Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-01-15 | Page 8 | Suspect under Police Probe

Suspect Under Police Probe Investigation of activities of a former soldier arrested in Salt Lake City City Thursday night was continuing Saturday as information information information tion was being g gathered from army and federal bureau of investigation investigation investigation sources Booked at Salt Lake City jail the former soldier identified himself himself himself him him- self as Kenneth George Burt temporarily temporarily tem tern residing at S. S West He W was J to have reenlisted reenlist- reenlist ed Thursday but failed to report at Fort Douglas Dougla Burt appeared Saturday in city police court before Police Judge Leland G. G Larsen He pleaded innocent innocent in innocent in- in to vagrancy charges and Judge Larsen Iarsen set trial for Jan 25 with bail at 1000 In Burts Burt's possession when he was arrested were three series E savings bonds in m the name of Vaine DeWaine H. H Hous Houston on Muskegon Mich Burt told police pollee he was holding them as security for a aloan aloan aloan loan but later changed his story and told arresting officers D. D J J J. Har Hardy y and Don G. G Ferguson he had stolen the bonds from a fellow fellow fel lel- fel- fel low soldiers soldier's barracks bag ag Police sal sale Burt then launched into a statement con concerning army exchange robberies i jn in Germany in m which merchandise taken sold for more than on the I black market there I I The public relations oC office ce at Sixth army headquarters the Presidio San Francisco reported that jurisdiction in m the alleged burglaries was lost by the army w when en Burt was wag discharged Dec 21 at Camp Kilmer N. N J. J However the army said civil authorities would have jurisdiction if Houston swore out a civil complaint in which case the FBI also could claim jurisdiction