The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-10-05


perty, and undergo Imprisonment in the
Jail of Columbia county for the period of
sixty days, and stand committed until this
sentence is complied with and in the
case of the larceny of the property of Will
liam Rawlings the sentence of the court
is that you pay fine OF ten dollars to the
commonwealth, and the costs of prosecu-
tion, and undergo Imprisonment in the
Jail of Columbia county for period of
sixty days commencing Immediately after
the termination of the sentence just pro-
nounced, and that you tand committed
until this Sentence is complied with.
Charles Cook was then called up.
JUDGE-Do you desire to say anything to
the court in reference to the matter of your
conviction before we proceed to sentence
you?
Cook No, sir.
JuDGE-You have the privilege if you
think proper
CooK-I don't wish to say anything.
The verdict of the jury convicted you of
an ofIense of heinous character. Your
conduct was such that it is almost impos-
sible to think that you were in your right
mind. The idea of taking that little girl in
the open daylight in the highway, tying
her hands and tying her to the fence while
her stockings were removed, and then un-
dertaking to wade across the creek with
her. without any other interference with
her person, is unaccountable-it was GER
tainly very strange proceeding upon your
part. The jury were compelled to come to
the conclusion that your intention was to
have an intercourse with that little girl
something more than ten years of age. You
did nothing else to show that was yonr
motive but you committed a gross assault
and battery upon her by tying her hands
and but for the flct that there were boys
about there, it is uncertain what would
have been the result. We understand that
you are man of family having wife and
orc child for whom we feel great sympathy.
Your conduct was of character that
might send you to the penitentiary for a
period Of five years. 1t was shown upon
the trial that you had hitherto maintained
good character, that your behavior had
been uneXceptionable. We hope that the
punishment that we will intlict upon you
will induce you hereafter to conduct your.
self in every respect as good citizen. We
have concluded to pronounce on you q
sentence, which is really, under the cir
cumstanccs merciful one. The sentence
of the court is that you, Charles Cook, pay
fine of ten dollars to the commonw ealtl
and the costs of prosecution, that you un
dergo Imprisonment by separate or solitary
confinement at labor in the eastern pcniten
tiary for the term of one year and nine
| months, and that you stand committed
| until this sentence is complied with.
James D. Terwillger and Charles Nc
Dowell, come before the court.
Do you desire to say anything to the cour
| in reference to this case.
TERwILIGER-No, sir
MCDowEIL-No, sir.
The jury were compelled to come to thu
conclusion that you young men laid tn,
| plan of robbing Levi Michael of his money
| The circumstances pointed so clearly tC
| your guilt that, although they would glad
| ly have acquitted you of that charge, they
were forced to the conclusion that you saw
this man intoxicated at Lightstreet, though
his money could easily be got from him anC
being somewhat drunk already and readily
to be made more so, provided yourselve
with the means of doing that, and followed
him to Espy and across the river. 1t is no
probable that you had any idea of being com
PEELED to use force in order to get his mon
ey but, finding some resistance on hi
part one of you did inflict upon hin
violence which might have terminated ia
tally and you might have been placed upor
trial for much more heinous oifense ever
than highway robbery. He was left sense
less upon his wagon If his horse had gon
on with his lumbre, Mr.. Michael nigh
have been thrown off and been killed. Yol
left him insensble upon his wagon, anC
|
him, some one hundred and forty dol
lars.
You have sustained, both of you, accord
ing to the evidence, good characters here
tofore but in an evil moment you allowed
| yourselves to be tempted by what you be
lieved to be an opportunity to get none
wrongfully; instigated by an evil spiri t
you allowed yourselves to be led away tt
commit this wicked deed, You are still
| young men. 1t is a painful task for tn
court to impose the sentence of the law
is not our sentence it is what the law re
| quires, what the wisdom of those who leg
islate for us has provided. You may ye
retrieve your character it is not necessar
that you should consider that your MAJ
hood is entirely lost because you are con
mitted to prison but if hereafter you shal
as heretofore, behave yourselves as goo
citizens, | have no doubt that upon a.
hands you would be welcomed back int
society and all be glad of your reformation
Your own thoughts suggest TO you all that
would he proper for us to say in reference
this matter, We doubt not you feel peniten
regret the act more perhaps beacuse of it
wckedness than because of the punisl
ment thatit brings down upon you,
, The sentence of the court is that yC
, James d. Terwilliger and Charles McDoN
ell each pay u fine of five hundred dolla
) to the commonwealth, and the costs
prosecution, that you undergo impriso
ment by separate orsoitary confinement
labor in the eastern penitentiary for Il
term of two years and six months, and tn
you stand committed till this sentence
complied with.
And now October 3, $780, ordered III
the sheriff conduct James ID. Terwillig,
Charles Mcdowell and Charles Cook to t
penitentary within ten days and be allow
two assistants.
The prisoners were in apparently go