Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-04 | Page 7 | Attempt upon Life of Judge Johnson Fails

ATTEMPT UPON LIFE OF JUDGE JOHNSON FAILS Youth Draws Draws- Cun Gun in Federal Court but Is Overpowered Overpowered Overpowered Over Over- powered Lives of Judge Tillman D. D Johnson Johnson John son and federal court attaches were suddenly endangered about 10 1 p. p m m. Saturday when Bud Buel Victor Dawson 19 a Dyer act parole violator jerked a gun from the hip pocket of Captain James M. M Smith deputy United States marshal apparently intending to shoot the judge As the boy seized the gun his attorney attorney at at- torne torney David W. W Cannon Carmon sensed the situation and grabbed him around the neck With the aid of or United States Marshal W. W Vosco Call Captain Smith and A A. J. J Davis court bailiff bailif the attorney succeeded in throwing Dawson to the thc floor between the court railing and the jury box Mr Davis thrust his arm under the boy and placed d his finger against the trigger guard so o 0 the youth could not fire the gun Dawson resisted fiercely and other court attaches had to lend a hand be before before before fore the officers could handcuff him He was removed to the county jaiL Earlier in the day the boy had been sentenced by Judge Johnson to serve fifteen months in the psychopathic ward at Fort Leavenworth Kan This sentence was passed after alter Dr Foster J. J Curtis testified that the boy went temporarily insane at times and recommended that he be placed in a award award ward instead of prison Dawson was indicted June 5 1931 for automobile theft and on Au August Augus 31 waS waS' was paroled paroled to the Rev John Pear son He was cited into court Thursday to show cause why his parole should not be revoked because of an attempted attempted at at- tempted robbery of the Third Avenue Drug store 1140 Third avenue May 5 5 The boy entered the store and holding a bottle of some liquid in his hand told the owner and customers customers cus cus- that he was hold holding in a bottle of nitroglycerin and would blow the store up Unless they gave him bin the money He was overpowered and held until the police arrived 1