Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-02-07 | Page 1 | Coed Burglar is Adjudged Insane

I COED BURGLAR I IS ADJUDGED INSANE Removal to State Hospital Opposed by States State's Attorney VERMILION VER S. S D. D Feb 7 A AMiss Af Miss Marion Meyers vho attempted at- at tempted to rob a bank here early arlY Saturday was was' adjudged ins i today to- to day but but removal to a a. a state hospital was opposed by the states state's attorney Shortly alter after the year old former former for for- mer university toed coed had been ordered ordered or- or dered held helcl for the March Marh circuit court under 1500 bond the Clay county sanity board held her insane in- in sane and directed she be sent to the Yankton State hospital for observation tion This States State's Attorney II H. C. C Perkins Per Per- kins de declaring laring he would wouldn n nOt t permit removal from jail here until the 1500 bond had been Ot T II I Iani i an-i going to pusI push this c case se he said If this girl goes fre free there Will he be twelve similar cases tomorrow committed by girls just fo for the thrill of the thing r I believe believe be- be lieve tIle the girl should be prosecuted tIle the same as a man She has the rights The sanity board me met at t the request reo re- quest o C C. J. J Gunderson attorney for Miss Meyers feyers and came as as a surprise Early this afternoon bond had hael not been posted the girl remained in jail I