| Show Pardon Board Releases Dr Stevenson Slayer of S. S L. L Boy BoyOn BoyOn oy On New Years Year's Also Gains Freedom Sentences of Patrick McGrath 43 Salt Lake City convicted of ot voluntary manslaughter and Dr T. T 1 William Stevenson 66 Salt Lake physician and surgeon were terminated ter ter- ter effective Dec 15 by the Ule state board of pardons meeting Saturday morning at the tho state prison rison McGrath who was convicted in connection with the fatal tatal shooting early New Years Year's morning of Leon Lonnie Vest West and was committed to prison March 30 1 1941 after havinS having hayIng hav hay ing inS been sen sentenced to from one to 10 years by Third Dist Judge George A Faust He will have served seven months and 18 days at the time of ot his release A man 12 jury convicted McGrath McGrath Mc Mc- Grath of firing tirIng a shot from a 22 caliber automatic rifle at a. a m. m Jan Jail 1 I which killed young West Vest who was with a group of teen-age teen boys and girls who had stopped near the McGrath home on their way home from tram a midnight show Dr Stevenson was committed to Salt Lake county jail April 20 1944 following his Third district court conviction of or the involuntary manslaughter of Alene Housekeeper Housekeeper House House- keeper year old Fort Douglas secretary He Heill will ill have served six months and 28 days Miss Housekeeper it was as as alleged In the complaint which charged Dr Stevenson with second degree murder died Dec 30 of an alleged illegal operation Applications of Ben H H. Mn May 31 sentenced to life on a first degreS e murder conviction for commutation tion of sentence was denied by the board May who was committed June 19 was convicted of the murder murder mur mur- der of ot Joe April 26 in Carbon county Also denied was application for termination of a year 25 sentence of Guadal Guadalupe pe Vasquez 37 who vho was committed Feb 15 1941 after he was convicted of the shooting of Juan Sept 1 I 1940 In Salt Lake City Eleven applicants for termination tion of sentences including second degree burglary forgery and rape convictions were scheduled to appear appear ap ap- pear before the board Saturday afternoon to appeal their cases I |
