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ue . nh rs . cow ee TL ee ar es - . wea we - 2 ae ate ~ ~ + . . . - certs a . —_- Os . _ re " soy . aa wea oer a et However, in November, 1939, Chessman was arrested by Los / yeles police as an automobile thief. A California judge was impressed .. by Chessmian's plea on his own behalf to the effect that he was filled with " a sense of repulsion at all things, criminal, including myself for having become insnarea in the brutal grip during my formative years.". Chessman was placed on probation at this time.. : eee ees 7 - . .In February, 1941, he was arrested for robbery, kidnaping and grand theft, After being found guilty, he was committed to San Quentin to begin serving a term of 5 years to life. In May,,1943, he was tranferred to the California Institution for Men at Chino, California. In August, 1943, he escaped from this institution but was apprehended shortly thereafter at Glendale, California. He was returned to San Quentin in January, 1944, after having been found guilty and sentenced to. additional jail terms for offenses committed while he was an escapee. In August, 1945, he was tratisferred to the State Prison at Represa, California. On December 8,° 1947, he was released on parole. | - While on_parole, he undertook the vicious spree which led to his arrest iby Los ‘Angeles police on January 23, 1948, on suspicion of robbery.’ He was’ ultimately tried and convicted on 17 of 18 charges which included burglary, sexuai + perversion, kidnaping for the purpose of robbery, attempted robbery, and attempted rape. His conviction of these charges resulted in the death sentence for two kidnapings for the purpose of robbery. _ ; Comer | me ted J Fo pa . f a Lbs A W174