The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-30
SENT OUT TO THE PEN.
Mrs. Sweeney Gets Two and
a. Half Years.
FoorpAD HIBBARD GOES UP.
McMannamy Enters a Plea of Not
GuiIty-First District Courts at
Ogden and Provo.

In the Third District Court yesterday
morning Judge Sanford overru!e1 the
motion for arrest of judgment IN the
case Of Mrs. Sweeney, who was recently
convicted of unl4wfuily administering
poison with Inject 10 do bodily harm
to her husband. Terrence Sweeney.
Tho attention of the judge was called
to the jury's recommendations Tor
mercy, and on being asked whether she
had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced, she replied
in tue negative.
THE CoURT-The punishment pro-
yided by law for your o1ense IS I'M
nrisoument in the Penitentiary from
one to ten years, at the discretion oil
the court. I shall rot impose the full
nenaltv because of the recon- :
mendations of the jury, and
the fact that your husband has con-
doned the otfense. You will be lncar-
cerateG in thu Penitentiary for term
nf two wears and six months. 1t may
ne that some other power will lessen
your term if it is found desirable, and
the court Will lend its aid. "
Defendants attorney then gave notice
of an appeal to the Supreme Court, and
suggested that bail be liked 10 some
reasonable sum.
Mr.. Clarke objected to bail being al
IoWed. unless some assurance was given
that the appeal would be earnestly pres
ecu;ed instead of being allowed TO drag
on. as is often the case.
The discussion following resulted IN
the refusal of the court 20 admit TO DALI
remprking Ut the same time to de
PENDANTS counsel: The refusal may
accelerate your action in getting toe
case before the Supreme Court OF the
territory. l..
Mrs. sweeney was then remanded to
the custody OF the marshal, and !atsr In
lheday welt out to the Pen.
GUILTY, BUT INNOCENT.
John Burke, or Taylor, as he is some
times known, who burglarized SCOTS
hardware store some two weeks since
when arraigned before Judge Sanford
Yesterday on that charge, entered q
plea of guilty To the other lnolctme 1t
charging nm with grand larceny, ne
said mot guilty" He waived time tor
sentence, aud in reply to some questions
put by the Court, said he was ma
chinist by trade, and came ron
Cincinnati; that he really wa
but appearances were so de-
cidedly against him. there was nc
doubt but that he would be convicted
| if his case came on for trial. Under
these circumstances he preferred to
Mead guilty. To this, however, the
iudge demurred. He could not, he sale
receive a plea of guilty under such CIR
cumstances. He did not believe II
sending innocent people to jail. III
therefore remanded the defendant TO-
trial.
PALMER IN PRISON.
Robert Palmer, the fellow who sho
John davis in the leg at Alta on the OIL
of July last, was called for sentence.
motion for new trial was prompt.
overruled. the court paying u
Jurors who had convicted faime
compliment by saying q
thought they had got hold OF the evi
dence about right, and that the oeIeh
higher offense. Palmer was gwen
weIi deserved lecture on the enormlt
Of his offense, and was then sent up fo
four and half years.
CLARK, THE BURGLAR.
BENJAMIN Clark. the young fello
who few days since entered plea
guilty to, burglarizing Lake Pal
dressinp room stood up for sentenc
RenIving to tie Judge, he stated Uni
he was under the intiuerc of liquor
the time of the occurrence. He VI
ienouish in the Pen. for fifteen montn
Sentence on the charge of grand Ia
cenv to which the youth had a.!
, pleaded guilty, was suspended.
;, ROSS M'MANNAMY,
! charged with the murder OF Charlt
G Imam (stokes) entered lpeso OF n
guilty.
charged with adultery, also plead
J, not guilty.
THE ELEVENTH WARD CASE DlSMlssi
e The case OF E. ID. Hoge vs.. Ebene2
3 \. Child and others, was yesterday q
IL missed by consent, the parties haVl
effected a satisfactory compromise.
oTHER BUSINESS.
The People VS.. A. Keysor; malnta
ING nuisance; demurrer to lndlctm'
A. argued and submitted.
q The People VS.. William Hendersc
assault, etc. plea not guilty. ~
United States VS.. James Howal
upla yful cohabitstion; plea not gun
to James Il. Mitchell, late OF seofl "a
le and Herman Kamarath, late OF "
D manv, were admitted TO citizenship.
s. Catherine Schoenhais VS.: Emu
r sc5osnhals; suspended for further
timony.