The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-15
KINGS PAROLE
 TAKEN AWAY
Said to Have Been Tempted to Use Influence For
 Pickpocket.

Suspected of being connected with a scheme of professional New York pickpockets to secure the release from the Connecticut State Prison of Wal ter Nolan, alias Frankie Burns, a mo- torious thief, Clitus H. King has been recalled to the prison after having been out on parole since July, 1913 Barring intervening action by the board of parole, he will be compelled to serve the .unexpired portion of a six-year sentence for alleged forgery passed by Judge William H. Williams December ', 1915.
 Kings recall to the prison was de- cided upon by the board of parole about a week ago, upon recommenda- tion of Secretary Frederick M. Sal mon of Westport, a personal ac- quaintance of MT. King. Informa- tion had come to the board of parole to the effect that gang of notorious pickpockets In New York, members of the gang with which Nolan and his wife were connected, had offered to pay King a large fee-understood to be S1,500-to "use his influence" to secure the release of Nolan and Jo- seph Gold of New York. He is also said to have planned to secure the parole of Herbert Frankel, who was serving sentence for obtaining money under false pretences. Frankel is now out on parole.
 Met Nolan at Prison.
 King became acquainted with No- Ian while at the prison, opportunity being afforded for such meetings on holidays and other occasions when the prisoners were gathered together for entertainments and lectures. No- Ian, upon learning that King was a lawyer, and that he was about to be paroled, got into communication with his gang, it is believed, and advised them to offer a large amount of the gangs "fall-money" to him as an in ducement to work for Nolans parole.
 Whether King boasted to Nolan of having influence with the board of pardons has not been determined.
 Since the date of his parole King was required to report monthly to Warden c. c. McClaughrey of the prison. When first he was freed he went to work for Colts Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co. Later, he began selling war books, living with his wife in Hartford. A number of men who had served fin the Legisla- 1 ture with him bought books of him out of sympathy. Not long after ne left the prison he had slight apo plectic shocks. When brought back to the institution by George H. Starr, !, 1ch 1
 pressed, and denied having had deal ings with the New York criminals.
 King, who lived in Fairfield, was a prominent lawyer. He pleaded gufl- | ty to forgery when tried in the Su- perior Court of Fairfield county, Dec. ', 1915. It was alleged that he manipulated mortgages.
 King was a member of the Gener- al Assembly of 1913 and again in 1915, when he was a member of the 1 Judiciary committee. He attended
 the legislative reunion held at the Momauguin on Sept. l, 1915, of this year and disappeared that night or | the next morning when the fact of l his crime became known.
 It. appeared later that he went 1 west and although warrant for his arrest was issued, and placards gtv- 1 ing his picture were sent broadcast
 over the country he was not appre-
 hended until he came back to Bridge port some six weeks later and gave
 himself up. He said at the time
 he should plead guilty and was anxi-
 ous to appear in court as soon a:
 possible in order that he might serve
 his time. He said that as soon as his sentence expired he hoped to be-
 gin life anew and to make good any l losses which he sright have occasion 1 ed to those with whom he had deal | ings.