Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-12-17 | Page 11 | Jail Bars Better than Cold Hills

jAil BARS BETTER THAN COLD HilLS Frank Birch Steals That He May Get Into Prison Prison Asks Asks for Longer Sentence Special to The Herald Provo Dec 1 16 Rather GRather G Rather than be re rel released released re- re l leased from the tho penitentiary In the winter winter win win- ter r time Frank Birch a wanderer from New lew Jersey who was arrested at Tucker and brought to Provo tor for trial upon the charge of ot robbery robben to today a asked the court to add six months to his sentence so that ho lie ml might ht finish h his term In tho the state prison In the summer time Birch lUrch entered tho the railroad station at Tucker Friday and finding a suit caso case which had been left lert b by b a Q woman in intending intending In- In tending to take a n train trin for tor Salt SaI Lako Lake opened It and took out 40 HO In gold a an n omans oman's handbag a watch and a n bracelet bracelet brace brace- let and two diamond rings He lie went Into the tho town to sell sel his plunder and accosted the first woman he mot met aslIng askIng asking ask ask- ing h her r It if she would not like Iko to buy some Chrol Christmas presents cheaply When he showed her tho the articles ho he had stolen she Rho recognized them as her own and accused him of taking them from her suit case at the depot Sho She called cled the tho town marshal and Birch was arrested ted He lie Ie pleaded guilty to robbery before JUdge J. J E. E Booth here today and told the court that ho had stolen the he articles art art- arti arti- cbs cles recklessly hoping hoping- that he would be caught and amid sent ent to prison where ho he could pass a comfortable winter Judge Booth sentenced the man to serve ser serf one ono year In the tho Utah state state prison Birch then begged the judge to add six months to tho the sentence so ho would be bo released In time the summer time Instead of ot during during- another winter The court granted tho the mans man's request and he ho be began began be- be gan serving ser his sentence at the penitentiary peni peni- yesterday afternoon He lie was Judd taken to Salt Lako Lake b by Deputy Sheri Sheriff