| Show 1 i NAR f k f J Jf I II I r PM I. I r N HOME HOMEI r 1 1 r I Fugitive Held Heldi For Return i To Coast City n By John Buz A Utah state prison parole violator wanted in Los Angeles county for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit commit commit com com- mit murder surrendered to the guns of Salt Lake police Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- da day r at 10 1020 20 am a.m. in the attic of the home of his ex Virgil Vern Cramer 46 a fugitive from the Utah adult probation and parole division since June 16 1948 shouted Okeh Ill I'll give up as Plainclothesman Plainclothesman Plainclothesman Plain Plain- A. A J. J climbed through the trapdoor to the attic where Cramer was hiding under a blanket The surrender came after a nine-hour nine guard by police at the residence He was ryas booked in city ail hold for Los Angeles as a I fugitive from justice I II I just came back bach to see my I five children Cramer said as police brought him from the house housein in the avenues district Covered With ith Dust Cramer who walks with a limp was covered with coal dust He said he had gone to the home of his divorced wife Monday and that he had been hiding in the base base- ment Id been up in the attic only a couple of hours Cramer said A dozen policemen and five police police police po po- lice cars descended upon the a ave ave- ve- ve section nue-section residence at 10 am a.m. Tle Tuesday day Shifts of of four guards had been stationed at the house since 1 am a.m. when five officers led by Chic L L. C. C Crowther were allowed to investigate m the thc upper portion of the home They had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been permitted to enter the die basement Capt M M. D. D McGinness head of the plainclothes division obtained a search warrant Tuesday morning morning morn morn- ing inS on the basis of a telegram ram I from E E. E EV W. W Biscailuz sheriff of Los Angeles county who tho said bond for for for- Cramer has been set at I Fail to Find Gun GunThe GunThe GunThe The search of the attic and basement failed to reveal a gun Los Angeles deputies had warned that Cramer might be armed with witha a caliber 38 revolver which he had taken from a guard at a construction construction construction tion camp near Los Angeles Sheriff Biscailuz wired that he holds a felony warrant for Cramer's Cramers Cramers Cramer's Cra Cra- mers mer's arrest He said that Cramer was ryas charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a guard at a construction camp in early March Cramer said after the capture that tha t he had been in Salt Sal t Lake Cl City ty about a week His divorced wife told officers that he had walked in m on the family several days ago Cramer said he has five children aged 10 to 23 years I |
