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Number Five—(Continued from Page 1) breaking jail and for theft of a , car there.IVFCHFThe warrants issued in Claycounty were signed by Lynde, the farmer who was abducted and tied to a tree while the trio escaped in his car. Holdup victims at a Rob-binsdale night club had also tentatively identified the two men as the bandits who obtained $200 ina stickup there Wednesday night.Chicago police said today the men had confessed the holdup.Face Stiff Sentences.1*If prosecuted on the warrants issued here, the three would face stiff sentences if found guilty. The maximum penalty for kidnaping inMinnesota is 40 years, Garrity said.However, Heck has had two prior felony convictions and under the Baumes law can be committed to prison for life. Pape has had one prior conviction and his penalty could be doubled. As far as is known, the girl has not beenpreviously convicted of a felony.Have Prior Records.sis]nnvflt;EVEvICs$CRecords obtained from the Monroe state reformatory reveal that Heck was found guilty of grand larceny at Saxton, Pa., in 1937, and sentenced to the state reformatory at Huntington, Pa., from which he was paroled in July, 1938. He was arrested in Washington state and committed to the reformatory there May 3 of this year on a grand larceny charge for a period of not over 15 years.Pape began serving a grand larceny sentence of not to exceed 10 years May 23 at Monroe, from which they both escaped August 4, coming to North Dakota in a stolen car.It was last Tuesday when the pair, accompanied by the girl, were arrested on suspicion of the radio theft at Twin Valley and they were 'being brought to Fargo for fingerprinting when they pulled guns on Sheriff Bang and his deputy and escaped in his car.
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Moorhead Daily News
Moorhead, Minnesota, US
Sat, Aug 28, 1943
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