to City, it was ways of the White, at 8 oclock In the evening at the Main to Mr. Bairds residence at Pfc. Robert Cheney , Brigham inclination for following a parearned the customs of sen, Penrose; and Boyd Pack from e late Memorial telephone home. yar last by 493 night Phone your news to 1,000. south First east. servi recently completed basic. ticular vocation and career. ? : r ? - , murder-threatenin- f : k .. g Snow Queen Candidates lowing, Committee Reports i f can-date- bare-cheste- police-officer- ; General Power Seven-ward- Speak d, s 30-4- 0 Treaty Making . f v r . l.- Chamber Banquet Friday - C ' 1 - -. , knife-poin- ' ' , ; t: secret- ary-manager. ; h " f,? w January Jaycees Ro-rt- a Other Slated; Chairman Named h ; top-notc- h ; - e . Staff Change - Announced -- Salt Lake City Lends Its Support Bid For Indian Bureau CV-n- -- t News-Journ- j Named Juvenile Officer Here i News-Journ- , -- 11 20-3- 0 , 0 . s - - 20-3- 0 .. . , All-Star- s - . i completed Baird Agency ?i New Dewey-ville- tehlrr indoc-ivyan- rt - Iend . - - Brigham City. : . 1 1 |