WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1956

Wednesday, February 8, 1956

HEADLINE: INDICTMENT RETURNED BY GRAND JURY IN JAS TAYLOR CASE DETAILED


Of a copy of the “ true bill” returned by the federal grand jury last week, in which James P. Taylor is charged with killing Kenneth E. Lindbergh, was furnished to the Times by US District Attorney George MacKinnon.
Offenses charged come within the meaning of the Title 18, US code section numbers as indicated. For the sake of brevity aliases said to have been used, are omitted.


In essence, the following are the grand jury charges.
Count one
19 U.S.C. 2113
That beginning on or about the 12th day of November, 1955, and continuing on or until about the 13th day of November, 1955, at places beginning in this city a Thief River Falls and continually to a place in the vicinity of the south shore of so called Crescent Lake on the Lawrence Fiereck farm in Clear Lake Township, all within the state and district of Minnesota, one James Peter Taylor defendant, herein and did carry away with intent to steal 204 American Express Co. travelers checks of the value of about $5,110. Two hundred and fifty seven dollars in Bank of America National Savings and Trust Association of San Francisco, California, travelers checks of the value of about $9,600, and money having a total value of about $1750 belonging to the Northern State Bank of Thief River Falls. Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The deposits which, were on this date, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and committing the aforesaid offense and in avoiding and attempting to avoid apprehension for the commission of such offense on or about the 13th day of November, 1955, the aforesaid defendant James Peter Taylor, at a place in the vicinity of the south shore of so called Crescent Lake on the Lawrence Fiereck farm in Clear Lake Township in the County of Sherburne, State of Minnesota, did unlawfully and violently, willfully, deliberately with malice of forethought, and with force and violence and intentionally kill Kenneth E. Lindbergh.


Count II
(18 U.S. 2113)
That beginning on or about the 12th day of November, 1955, and continuing on or about the 13th day of November 1955, at places beginning in the city of Thief River Falls and continuing to a place in the vicinity of the south shore of so called Crescent Lake, all within state in District of Minnesota, the defendant herein did take and carry away with intent to steal and purloin property, money, and other things of value to wit 204 American Express Co. travelers checks the value of $5,110 and 257 Bank of America National Savings and Trust Association of San Francisco, California travelers checks of the value of about $9,060 and money having a total value of about $1750 belonging to the Northern State Bank of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the deposits of which that time were said to be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.


Count III
(18 U.S.C. 2314, 2311, 3227,2)
That beginning on or about November 12, 1955 and continuing therefore until on or about December 8, 1955, the defendant herein did transport and cause to be transported in interstate commerce from Minneapolis, Chicago, and to the city of Detroit, Michigan, and hence to the cities of Cleveland, Ohio; and Cincinnati, Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana; Miami, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Joplin, Missouri; New York City, New York; San Francisco, California; and other places in the United States outside of the state of Minnesota to the grand jury unknown, certain stolen and converted securities previously referred to in count one and two hereof the aggregate value of about $13,970 and is said when he transported said securities the aforesaid knew the same to have been stolen and converted from the Northern State Bank of Thief River Falls, Minnesota.


PENALTIES UPON CONVICTION

The penalty upon conviction on the first count ranges from 10 years to death. The penalty may be imposed only if the jury so directs. Maximum penalty on conviction for the second count is $3000 in fines and 10 years in prison or both.


Upon conviction of charges alleged and counts three and four, the penalty is $10,000 fine or 10 years imprisonment or both.

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