Today in History revisits the November 5, 1938 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story about George Norris admitted stealing guns used in a Hibbing kidnapping and along with his accomplice, awaited trial in Crookston for kidnapping. Continue reading for more details.

George Norris alias Andrew Morzenti, one of two kidnapers of a Crookston gas station operator in East Grand Forks October 27, admitted to Police Chief Harry Gregg that he stole two guns used in the kidnaping in Hibbing, Minn., recently.

Gregg said the guns also had been partly identified as from the Hibbing, Minn., gun shop of John Lidholm.

Records of Morzenti, furnished by the bureau of criminal identification at Washington, show that his criminal record includes two grand larceny and two burglary arrests

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