Show THOMPSON AND BRINGHURST TO TOmE mE DEE APRil 1 18 Condemned Murderers in Los Angeles Members of Salt Lake County F Fam Families milies m- m Hies Have Prison Record LOS ANGELES Feb 16 Bar 1 Bar Barring ring executive executive- clemen clemency that is considered extremely unlikely William A. A and Thompson convicted d iW years agoot ago of ot the murder of ot two local policemen policemen police pollee- men will be executed by hanging April 18 I The execution date data was set by Judge Shenk of ot the superior court court upon notice that tho the appeal or th of-th the themen men from the conviction in the superior court had had- been denied by the supreme court The two convicted murderers were not In court when the date was fixed the procedure governing go the action providing that convicted criminals may be held beld in the state stae prison and the lower court relm- relm pose poso sentence In hi their absence when an appeal to the supreme court has been lost Indignation of ot the Los Angeles Angela S police force over the murder la has continued unabated during during- the two years ears of Ie legal al delays and the up up holding of ot the conviction w was wi hailed with jO Joy Pictures of the two slain officers Patrolmen n Brett and Chester have havo recently been added to th the score of ot l m officers who have ha lost their Hv li while on n dut duty that adorn the nolice nolice no- no lice station walls and a lanly prized decoration Is a sn sn- sn dab cIal commendation of ot the office who brought the guilty men to in Justice signed by Governor Go Fr nl Richardson other state stale officials and members of ot the city govern gover- ment Calvin Rowell flowell and James Jam Wh hp ton other members members' of the gang headed by Bringhurst sun and Thompson al also o lost Jost their appeals app in the court Their sentences sentences sen sea fences of ot life Ute Imprisonment havo hao been Thompson and Bringhurst life se members of well known Salt Lake Jake county families They have a lon long lone criminal record here Utah state prison n records sh show w that Willard Thompson b becan serving a sentence of or twenty 1111 in the state prison June 29 1910 for tor robbery robber of ot the Lavon State bank at st Lay Layton ton Tn In 1917 h hI he was vas paroled to former Mayor ra or of ot Murray This parole he be brok broke and in 1918 he voluntarily returned I to A year ear later he and was subsequently fl fland and returned to Salt Lake Tn 1920 he was again paroled d and h h's hs sentence terminated March 1 19 I 19 1931 1 W W. A. A Bringhurst be began beuan an senI serving sering t a a year twelve year ear sentence In the state prison June Junn 10 1910 for the same sam crime as He was re released released re- re leased in 1917 Prison officials declare th- th t hurst went fairly until Thompson was WaR relea relea re- re lea leased ed when the two rot cot ot r rin in Lo Los for which ity Ity Ih t the pair pall is 1 said ald to have ha evinced e a special ape ape- cial cil liking Bringhurst is Raid Rl to a have conr eoa A under suspicion of ot a murder in t this II County while on parole but hut no evidence evi e dence connecting him directly with the killing was discovered |