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Long Missing Fugitive Is Free Man At Last
John Q. Harris aged near 63 is freed after 38 years on the run from a 1 to 10 year sentence for writing bad checks. Utah Board of Pardons terminated his sentence December 12 following a tip he lived quietly in Ambler Pennsylvania. Harris, once known as the dean of Utah prison escapees, had vanished in 1931 after a work detail escape. The piece notes his record was clean and his release reflects rehabilitative beliefs.
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Salt Lake City
John Q. Harris
Utah Board of Pardons
Harris
Utah
John W. Turner
Ambler
Turner
Board of Collections
Pennsylvania
Board of Pardons
Ernest Dean Wright
Board of Corrections
Wright