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WADE 1:05 -1. Lthin and Looking ..~mg~ after a week-'long diet of
bread and water,
William Wgde, perhaps better known
as "The Jolly Robber," prepares to accept sentencing
for three armed robberies.
Wade's jollity slipped
last week when he and another prisoner attacked a jailer at the County Jail, and attempted to escape. t . The deputy was treated for a broken hand and some face cuts; Wade and his cohort were placed in solitary confinement on a diet of bread and water. Wade mace the headlines as the Jolly Roboer when he held up some food stores in the area, armed with a gun and a charming grin, he also gave away groceries during the holdups, and even helped sack theme for the recipients. Today he pleads guilty to three robberies, two in Fort WorthI and one in Azle that netted him more than 3-
thousand dollars.
He is sentenced to 20 years on each j"*N-"
charge. Six other indictments against him were dropped, and he waived appeals on two other previous convictions.
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about the sentencing of William Wade for three armed robberies and attempted escape of the Tarrant County Jail.
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