GRIM CHOICE
SENTENCE OF KIDNAPPERS. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received May 16, 7.50 pm.) LOS ANGELES, May 15. The three Gettle kidnappers pleaded guilty and were sentenced to life imprisonment. The State Prosecutor gave the kidnappers the option of pleading guilty, or demanding a jury trial, which might send them to the electric chair. They chose the former, and the Judge immediately imposed sentence.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19801, 17 May 1934, Page 9
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65GRIM CHOICE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19801, 17 May 1934, Page 9
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