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Show PERROT WANTS TO BEGIN SENTENCE SALT LAKE May 26. Thomaa Parrot, former grand secretary of the American Masonic federation, .'onvict-Cd .'onvict-Cd With Matthew M.-Blain Thomson and Dominic Bergera of using the mai's In defraud, ti-iday requested that he b- transferred to Leavenworth prison that he may begin Si rvlng hid two years' sentence. The oilier two promoters of the organization are at liberty under $15,000 appeal bonds each. Perrot has been unable to furnish fur-nish the bond. IJerrot intimated that piievanres have arisen between himself and I Thomson .since the trial of the casei and ln stated thai hr had been tendered ten-dered his resignation as grand secretary secre-tary of the order on Wednesday Since his conviction Perrot has1 maintained ihat he had no part in anvl fraudulent hemes and that h- wn's a victim of circumstances. I. rrot win bo removed to Leavenworth Leav-enworth bj Deputy t . S. Marshal H.I I I Peck. The defendant waived k stay of execution of 0 days granted the three men hy Judge Martin J.I i ".me in oraer tnar tney might pr par's an appeal. Perrot 'aid that Ivj' was unable to secure a 15,000 bond, and thai inasmuch as the ease mtnh be before the United states circuit court of appeals for many months be-'l ior a decision is reached, he might as Wl II be serving the time In prison , .Mrs. Perrot. wife or the defendant. " whom he was married a yen, ago. said that she would stand ly her hus-band hus-band and Join him when his prison1 term has expired. Thomson. Perrot and Bergera were convicted by a Jury in the federal "iin May 15 of using the malls to defraud. It was charged that ihevl made fraudulent representations with r pect to the authority of the order with which they were affiliated to confer Masonic degrees Bach was SI rltenoed to two years n the federal I"1 and given a fine of $ofoo. |