Show ONE-MAN ONE MUTINY BRINGS PRISON TERM WASHINGTON Jan 8 UP UP- UP George A. A Boyog second class seaman aboard the fla flagship ship U. U US U.S. S. S SoS S S. California from McKeesport I Pa has hRs been sentenced to 15 years in military prison for attempting attempting at nt- tempting one of or the most fantas fantastic tic robberies in the history of the tho U. U S. S navy havy it was wa revealed at the navy department today Boyog attempted to toehold up an officer of ot the California flagship flagship flag flag- ship of or Admiral Lanning corn com mander mander of ot of the fleet battle force while the ship was several bundred hundred hun bun dred miles at sea last November 14 More than a thousand armed men were on duty or sleeping all aU about him aboard the ship and tho the ship was surrounded at the tho time by the armed sea forces of the thc United States Boyog was court on charges of or attempted robbery and threatening a superior officer He was sentenced to 20 years but Secretary of the Navy Claude A. A Swanson reviewing the decision reduced the penalty penally to 15 years Testimony revealed Boyog had crept aft from his bunk at 3 a a. a m. m to the room of Lt Walter Vatter F. F Prien supply officer Boyog thrust a revolver in the officers officer's face tace forced him to dress and to lead him to the disbursing office where several thousand dollars dollars dollars dol dol- dol- dol lars were locked in the safe saCe They found the door locked Prien convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced Boyog only the chief storekeeper storekeeper storekeeper store store- keeper had the key Prien with the revolver In his back started to lead lend Boyog to the storekeepers storekeeper's room Catching Boyog momentarily off oCt guard Prein grappled with him and the sound of the scuffle brought marines marines marines ma ma- rines who disarmed Boyog and ended the tho attempted one man mutiny in the US |