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Trimble Fears 'Jailbreak,’ Takes Parkses to Santa FeSANTA FE, Aug. 9 —lt;/«— Speight aiid Ge»e Hobb* br^tKtri accused of murder,**• ® tkt etafte penitentiary litre for itf«k««p* i*g.They wore brought here loti night by Loo Cotinty Sheriff' Ckortoi Trim bit, who uid the ■e^v* wot prompted by reports of * “planned” jaUbreok ot Lovingten. The two brothers have keen held lilt# shertly after they wore charged with murder ia or shooting «t Hobbi on July 7.The move and pa mo rod plans for o jail break woro first reported from Clovis ytiltrdtjr wboro the brotbort wort bold wbll« their guard* bod lunch.uWe*re taking no ckiEfiii, taid * Loo county offkor not quoted by. name._ -The Clovia dispatch a old three Loo county officers accompanied the accused men. Speight,27, end Gene, 22, era charged witk murder in tbo killing of Policeman Robert B. Butler end Ira Grantham la downtown Hobbs.Sheriff Trimble said be and other Lao county officer* had “no fear of the Park* brother! getting away from ike jail at Lovingtan.”‘'But we did hear tbaie rumor# of possible outside help for the Pavki ” he gold, “and we did not want to take even ■ faint chance of a civilian or someone else being hurt if o iailbreak was tried.”He explained that ihere it “heavy traffic in the sheriff'* office at Lovington.The brother* were brought here under a district court order which Trimble asked. Inmble said they probably will remain in the Mate pr-sen until their trial.Date for the trial ha* not been *ei.
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Hobbs Daily News Sun
Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Thu, Aug 09, 1951
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