Henry A Vahl: The Circus Truck Driver Commits Burglary

Henry A Vahl was born 26 dec 1919 in Antigo, WI to Reinhardt Herman Vahl (180-1952) and Anna Amelia Kempf (1891-1986).


Inmate #16625 Montana State Prison
Rec:10 Sep 1953
Crime: First Degree Burglary
Term: 13 months





Prior conviction: Waupun State Prison In Wisconsin Feb 1950 to May 1953.

Non-Support of his children



Who doesn't love a circus? 




Two Circus Hands were caught robbing The Hughes Store in Helena, MT Henry A Vahl and William James.

They plead guilty and were sentenced 8 Sep 1953.

Henry Had enlisted in the U. S. Army Feb 1941 and received an honorable discharge July 1945.

He married about 1946 in Wisconsin to Lois Jeannette Winters (1927-1995) They had 3 daughters and a son, they were divorced before 1953. Lois remarried.


Henry was a truck driver, he drove the semi truck that took the circus equipment from town to town. 

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33215739/henry_a_vahl/




Not very quiet burglars, breaking glass while stealing things. The Renter above the store heard them and reported it to the police. 







This was a crazy story, but his kids really paid the price, 2 for sure were married multiple times. Henry died 17 Aug 1976 in Antigo, WI. He was only 56 years old.


He might have driven something similar to this. Can you imagine being there smelling the elephants and hearing the tigers roar and seeing the acrobats practicing and all those men pulling up the tent?
I can Imagine it, because I was lucky enough to see it done when I was 13 years old and they rolled into Bismarck, ND.

I wonder why he was robbing places. He didn't have a juvenile record. I made him a tree and there are several but none of them have connect his criminal past yet, no records have been attached.  In most cases they usually at least attach the records.

Well Henry what a life you must of had even with the bumps in the road. 


Comments

  1. Henry was not in prison that whole time, HE has a daughter that was born in 52.

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    1. I don't believe it says he was in prison the whole time.

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