Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-23 | Page 20 | Parolee Jailed in Utah Holdup

PAROLEE JAILED IN UTAH HOLDUP MT PLEASANT-A PLEASANT twice pam p. Utah state prison Inmate ex-Inmate I was back in the laws law's tolls toils here g f Wednesday captured after afler an at at J ged service station liquor store up hold and a wild automobile chase The man Thomas In 38 Is being held In the ML l Pleasant jail ian pending word from state au au- au- au Officers here reported he he held I up Mrs Everett Strate who with her husband operates a service station and and state liquor control commission dispensing agency at Spring City He lie was captured Tuesday night 1 after a wild chase from Spring City to Moroni to Mt ML Pleasant automobile driving i f where he the he was F In ing was wrecked Parole larole Violated Utah state prison officials reported reported re rev re- re ported was wa received at atthe atthe the prison February 1 19 1936 from San Sanpete ete county to serve serve a term for tor forgery lie He was paroled August Au Au- gust S 19 1936 and returned for tol parole violation February 19 1938 Prison officials said the parole consisted of being almost al at most constantly under the Influence taco ence of intoxicating liquor a lie He was paroled February 20 1939 and had r resided in Mt Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Picas ant where he worked at odd jobs since had no hO previous pre trim mat record prior to the tho forgery conviction W. W K Peterson Mt 1 Plea Pleasant nt marshal Sheldon Monson nl night ht mars marshal al and State Highway Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Pa Pa- Morris Anderson reported that borrowed an automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile from Ray Anred Allred of Mt lolL Pleasant Tuesday about p p. p m m. Store Held Up They said he drove to the Strate service station and package a agency agency agen agen- cn- cn cy in Spring Slicing City where he held helda a a rifle on Mrs Strate took from a cash register ordered her herto herto herto to load a case of ot whisky In the automobile and fled Melrose Pritchett operator of ot another Spring City service station station station sta sta- tion pursued the fleeing con ex vict in another machine and at Moroni Patrolman Anderson Andelson joined the chase They tried to force torce the machine driven by off oU the road several times without success rac raced d from Moroni to Ml Mt Pl Pleasant up the city's Main Males street treet to Second East street where his careening automobile struck a utility pole The automobile bounced off oft the pole file and landed in a ditch In Inger Inger- er- er Stet field d uninjured in the crash was captured without putting up re resistance se- se officers said He is married and his wife wICe and two children live here