The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-12
DESPERATE, Spouse
|. ARE CONVICTED IN
URSCHEL KIDNAPPING
Prosecution Was Conducted Un-
der lindbergh Law, New
Federal Statute
NEW TRIAL DENIED THEM
Seven Have Been Convicted in
Case and Four Were Civ.
on Life Terms

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George Machine) Gun Kelly and
his wife, Kathryn, were sentenced to
life imprisonment Thursday. q few
minutes after federal jury had con-
ucted them under the "Lindbergh
Law" Of kidnapping Charles F. Urschel.
Oklahoma City oil millionaire.
Before passing sentence Judge Ed
gar 8. vaught over-ruled motions for
new trial.
The Jurors reached . decision last
night but under instructions from
Judge vaught sealed the verdict.
The Kellys received the verdict and
sentence without changing expression.
In the front row Of spectators.
Pauline, 15-year-old daughter Of the
convicted woman, smiled strangely.
The accused entered the room un-
der guard. They sat at the end Of
their counsel table. facing the bench.
Judge Vaught scanned the verdict
casually and handed 1t to Thee Fill
son, court clerk, to read.
Overrules Defense Motion
James H. Mathers. defense attorney.
Immediately filed q motion for new
trial. It was overruled.
Have you anything to say before
sentence is pronounced?" Judge
Vaught asked the prisoners.
sd.
Kelly shook his head.
Judge Vaught then pronounced the
sentences and the Kellys were rushed
back to their county jail cells.
Jewelry. aute)n0btiss. Z Fort worth
residence and other property claimed
by Mrs. Kelly were ordered listed and
held by the government for later
transfer to the 15-year-old Pauline.
Before court opened. Mrs. Kelly sign
ed deed giving the 10000 home and
$4,000 in other property to her
daughter.
The jury foreman, G.. H. Verify.
said only one ballot was required to
decide the guilt of each defendant.
Deliberations required only one hour.
In his charge to the jury. Judge
Vaught had said he did not believe
Kathryn's story that she was forced
into the crime by her husbands
threats.
Kelly, repeatedly accused Is kid
Eaper. ransom collector and as the
writer Of death threats to Urschel
during the first trial last month, Of
fArnd M dafensn ~ all
Court Fully Concurs
THE jury has found you guilty and
the court fully concurs," said Judge
vaught in pronouncing sentence.
Kelly, standing with his wife before
The court. calmly chewed wad Of
gum.
1T is the judgment OF the court
that you and each Of you be SEN
fenced to terms in the federal peni-
Tertiary for the remainder Of your
natural lives"
Kelly turned and grunted to his
wife. whose face was grim and ex-
pressionless.
The maximum sentences were pro-
nounced by Judge Vaught Is days
after the capture Of the Kellys at
Memphis, Tenn, and only three days
after they went to trial.
Also under life sentence are Harvey
Bailey, the jailbreaker: Albert Bates,
Kelly's aide In the actual kidnapping,
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. q. Shannon.
operators Of the Paradise, Tex, kid
nap farm" where Urschel was I'M
priSoned. Mrs. Shannon Il Kathryn
Kelly'S mother.
Federal agents had perfected plans
to take Kelly by plane to the Atlanta
federal penitentiary.
His wife Is to serve her sentence at
the women's federal prison In West
Virginia.
The jury's verdict was reached Wed
nesday night after elaboration Of
only one hour. Under the courts in
struction, however, It was sealed and
not returned until court opened
Thursday morning