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Show 'PHAIITOM' GIVEN LIFE ASBURGLAR HOLLYWOOD, May II (UP) WlUard Borton, who hated movie star so pessinnatsly that he bur-glarised bur-glarised their homes and in five year obtained 12.000,000 In cash and valuable, prepared to spend the remainder of his Ufa In prison today. to-day. PdHca knew Borton, aha Ralph Graham, a "th phantom of Bel-Air." Bel-Air." He preyed upon the home of Carol Lombard. Clark Gable, Tyrone Ty-rone Power, Barbara Stanwyck. Darryl Zanuck. Fannie BHce and others In th screen colony. Twice he robbed Gary Cooper's home, taking tak-ing more than 110,000 in loot each time. Moron, Alienists Say Borton, who doeent know how old he is but thinks hs's about 17, was an orphan. Court alienists aaid he era a moron who could not multiply three by three but pose eased a peculiar pe-culiar Intelligence that made him a master criminal. Yaetsrday Borton appeared in court and at the laat minute decided de-cided to plead gulky to all of the burglaries with which he was charged. He was sentenced to kfe Imprisonment. With a penknife and cigaret ease $ji only toolw, Dortw '(-it easy to Invade th guarded property prop-erty of the big stars. Hs always knew just when and Just bow to execute his burglaries. Hated Film Star Dr. Ross Moor, who examined Borton aaid that hi hatred for wealthy movie stars apparently sprang from hi love for children. "He said he does not feel that movie folk with all their money do enough for youngsters." Dr. Moore said. When officers finally caught up with Borton they did it by accident. acci-dent. He was walking down a San Francisco street carrying a valise filled with valuable Jewelry. Two plainclothesmen watched Borton for some time and. without suspecting that hs was Hollywood's master burglar, bur-glar, forced him to open the valise. "I was a sucker," Borton said. "I sold 1100,000 worth of stuff for $3350. I (old diamond rings for as tittle a 60 cent. I mad lee than toOOO a year, not counting my gasoline gaso-line and the general wear and tear." |