New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1929, Page 5

« SHEAY, PARDLED, "LEKVING PRISON Pal of Gerald Chapman Released in Parents’ Custody Only the completion of his parole papers stands between Walter E. Shean of Springfleld, pal of Gerald Chapman, notorious bandit who was hanged at Wethersfield prison for the murder of Policeman James Bkelly of this city when he was caught in the act of robbing the safe of the Devidson & Leventhal atore here, and freedom, after five years behind the bars of the Hart- ford county jail and state’s prison at ‘Wethersfield. At & meeting of the prison board of parole yesterday, Shean's appli- cation for release was passed unani- mously. He will be released in the custody of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. 8hean of Springfield and he will be required to report in writing to the prison officials as to his activity, his employment and other details of his life. Any infrac- | tion of the rules of parole will bring him back to prison to serve the re- mainder of a five years' sentence. Served Full Sentence The board of parole, as it was ex- plained by Colonel Norris G. Osborne of New Haven, president, took into congideration that Shean had served two years in the Hartford county Yail and three years at Wethersfield, making the time the length of his maximum sentence. Shean was arrested on Sunday morning, October 12, 1924 on Church street when, after a tip that the Davidson & Leventhal store was be- ing robbed, a squad of policemen awooped down on the place. Police- men Walter Malona and John Lieb- ler were directed down Church street by a bystander who said that one of the men went down that way, while Policemen James 8kelly and Only a Few Days More! Our Offer to Include a FREE Oven Cooking Set with a New % Gas Range Will Be Withdrawn Saturday lF YOU DELAY coming to choose your CLARK JEWEL Gas Range after Saturday it will be too late to get the 6-piece Aluminum Oven Cooking Set. T [ Alfred E. Atwater went to the rear | by the fact that of the store by an alleyway and Po- liceman Clarence Lanpher remained at the front door. 8hean was at first charged with murder and a search, through infor- mation supplied by him, was started for Gerald Chapman. Later, when Chapman was arrested, the charge against Shean was lessened to statu- tory burglary and carrying a con- cealed weapon. The state claimed that S8hean was arrested on Church street after refusing to go through with the job at the local store, This it was claimed, cleared him of mur- der. After serving time in jail until aft- er the Chapman trial, Shean was sentenced to state’s prison for & term of from one to five years. Sen- tence was passed on May 17, 1926. His sentence expires in July, 1930 and he will be in the custody of his parents until that time. During the Chapman trial, 8hean was one of the atar witnesses for the state and it was mainly through his testimony that Chapman was found guilty and was sentenced to die. Judge Frederick Groehl, counsel for Chapman, termed 8hean *‘stool- pigeon” and other names, but he was unable to shake his story. To Leave Today It is understood that Shean will leave prison today but this could not be verified. His plans for the future are vague but it is understood that he will reside in some Massa- chusetts city or town and engage in the outdoor advertising business in which he was engaged before his ar- rest or, he may go west to start life anew, 8hean is now 40 years of age. Shortly after he .was sent to Wethersfield, he was given work there as a clerk. He attempted to send a letter out of the prison to a | bootlegger asking to be supplied with | liquor. He was then placed in the shirt factory where he has worked ever since. This was the only mark | against him while he was a prisoner. Alcorn Opposed Pardon He once applied for pardon hut owing to the opposition of State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn, this re- quest was not granted. A request that he be placed on parole was prevented With this set you can cook a Whole NO. B 6807 (With Red Wheel Oven Heat Regulator) This popular range has white por- celain enameled door frames, front body frame, oven top, high shelf and legs. It has porcelain enamel oven linings, and comes regularly equipped with burner box drawer. top burner lighter. ave aad It has the NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929, he had broken prison rules by trying to send out & i letter without permission. One of the touching things abou’ | the entire affair ever since Shean was first arrested was the faithful support given him by kis parents. They were with him coustantly throughout the Chapman trial and since then they have been consistent visitors at the prison. It is reported that since his in- carceration in state’s. prison, Shean has lost the love of Miss Herminia T. Gruendler of Springfield, now in Miami, Fla. She, it was reported, often said that she would be willing ! to marry him when he left the pri- son. She was a rival of Mrs. Berriam Mossey, also of Springfield. Reconciled to Punishment At the prison, Shean has been re- ported to be reconciled to the fact | that he deserved punishment for his crime and he has never found fault ith his lot. He has been a model | oner, He has spent his spare time in reading the classics. He at one! time prepared for Harvard umiver- sity but he left school, ran away from home and secured a job as taxi- driver in New York city. It is pre- sumed that he made his first con- tact with the underworld there. ‘ «He is determined, it is said to redeem himself in the eyes of the public and of his friends for the mis- deeds of the past, His parents are wealthy and al- though he could have had everything that wealth could buy, 8hean chose to follow a path of crime. Despite this. his father and mother have stuck by him and they are happy that he is to be released from cus- to he members of the board of parole who acted on his petition yes- terday are as follows: Colonel Nor- ! ris Osborne of New Haven, presi- dent; William C. Cheney of South ! Manchester, vice president; Freder- ick M. Salmon of Westport, secre- tary; Edward J. Taylor of Westport, Edwin P. Root of New Haven; Mor- gan B. Brainard of Hartford. Isa- dore Wise of Hartford and Warden K. W. Bcott. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS |mander in chief of the revolution- ESCOBAR REPORTED IN UNITED STATES Mexican Rebel Loader Disap- pears as Revolution Collapses Agua Pricta, Sonora, Mexico, May | 2 (A—The whereabouts today of General Jose Gonzalo Escobar, com- ary forces was a mystery. Kscobar left Nogales last Sunday. turned up | here Tuesday night, but vanished a few hours later when several of | his generals crossed the border and plans were made for surrendering | the town to federals. General Almazan had been report- ed within 10 miles of here but a Messenger dispatched yesterday to | inform him of the surrender of Agua Prieta failed to find him.« Federals admitted that General Almazan had | had several sharp and disastrous engagements with rebels in the Pulpito Pas district within the last three days. He had been attempt- | ing to cross the Sierra Madre moun- tains through this pass with forces from Chihuahua. Whether General Iscobar had gone to join General Caraveo could not be learned. One report said he had cross into the United States. “No one seems to know surely where General Escobar is now,” Emilano Tamez, Mexican consul at Douglas, Ariz., said, “but we have information that causes us to believe | that he is in the United States. 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