Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-03-17 | Page 2 | Mercy Appeal by Slayer of Doctor Denied

MERCY APPEAL BY SLAYER Of DENIED Termination of Sentence Refused Mike Gianopolis I lis us Who Killed M. M B. B I Shipp Plea Loses I IThe The appeal for termination of sentence of ot Mike who shot and killed Dr M. M B. B Shipp at atthe atthe the tho latter's office South Main street was denied b by the state board of ot pardons toda today The murden murder murder mur mur- der den was committed in the summer of ot 1919 and Gianopolis was sentenced sentenced sentenced sen sen- In November of ot that year to an indeterminate term of from one to twenty years rears x Gianopolis had been undergoing treatment by a firm of ot physicians whom he claimed took all his money money mon moo ey and gave him no ben benefit nt When I he confronted Dr Shipp he was Informed in informed informed In- In formed that the doctors who had I treated him had left the city Gianopolis Ban Gian opolis refused to believe that Dr was not involved and he opened fire lire The doctor fell shot th through ugh the stomach and died an hour later In the emergency hospi hospi- I tal Gianopolis was captured by bythe bythe I the police before he escaped from I Ithe i ithe the building I IThe IThe The board of pardons also denied the of Dolores Tobin for parole When Vh n arrest arrested d 1 about five months ago she confessed to having having hav has ing Jag robbed many Salt Lake homes hOl Later she declared that she had told the police the yarn in hi order that she might be sent to Jail where she could not obtain narcotics When she was sentenced the Judge recommended that she serve at least leasta a year In Jail The board of pardons pardons pardons par par- dons held today that she had not served a sufficient part of the year ear to warrant a parole Her lien husband Joe Tobin Is still being sought b by the police as he is wanted for tOr several burglaries In Salt Lake Dolores has gained weight since being placed in Jail and declared that she has been completely completely completely com com- cured of all craving for nar nar-