Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-25 | Page 11 | Mother Whose Pleas Freed Son to be Absent When Prison Opens

MOTHER WHOSE PLEAS FREED SON SONTO SONTO TO BE ABSENT WHEN PRISON OPENS A mother who whose e persistent pleas finally opened gates of the Utah state prison for or her son vIll n not t be present to greet hIm when Roy Boy Donnell 29 convicted murderer mur- mur derer Is released from prison Thursday mornIng Donnell will be greeted b by hIs benefactor Senter P. P Walker Salt Lake City business mm man who has the convict a position as soon as he is released Donnell was as convicted of first degree murder in connect connection on with the slaying o of Charles A. A Faus Salt Lake City druggist 12 years ago and on March 24 was granted n a commutation o of sentence by the board of pardons Mrs Grace Hume of Ogden mother of Donnell appeared before be be- fore ore the board recently and pleaded for the release of her son on His original sentence of lif ife Ira Ira- had been comm commUted to o lie He has 12 years or of the c Donnell convicted with Gilbert Brighton who is now serving a life sentence at the prison and Angelino Angeline who was released re re- leased several years ears ago was 17 years old at the time of hIs con con- I am going to gIve Bob a chance Mr Walker said Wednesday Wed Wed- n Whether he will go straight or not depends upon the treatment he receives during the next six months month I 1 have n a responsible position for him and I intend to keep close to him and see ec him through this I trying trIng period