Show J State Board to Probe Utah Convicts Convict's Freedom l' l hc 4 Investigation to Be Started at Regular December Meeting Dern Necessity a ef at Keeping Trusties s Outside Penitentiary ry Walls Walls' PRISONERS r GUARD GUARD FARM Police Hunting W Al Alleged At- At Accomplices The freedom om of Warren alias lias Harry Hart 32 state prison trusty which enabled him to secretly man marry and to to maintain a residence in ina a downtown apartment while serving ehin a term for tor burglary bur will be bated thoroughly by the state board of f p pardons rdo It wU was announced Thurs day George Governor H. H Dern chairman chair chairman man of the board of pardons said eald the board will undertake the Investigation Investigation investigation gation at the next regular meeting scheduled for December 19 was arrested in the Mar Martin tin apartments 39 South Main street Monday night by City Detectives J.D. J. J J. J D. D Brown and Fred Anderson following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing an Investigation of ot a series of burglaries Governor Dern said he would wel welcome come any from evidence members of ot the police department or Dr any interested inter Inter- ested citizens to show how why Whelp Whelp- leys ley's sentence should not be terminated terminated December 29 which date was set several ral months ago go by bythe the board HAS HS NO Q APOLOGIES The governor who also is a am mem member m. m ber of th board of correction declared he had no apologies make to-make for the system In th the prison which enables enable trusties to sleep O outside out v side the he wais 1 It is necessary to la keep the trusties Ues o outside the walls walts and allow tot allow to-allow low them to sleep in the barns to prot protect ct the pr prison ion stock from marauders who should rightfully l b be in pr prison Jj hi he said At the time the bo board rd of at pardo pardons meets it was announced all in the case willbe be checked and Warden R. 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Davis will be called upon to furnish the board with information concerning conduct while Ic Iche he has been incarcerated in the pent peni Meanwhile police continued their investigation of of- ofa a number of burglaries burglaries bur bur- including that at the he home of Mrs Michell also a a resident real resi dent of the Martin apartments whose report of a burglary Thanksgiving nl night ht resulted In Police also are seeking two other thu thumen men who are believed to b have ve bee beta been Continued on n Pare Tiro AllEGED LIMIT lAXITY AT PRISON DRAWS FIRE Continued from P PUll ie One c companions of and are conducting con con- ducting a search for an automobile which they said has been used in a series of ot burglaries recently The investigation may reveal additional facts acts conc concerning the convicts convict's freedom freedom free free- dom dorn it Jt was reported Police also announced they were investigating rumors that other prisoners prisoners prisoners pris pris- at the penitentiary allowed to sleep leep outside the walls as trusties had enjoyed similar freedom recently LONGER TERM TERl LOOMS freedom which police discovered he has enjoyed for some sometime sometime time Ime and which enabled him to go to Farmington last July to marry probably probably probably ably will cost him an term in n the state prison it was revealed Thursday The convict according to prison authorities was a trusty assigned to the he prison farm and was allowed to occupy a room in the horse barn OO outside the prison walls Part of at his duties consisted of ot de- de deliverIng liverIng milk to the homes of the thc guards near the prison working on onic the ic farm irrigation project and watching the prison apple orchard during the night It was discovered disco however that instead of spending his nocturnal hours in the apple orchard he led a will o o the wisp existence that hat enabled him to spend much of his time ime in a downtown apartment RULES VIOLATED had been granted a termination termination ter ter- of sentence by the board of pardons a few months ago effective December 29 29 but because of his misconduct misconduct mis- mis conduct and infringement on prison rules ules rules Warden Davis said he will be forced to serve an additional sen- sen tence ence The termination will be revoked by bythe bythe the he board of pardons and his iride- iride terminate term for tor burglary will continue con con- it was announced Warden Davis explained that It is necessary to use trusties for much of the work on the prison farm as authorities are arc not allowed to hire outside labor By using trusties for the thc farm work we have been able to make the he operation of the thc farm profitable he le s1 said d. d We arc are forced to have f sev- sev eral ral men out during the night to care for or the farm Only once before has a trusty betrayed be bc- his trust according to the warden varden who said a young oung prisoner used his liberties to purchase contraband contraband con- con goods in Salt Lake but that he was caught RELY ON OX JUDG JUDGMENT In selecting prisoners for trusties trusties trus trus- ties tics he said we are forced to rely on our judgment of the men and the prIsoners prIsoners' records In this instance it t was was a case of mistaken judgment Although Warden Davis characterized character- character zed as a cheap small smalltime time ime criminal the thc convicts convict's record I reveals that he has served prison terms in Utah Kansas Idaho and the he military disciplinary barracks at Alcatraz island San Francisco He has been charged with grand larceny arceny embezzlement carnal knowl knowl- edge burglary and army army desertion In n of his long Jong record however lie he je was allowed to sleep outside the prison walls wails as a trusty Following ving his return to the state prison rison the convict admitted that he had lad gone downtown on numerous oc occasions occasions occasions oc- oc and that after visiting with his wife in their apartment he would return to the penitentiary by street streetcar car WIFE STANDS BY HIM HEM Meanwhile Mrs to whom the he convict was married a a Farmin Farming Farming- Farmington ton ton on July 23 while on voluntary leave from the prison and who prison records show was released from the penitentiary that month af af- af ter serving a term for forgery declared de de- de- de dared she he will stick by my husband hus bus band He wants to go straight she said and Im I'm going to help him The two became acquainted while Mrs was in the prison at that time was a trusty |