Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-01-26 | Page 21 | Kidnaper Gets Life Sentence

Z i. i 1 1 RId w i r I. I a 2 3 I ft t ff 4 f 1 q Ji I Yo k- k y t uw j f. f 1 j i 7 s t S 5 d rJ h Robert Lee Gilford Sentenced to life lifo term in federal prison Kidnaper Gels We Sentence A sentence of life imprisonment for was handed Robert RobertLee RobertLee RobertLee Lee Gilford 35 ex-convict ex from Phoenix Ariz by Federal Judge Willis Villis V. W. Ritter in U U. S. S district court Friday Gilford convicted of the kid kid- naping of three Idaho peace officers officers cers in a daring escape attempt Jan 17 was given five additional years in federal prison for vIolation violation violation viola vIola- tion of the Dyer act unlawful transportation of stolen motor vehicle vehicle ve ye- hicle hide across state line The downcast criminal pleaded guilty on both and D Dyer er act counts through his attorney George H. H Lunt Gilford a a confirmed criminal has spent most of his life behind bars He served his first prison term at the age of 18 and has done time in Arizona California and Idaho What federal prison will be his next home was not announced announced announced an an- by Judge Ritter Kenneth R R. R Harris 30 E. E 2nd South charged with violation of probation was sentenced to two years in Utah state prison by Judge Ritter Arrested Nov No 4 Harris was arrested on Nov No 4 1949 and charged with sending a threatening letter to Dr E. E E. E Hartwell 1339 Colonial circle He was found guilty and sentenced on Nov 28 28 1919 He was paroled by bythe bythe bythe the judge on Dec 2 1949 In the interim he violated hI his parole and was brought before Third district court and found guilty on a grand larceny charge The federal court anticipates dismissal dismissal dismissal dis dis- dis- dis missal of Third district court sentencing sentencing sentencing sen sen- in view of Fridays Friday's sen sen- tence iI i I