, 1879-05-08
OUR CRIMINALS.
Pete Stevens Is Sentenced, and
Goes Down To-day.
Johnny Lamb Begins to Think the
Time Is Growing Short.
Tile Small Err Caught In tho Nets Of
the Police.
PETE STEVENS.

The Ordinary business Of the Criminal Court
was broken In upon yesterday morning ID order
that Peter L. Stevens might tle awarded tho
term OF Imprisonment In Joliet fixed bv the
kint-hcarted, sentimental Jury that convicted
him. The other accused rGrsous who pleaded
OF were found guilty during tic last term had
boon sentenced the previous Saturday, but Tho
bringing oE Stevens 10 the bar was deferred,
owing to the pendency OF The motion for uew
trial. Tho fact that he was to bo Arralgncd yes
tcrilay morning was not generaily known, yot
there wero many moro than the usual number
present to SEQ tho "curtatu rung down." as
Trnde would express It, 60 for as the murdos-
cr's cnsecr Iii Chicago is concerned. The frat
thing doua ~, was 7 sc ocs1,nancT nmdT 81 TIC 1uag
Judge Booth, since tic case was tried t'oforc tho
former. Stevens was then sent for, and as llc
came into The room he glanced rnpidly around
to SEQ, as lie afterwards acknowledged,
IF Mns. YOUNG WAS T1lEHe,
"for,n said ho, Hwhen fellow Is with m officer
he can't run.h Tie mother OF sfomIc, however,
was at home, and her abscnco was noted by.
sigh Of relief, which was echoed By Truue, who
rns also on tho lookout for hcr. Stevens was
dressed In dark ctothGs, having on tim samo suit
clean, his rcd hair smooth, and luis nustache ar
rauged Ia flstl-hook. llo seemed In excellent
spirits, and smiled when my one nodded TO hlm.
Mr. Trudc desired to consult with him ''so as
to hayo NO misunderstanding"
The Court, of course, had no objections
The lawyer and cltont put THUR heads to-
getl,cr for minute or two.
Mr. 1'rude then said tlat he hnd been ii,-
structed To withdraw tic motion for new
trial.
ssato's-Astoruey Mills at once moved for
Stevens stood up and took position IN froht
OF bis Honor as II he expected merely
roorlmanu; ho did not .batray any emotion
whatever at the prospect, but appeared to DO
chuckliuB ut his Euod fortune.
!" will not undertake, said tho Court, y to
make any statement about the charge against
you Or the trial or tho verdict Of the jury, but
simply eay that, alter long nul very arduous,
trial, on the part Of very ablo nnd dis
tinguishcd lawyers, You have been found
guilty OF manslauEhtcr and your term fixed nt
fourteen years IN The Stato Penttcntary. con-
tent myself with saying that think tic ability
and Judgment Of your counsel hayc not boon
shown greater Ia other respects than In their
withdrawal 0f tho motion for now trial, upon
advising with you that 1t 10 donc. 1t remans
for the Court simply 70 say. that you will be
confined for fourteen yeara."
Stevens bowed Us tic Court said: "Let the
prisoner be rem0yed,H md, in obcdlcncc TO the
command, ii Bailiff motioned With mis- finger, md
tho murderer marched of gnyly toward the door
out Of which one ID taken back to the iall.
a REPORTER CALLED on HIM SUBSEQUENTLY,,
md found him In the corridor near the cace,
evidently anticipating tue coming Of friends to
bid him Eood.by.
ssAlo you saiislirdl asked the reporter.
"Ot COURSE" was tho reply. "1hc Judge
was fair, and my attorneys did all they could
for nc; but 1t wis hard work. because tho wit
ncsses were unwilling antl money scarce. Peo.
pic havo an idea that my father is we'll of.
That ID not tr1e. am under great obligations
to my COUNSEL"
:. "{laye .{Hr; sou s4 10 ';Ss SSSsmpla!nt to maka1"
well, AZ: Mills said didn't support my
wifc, and didn't love her. did take care of
ever had WAS about these men running with her.
had good many witnesses, but iitln't rct
hold Of them until after one side OF the cass WAS
closed, and We couldn't uso their tcstimony, /
hayo nothing against Mr. Mills, though; ho did
only Ills duty"
~ suppose you wi'l make all tho good time
possible In Jolct1n
Yes; there will not bo hsttcr man there
or a harder worker than myself; but eight Yeota
and three months Is a long tlmo to stay I'll
70 down llehtrhsarted, determined to mako the
best of it.n
Perhaps what makes Stevens so cheerful IA an
assurance that c1lorts now making to get him
c!erkship Or sotuo other easy berth will ba sue
ccaslul. uu goes down this morning ut 9o'cock
WILD fifteen or twenty other conyicts, aud by
noon to-day will have hnd bis hcnd shaved and
be rohcd Ia stripes, and hnve begun to wipe out
tho brief term Of confinement which tho twelve
cHlotlonnly Insane "pecre" decided, after =
him to.