St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-15
TEIPNER SENTENCED
To Ten Years i'm the Peniteufiary-
The Criminal Calendar.

With the exception of the eases set for
January the criminal calendar was yester-
day disposed of in the district count. Nettie
Connolly pleaded guilty to keeping a house
of ill-fame and paid a fine of $3.50. Nettie
Watts a good-lOoking servant girl, Indicted
for stealing a silk dress valued at S44 from
Mrs. Eunice Lyons, changed her plea to
guilty and was sentenced to three months
in the county jail. John W. Mari. the
Young thief who confessed to burglarizing
Zuckerman's jewelry store, was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary. The cases
of George L. Tanner, indicted for keeping
a house Of ill-fame; Mary Wilbur, infanti-
eide; Thomas Shaw and Frank Wanchuta,
gambling, have been continued to the spring
term of court. The Demers bastardy suit
has been settled. The only criminal cases
remaining to be tried are: August Oys, in
dicted for the murder of Mark Norton; Ole
.. MelseneS and G.. c. Anes. the Sacred
Heart merchants indicted for obtaining
money under false pretenses, set for
Jan. Is.
TEIPNER SENTENCED.
E. J. Teipner. found guilty of outraging
Julia Christine Peterson. was arraigned for
sentence before Judge Koon at 10 o'clock.
When asked if he had anything to say he
stepped forward and read the following
communication to the court.
Your honor has but to remember the case
of McManus to see how swift and relentless
is society TO avenge such a crime. And in
my case was there not tumultuous, riotouS
mob clamoring for my life ut the very doors
of the jail twice in succession? Under such
circumstances how was it possible that
should receive the fair hearing by a jury
l. llH-
rending of true and entirely just verdict?
1t was totally impossible.
But other considerations move me more.
My impoverished wife and helpless babes
for they are but babies yet. Their support,
their prop and mainstay taken from them,
what will be their fate? My own, however
hard-and it is indeed woful-scarce moves
me at all when l think of them. True
shall be dragging out the slow, weary hours
of undeServed imprisonment. made more
miserable by that thought and anxiety for
them, but how will they endure their hard
lot for all the lonely, bitter years to come?
Your honor, cannot continue longer in this
strain, but must restrain myself with what
patience l can and throw myself entirely
upon the mercy OF this court. merely asking
for as much leniency as the law will permit,
and may God give me strength to live through
the ordeal, that may guide those prattling
babes become honest and virtuous men and
honor for the courtesies extended to me in
this court, and also Sheriff Bracket and his
staff for the kind treatment and protection
afforded me while in their care, and also Chief
West for similar consideration in my behalf.
If this court sentences me for thirty years.
or twenty years. lite is obliterated to me. If
for ten years there may be some hope of the
future.
Judge Koon, in pronouncing the sentence,
said:
The punishment is severe. but I don't know
as it is any too severe for such crime. The
evidence in your case was not as satisfactory
as it might have been, but sufficient for the
jury to find you guilty. 1 have no disposition
to disturb the verdict of the jury. The evil
dence disclosed the fact that you are bad
man, bad father and bad husband, and /
don't know but that your family will be better
Off if you are placed where you cannot mingle
with the world for a time. Still do not think
the evidence justifies the full sentence of the
law. The sentence of the court is that you be
confined in the state prison at hard labor for
the term of ten years.
Tiepner thanked the court for his Glenn
ency, and, after shaking hands with the
county attorney, left the room in company
of the sheriff. While not showing any signs
of emotion. the prisoner seemed to have al
together lost his confident air. AS the SEN
tence is as brief as the law allows, he GER
tainly had cause of congratulation. A mo-
ton for a new trial will be made in his
behalf