, 1888-03-07
FOR FOUR YEARS.
Sanderson and Everett Receive
Their Sentences.
Mrs. Berry and Everett Make
Short Speeches.
The Harrington Murray Cause.-The
Patterson Trial.

The district court convened yesterday
afternoon and some interesting matters
we're disposed of.
In the case OF the Territory of Wyo-
ming VS.. Harry Patterson charged with
murder in the first degree. II. NJ. Fisher,
who is associated with T.. NJ. Patterson,
of Denver, in the defense, made an appli-
cation for the continuance of the case
until next week on the ground of the non
attendance of a very important witness,
who cannot be had until that time. 1t so
happened that one of the most important
witnesses for the territory is now lying
sick here in Cheyenne and the result was
that the application was granted and the
trial postponed until one week from to-
morrow.
The defendants in the late Fort Lara
mic murder cases were brought into
court for the purpose of being sen.
fenced.
Robert Sanderson, who was tried under
an indictment for murder in the second
degree was sentenced first. He was in
%terrogated as to whether he had anything
to say why the sentence should not be
pronounced. He replied that he had
nothing to offer except that he was not
guilty.
Before passing sentence Judge Magin-
mis- referred to the evidence in the case,
and said that it had been such as con-
WINGED him of Sanderson's guilt, and that
in his judgment the Jury could not well
have arrived at any other verdict. The
sentence was that Sandcrson be confined
in the penitentiary for the term of four
years. Gibson Clark made a few remarks
in reference to the sentence of his client.
Everett came next, but before the sem
tence was pronounced w. p. Carroll, his
attorney, called attention to the fact that
a motion in arrest of judgment had been
filed in this case, and that a motion for a
new trial would be filed to-day. The mo-
ton in arrest was overruled and an ex-
ception taken, after which the sentence
was pronounced. Everett had also been
placed on trial for murder, but was only
convicted of ~manslaughter, and as the
grade had not been speciiedrin the YER
dict the sentence would not exceed that
which is prescribed for the lowest of the
three grades. The sentence was for four
years.
Everett made 4 short statement to the
effect that he had not shot hice, but that
one shot was probably fired at him to
scare him away. He doubted, he said,
whether Rice was dead, and was of the
opinion that if he was he had taken his
own life or fallen into the North Platte
river.
Mrs. Jennie Berry, who was tried as
accessory alter the fact was her SEN
fenced: Mrs. Berry made quite a speech.
In the first place she claimed that she
was not guilty, and said she, point
ing first to Sanderson and her to Everett,
neither are these two men guilty of the
murder of Richard Rice"
Mrs. Berry said further that the wise
and the thumb screw had been applied in
these cases and that nothing else had been
developed" Why" said she. the
court has discharged the man who fired
one shot, (meaning Lewis), and why isn't
he guilty if the others are 2'
She was sentenced to two years in the
county jail and to pay a fine of 5000.
The Harrington-M Murray case was then
called for trial and the remainder of the
afternoon consumed in hearing testimony
on the part Of the plaintiff.
Several Witnesses were examined, after
which court adjourned until . o'clock this
afternoon
COrlett, Lacey & Riner appear for the
plaintiff in this case, and Donzelman &
Miller for the defendant.