Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-07 | Page 2 | Gun Sale Linked in Holdup Attempt

i GUN SALE LINKED IN HOLDUP ATTEMPT I Ir John K Giles es escaped lifer from the tho Oregon state prison purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased a revolver in City i the day be before rc an attempted Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Rio Grande Western railroad mall mail robbery it was testified In his trial for tor attempted mail mall robbery Tuesday In iii federal court Louis Gi Grossman n cm lo o of the Loan Capitol Loan off testified ice he sold a. a revolver found in GUes' GUes possession posses posses- slon sion when arrested In St. St Paul several sov- sov eral weeks later to Giles on February February February Feb Feb- 1 the day before the attempted attempt attempt- ed cd robbery took place The g government govern government govern govern- ve ment is contending the gun was j used in the holdup att attempt Other witnesses during the morning morning morn morn- ing lag established Giles Giles' presence in 1 Salt Lake City on th the day of ot the holdup H I i Brady D. D Morris arrested in St St. StPaul t Paul with Giles pleaded gu guilty 1 Monday to a interfering i 1 wi with two two railway ma mail l clerks after a a- Marge of assault sault with a So deadly II weapon had been dropped Judge i D. D Johnson has n not t yet set time for tor sentence