Show Convict Has Strange Love Tale Tak Kills Man MaIl After Wrecking Home o Marries While Free on Parole t I Unique Drama in Utah Criminal History ReI Recalled Recalled Re Re- I called by Application of W. W O. O McNair for Termination of Sentence Which Is Withdrawn O ONE NE of the most unique tales in iu the annals of crime in Utah came to tb light Saturday when W W. 0 McNair 1 serving fifteen years for second degree murder withdrew withdraw his application application application cation to the board of pardons for termination of sentence McNair 1 was previously on parole but was returned to the I prison as a parole violator at the request or ot his wife It was Mas marrying mar mar- her while on paro e that constituted con con- the violation under w which he ie was recommitted Women are women Into the history history history his his- tory of ot McNair like wool in a blanket A woman furnished the motive for tor the which murder of ot which he be was convi convicted ted Other women women- pleaded for his parole He married one of these and when the marital bark jark hit storI stormy y seas this woman I had lad him recommitted to prison Now It is said she is anxious us to forgive and be forgiven if only he can again gain his freedom front from the prison Several years ago a a. Mrs Williams Williams Wil Wil- liams hams becam became enamored of him and with her child deserted the husband and father father to follow McNair McNair McNair Mc Mc- Nair whither he might go He lie came to Salt Lake and took rooms In a a. west side hotel Williams followed MEN ENCOUNTER Williams visited his wife wire and baby when McNair was was was' absent While the husband was pleading with his wife to return to him if It only for the childs child's sake so the story goes the home wre wrecker home ker came Into the apartment Ignoring the outraged victim of or his escapade McNair according to testimony at atthe atthe the thEl trial strode across ss the room and picking up Williams' Williams child fondled it Williams objected to this McNair McNair Mc Mc- Nair laughed at him taunted him and hugged the tho child closer What next the father did was never clearly established l Ic McNair picked up a a. revolver from the dresser and nd fired tired pointblank pointblank point point- blank killing Williams ms Later he hed d declared that h he had believed Williams Wil WU- hams liams was armed and fired tired In In self defense Investigation showed that the victim had not been armed McNair was convicted on second degree murder and sentenced without without without with with- out recommendation recommendation- by Judge JLouis J J. Louis Brown on December 29 1917 to fifteen years in the state prison The Williams woman was soon for for- gotten Women visitors at the prison favored McNair 1 with kindnesses kindnesses kindnesses kind kind- nesses and presents Then Warden Geor George e Storrs made him a trusty in charge harge of the prison delivery truck MET MANY WOMEN In this capacity McNair traveled about the city delivering produce from the prison farm and carrying back supplies from town Dally Daily he met many women Among these was one then matron at the Sarah Daft home between whom and McNair there was a mutual attraction Ills His calls at the home on jays days he delivered prison produce produce produce prod prod- uce there rapidly developed into a courtship Because of ot the prestige his feminine feminine femi femi- nine acquaintances could muster McNair soon found himself on pa pa- role rOte He Immediately violated this privilege by marrying hI his matron friend For a while things went on smoothly As the honeymoon passed arose At first only trivial differences each rUtIn rift rUt in the lute left a wider gap be between between between be- be tween reality and courtship dreams Then It Is 19 said raId McNair began slapping his wife wire Soon the novelty novelty novelty nov nov- elty of this wore ot off and he gave her a sound thrashing It Is al al- al The next da day she preferred charges of ot parole violation against him That night McNair was again in the Ule big house After several months In prison McNair again decided to try for release this time asking asking- for tor a termination of sentence At the last minute minute- he withdrew his application assigning no reason for that decision i Saturdays Saturday's hearing of the board I of pardons was the tamest in several sev sev- eral oral months r l Many ny applicants sev 1 for Continued on page 12 12 CONVICT HAS Continued from page 1 clemency were disappointed A Afew Afew Afew few gained some favor from the board I SLAYER LOSES PETITION Among those to be deni denied d their requests were Mike l Gianopulos slayer of Dt Df M. M B B. B Shipp s seeking I termination and Dolores Tobin c confessed self nf sed wO an- an burglar askIng asking ask ask- ing parole on the contention that I she was was' not guilty of ot the crime to which she pleaded guilty but butI I sought imprisonment a as a means of curing herself Of or the drug drog habit Other cases disposed of ot f included applications for pardon by Roy Richardson on parole for forgery forgery for for- gery gary whose sentence was terminated fermi- fermi and C C. C A. A Young indecent assault who was denied freedom I Iwo Two parole seekers were granted granted their requests Jesse KInsey grand larcenY was paroled Paroled to his mother and L. L E E. ENels Nels Nelson n- n forgery was pa paroled paroled pa- pa to K Jacobs N N. C C. Petersen's Peterson's application was contil thirty days while those of ot the following were denied Nels Johnson Johnson John John- son statutory offense Wallace G Gardner ass assault lUIt with deadly wean weapon on and Charles Charle Samuelson s 's second cond degree degreG burglary w W. wp p- p L. L Lamph former of the state road commission serving an Indeterminate te sentence for for forgery torI for tor- I gery in connection conne conn with irregular found in the state stae accounts was among applicants for foi tion who were denied Ot Of those asking termination clemency as indicted ed was shown the followIng following follow follow- ing William Villiam Mathes third degree degree de- de gree burglary paroled Frank Wanless fictitious check terminated Dun Duncan n Altman third de degree degree degree de- de gree burglary terminated c C. C F E. E CIvils fictitious check cheek terminated terminated- James P. P A. A Shea embezzlement terminated Wallace A. A Hall second sec sec- ond degree burglary burglar terminated Clemente third degree burglary burglary bur bur- glary terminated Frank Rasmus- Rasmus sen forgery terminated and Marias grand Brand larceny terminated CASES CONTINUED Application f for r termination T re continued In th the tho cases of Joe Soils Solis grand larceny days days- daysE E E. W W. Jackson third degree burglary In Indefinitely Indefinitely In- In definitely Alexan Alexander er FrazIer second second sec see ond degree degre burglary thirty days days Walter E. E Smith rob robbery robery ery thirty thirty- days J. J M. M forgery thirty da days s 's and Frank J. J Bartlett de depriving depriving de- de Driving owner of ot use of automobile automobile automo automo- bile sixty da days s. s Those denied for termination were Henry Jones robbery Wil Wil- liam PhInney hinney second degree murder murder mur mur- der William Mills l voluntary manslaughter manslaughter manslaughter man man- slaughter mo Morado assault with deadly weapon William Q a. Wheatley attempted rape Charles Chirles Owens second degree burglary Ge George rge l grand STand larceny and Ruiz grand larcen larcen lar lar- lar- lar cen ceny The application of O. O P. P Senior asking commutation fr m a sixty sixty- day sentence e e. e in the Utah county Jail for of liquor was I not acted on b because cause of lack of Jurisdiction Senior was sentenced by Judge Page Morris of ot the United States district court He HeIs Heis Is a federal prisoner held in the Utah county Jail under contract His application was filed with the board of ot pardons In In error I |