Evening star., 1933-12-17
BY j. J.,-MULLEN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DENVER, December l6.-Crime raised
its ugly head In Colorado this week
involving a breach of faith that LED
Gov. E c. johnson to withhold planned
Christmas paroles and put him on rec
ord with a declaration that no stick
up" would receive executive clemency
in the future.
"Hanlon is the first hold-up to whom
I granted clemency, and he will be the
last" Gov. johnson declared. There
will be no Christmas pardons as a
resul, of this affair"
Dalnont Hanlon, known as slip
perry DEL created a reign Of terror IN
Denvc- 10 years ago and gave police
and peace officers plenty to do before
he was landed behind the gray stone
walls of the Canon City Penitentiary
He escaped several times from otheers
and staged one sensational jail delivery
in Denver when he released IA other
prisoners while making his own get
away.
Paroled Last January.
After serving several years in the
State prison Hanlon was paroled last
January by Gov. johnson. Del" left
Immediately for st. Paul. announcing
with much gusto that he was going
straight" He conducted a gymnasium
and night club in st. Paul. Only last
week Hanlon returned to Denver, with
his bride of a few months. He visited
with newspaper men and even called
upon the Governor to assure the lat
ter that he was happy in travelling
the straight and narrow" The Gov
ernor and even the cynical newsmen
were convinced that slippery Del" had
reformed
Then. the day after he was supposed
to have left Denever for st. Paul again,
came $4,000 hoid-up of downtown
delicatessen and beer saloon. The pro-
prietor of the place made a practice OF
cashing pay checks for workers IN
nearby industrial plants H He had lSs1
containing $4,000 in small bills: Sud
denly four heavily armed bandits
swooped down on the place, herded
a score of customers into rear room,
slugged one man unconscious when he
was slow in sticking EN- up grab
bed the satchel and fed. They en-
countered police as they left the place
and engaged in gun battle, but
escaped.
Arrested Next Day.
The following day Hanlon, his bride
and six others were arrested in Omaha,
$4,000 Of the Denver hold-up loot was
In their possession.
1t appeared that slippery Del' just
coul,-l't resist the temptation of soft
lob One of his asserted companions,
Pete Hanning, gunman and ex-conv;ct.
had also been recently paroled from the
Colorado Penitentiary.
The Colorado Legislature, in its sec
ond special session, is making little
progress in its avowed purpose OF en-
acting legislation for direct relief ano
work relief. After four days 1t was
discovered that DR.. w. H. Twinlng,
newly elected speaker OF the House
had forgotten to be sworn in. This
fomality completed, vt was necessary
to re-enact ali legislative activities that
had occurred during the four-day
period. The house this week still finds
t-xel- n = heated wrangle-chief1y over
a proposal TO issue $4,000 in de
benture bonds ioT relief purposes and
the passage Of a 2-cent cigarette tax,
the revenue also to be use3 for RELIEF.
Parliamentary and constitutional tangles
have become a daily occurrence, as the
weary legislators try to find some way
out of a morass that is leading to much
criticism. The legislators are working
without compensation, too, as the statu.
tory 81 900 allowed members was all
disbursed during the regular and nrst
special session.
Gov. johnson and his supporters
continue hopeful, however, that way
out will be found shortly, ana plans
are under way for a third special
session, to deal exclusively with liquor
regulation. Hotel and restaurant men