The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-23
William Lee Committed Crime
To Be a Loyal Friend.
Took Acid and Saws To Alvin
Owen i'm jail Here.
GIVEN HE-TElR SENTENCE
Owen Also VIII Have To Serve
Penffentiary Term
He Night Have Been ParoIed ii
He Had Waited

IUGgs. I grew Up WIKI Alvin Owen
ard when he WIS n tE0UhIe and want
ed ne 10 hsIr him a1E. Z feIz I must
prove I was IagaH ID him didn't
realize ar the tire that my action II
taking EIuriaEc acid and steel Saws
into rle tail n1ighr end IN murder and
riot 7 am at your mercy
SUeh was the plea today Of William
Lee Of Lawrence, Whoi appeared before
Jucge George H " hf-cGu1b To receive
sentence for attempting 70 zmugzIs
uIuriat1c acid and steel saws u1u
Owen AZ TIE Shawnee COUNTY Ild last
Wee& Lee a IaEt1or AT Lawrence
school and Il married man vas CAP
ne saws ard acid were found ~ the
fafIe-
1 Personally replied Judge whzr-
comb. 7 don't Ike 20 see yaU 90 70
prison But you should have thought
C the Consequences oc your act TO the
LIE and property q TIE public II
those articles had gone into The p-ts-
I o1ers- t1ers might De several dad To-
I day as Il result I an going 20 sen
reucs you 70 not more than five years
IN state prison
Il Owen in Court Room
\ Owen. for whom Lee sacrificed his
freedom. was IN the court room az the
TINE awaiting his sen1ence- Lee glow
| cred at him Neither officers or pris-
I o1ers Rave any use for owen Hal1 an
hour after the acid and steel saws were
found Owen turned traitor to his
friend and gave bis name and address
to county officers
\ Owen - IS Years Old and Ezz In
I France Tor EifEee1 months He haz
I confessed 20 stealing an automobile
from = 4 Crock who lives north Of
the CRY Aired E4Izhr q LAWRENCE
\ W1C was bun k1e~ WIKI Owen IN
! France also was arrested On TIRE same
I charge ard was IN the Shawnee coUu-
I " jail al the tine CT the zCrempted
I delivery
\ Owen and E4fgnt drove the car 70
Lawrence A few days later Eaighr
4 and another uau took the car and
n drove TO Denver Owen had a change
II q heart and cEnle to Topeka went 70
the Crock home and confessed to
stealing the ear HaIEhr was later
caught at Denver
N Crock. whose car vas stolen vas
sCfteued By the lads confession and
recommended cfen1sucy- The officers.
toe. were inclined 70 let Owen Off
easy Then cane the arrsu-pre1 ia-iI
break
Given Ffxe-Tear Seutenor-
1T was ny intention co parole you
saB5 Judge Whi1csu5- EUr now Z
am gong to send you % state pr1son
FOR five years
HAIgf1r. w1o IS - Years 81 aga. was
sentenced 70 five years n the state re-
f1ru1atcr- At Eucchinson-
II Officers believe That Benjamin F
Smith Wl-1 was II the sane cell WIKI
owen ard EaIEhr EaS behind the
whole plot Smith government
prisoner and e charged with operating
The hiE COMMUNICATING gang at the fed
eraL prison at E-savsuw 9rrE while he
was prisoner there Lee has Todd o.
ffcerS that Owen wired for hin % call
at the Tail and induced HIM % GUY the
acid and saws but that Il $40 BIZ to
purchase the articles were passed thru
The cell door by smith
TIE 11T1rfaric acid WIS discovered BY
the IaiTer II a bottle n lunch has
kat brought 70 the tai for Owen -
Lee The saws ware discovered n 4
7Eararuusl0r taken - the jan By Lee
Officers belize EaIEEE. Owen ard
smith planned 70 saw their way thru
/ their cell door into the corridor. The
u1-Iriaric acid capable CT nll1dlnG a
person easily. vas q Be uzeo II threw
l NJ On thu iaiIar when Re stepped into
The cur-fC91r the officers say