On Good Behavior

On the night of Nov.11, 1932, ex-Convict Roy Frank Godbey and four pals pulled off a robbery in Ringling, Okla., and bungled it. They got only $9. A few days later Hoodlum Godbey was captured. Prosecutor Earl Pruet, a vigorous and sarcastic lawyer, pointed out to the court that Godbey was a fifth offender, and demanded a stiff sentence for him. Godbey got 35 years, and swore to Pruet: "I'll kill you if it's the last thing I ever do."

For 16 years in prison, Godbey bided his time. Released for good behavior, he headed for Oklahoma City. In the law offices of Richardson, Shartel, Cochran & Pruet, he found his man, now a prosperous oil lawyer. Godbey spotted him in the hall, blurted out, "I have a divorce case." For a minute, Lawyer Pruet eyed the stooped, grey-haired stranger. Then he turned away, muttering "Wait a minute." Godbey drew a .38 and shot Pruet in the back twice, walked out of the office and vanished into the late afternoon crowd.

Captured last week in El Paso, Tex., 52-year-old Roy Godbey said: "He wronged me and I evened the score."

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