Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-04-17 | Page 1 | Convict, Ex-Mayor of St. Joseph, Dies

O Convict Mayor Ex of f St St. J Joseph o. o eph Dies ST ST. ST JOSEPH Mich April 16 AP AP li Funeral services will beheld be beheld beheld held here Tuesday for Allen R. R Morford former mayor and paroled San Quentin convict who died on ona ona ona a train in N Nevada vada en route to his home here The service e will ba be baunder baunder under the a auspices of the local chapter of the Elks of which Morford Morford MorfOrd Mor Mor- ford was a former fonner treasurer I Morford who was was 47 years old is survived survived by a a wife and son resl real dents dent of this tills city He left St. St Joseph Joseph-foor Joseph four year ago resigning his office of mayor to go goto goto goto to California In search of health He lIe was then in the the- advanced stages stage ot of tuberculosis and after a a futile fight ag against the disease ran out of ot funds In trial for r robbing a branch bank bank bankIn In San Diego Dieg he testified that lie he decided to stage stag the he rob robbery ry f pr the purpose of obtaining enough money to pay his way way- home so that he lie he could see see ee his wife and nd son be before be- be fore ore his lila death A few tew months few months after being sen sentenced sentenced sentenced sen- sen t to San San Quentin Quentin- he lie Was yas as paroled to ChareS P 1 Prudden en Lansing Lapsing Mich business buSine man and taken talen to a California hospital but buthis his probationer later ater ter turn turned d him lim to Lo prison t agal lover over to a