Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-12-16 | Page 12 | Prisoner Saves Him Trip to St. Louis

PRISONER SAVES HI HIM TRIP TO ST. ST L LOUIS UIS Word has been received h here re b by L. L A. A McGee former postoffice inspector at athe the he heff ff Louis office that Cleve McIntyre a a desperado who vho was captured by b- Mr Mc- Mc lle- lle tG Gec over two years of chasing about the country country has decd decided d to plead gi guilty to to intercepting government o man mall and to dispense with wih the trial which would otherwise oth oth- be necessary The he message was as received h by Mr McGee this m morning after he hie had ha completed packing his suit case preparatory to going to St. St Louts Louis Luis to as- as MIst Kist In the tho prosecution f r In Tn In McIntyre now prisoner ran nero across Philip Cornman Cornman an aged ased pensioner at Pocahontas Ark The he pensioner in I of conversation told Mcintyre that he be was exp expecting a 2 pension check for 43 48 at the tha postoffice McIntyre is alleged to haye lae written an older for Cor the mat mail mai of Mr Cornman arid and nd to have hav for forged ed Cornman's name name- He secured amon among other mall mail mal the pension check and arid passed it on a rom man ian The he sheriff cau caught ht Mcintyre and nd lie be was wa sent to the penitentiary for two ye years year While he was as in jail fai Mr Ur McGee secured an in n indictment from the tho federal grand jury against MCIntyre and anti prepared to o. o arrest him when he was relta released ed d the ithe tle other prison By a mistake however r e escaped Ho II was wa traced through Several states b by Inspector McGee e and was was' lost at Louisville I Two years year later he wa was located at Poplar Bluff Blur Mo and taken to jail jai at Cape Girardean He escaped from the Jail there thero and was a at lar large a full ful day da- daH H Ho Iwas was arrested again and taken ten to another Jail hail and again made nade his escape only to tobe tobe be bp t recaptured Finally he was ta taken en to Itt Little Rock flock Ark Ark- and he has since Rince been held lel th there rp The he penal penalty for his offense Is five fh- years in the federal al prison Mr Ir McGee h has s since since- left the service senie of I the the the government and Is now nov practicing law Jaw lawI lawin I 31 in I Salt Lake