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Show CRIUAL RECORD OF 10i!S BAD SALT LAKE. Juno 29 The story ol a perfect llfo. lived prior to the robbery rob-bery of the Uncle Sara loan office and the subsequent killing of Joseph Walter Wal-ter Axtell. which attorneys for the defense de-fense related concerning J J. Morri6. convicted murderer, has been shattered shatter-ed and dlsslpnted by Information received re-ceived by Sheriff Joseph C. Sharp. Ac curdlnp "to this Information, Morris has served time for robberies similar -to that in which he was a principal on May 9 In this city . - . In the Montana state penitentiary at Deer Lodge. Morris Avns known us George Hammond No. 1 Under the name of Hammond ho was sentenced to 19 yenrs fr robberv. and Inasmuch as there was another George Hammond Ham-mond In prison at that time he was designated as George Hammond No 1 This was In 1901 In February 1010, ho was released on parole, and that he has broken the terms of his parole Is evident from developments The crime for which he was convicted con-victed wa3 committed in Butte and wns similar to the one which was committed in this city Immediately prior to the murder of Axtell lu broad daylight bo entered a store In that city, held up the place and then attempted to escape. He was captured cap-tured and convicted of daylight robbery rob-bery That he exercised his cunning In prison is shown by the fact that ho ingratiated himself into the good graces of prinou officials so that, after serving less than one-half of his sen tence. he was released on parole Sheriff Sharp also has ascertained that .Morris was convicted of at least ono other robbery. Complete details have not as yet been received. Ever since Morris was placed, under arrest on the afternoon of Mar 9 by Deput Sheriff A. A Butler, following a terrific struggle In which the murderer mur-derer was battered to the ground with thf deputy's revolver, Shorlff Sharp has been busy searching throughout the country for his record Descriptions Descrip-tions have been sent broadcast This resulted In receipt of the Information stated. On the stind, whon testifying In his own behalf, Morris said that th.s was the first time that ho had over been arrested for a crime. He sold that he was a hard working man and had secured se-cured employment 'wherever he could Nothing whatever In contravention ot these statements was brought out and the past life of the arch murderer was shrouded In imstery, oxcept as to the rather c'oudy light which he himself cast on the events of tho past |