Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-04-25

heighborhood but was recaptured at
Helena. Being questioned by the court
the prisoner said that he was 18 years
old on the 18th of last May, and that he
had never been convicted or indicted for
any offepse before this. His father and
mother are now living IN DeSmet, South
Dakota.
The Judge before sentencing the prisoner
said that he was sorry that his age being
over Is, would prevent his being sent to
reform school, which he though would
be much better for him, than a prison.
Under the statute, however, he had no
power to send lad to reform school
who was over eighteen years. He was
sorry to see young man just entering
on manhood in such a position, as in this
country there was no excuse for a heal
thy, able-bodied young man taking to
stealing. The sentence of the court
would be that you shall be confined in
the penitentlary at Bismarck for two
years from this date. The law allows a
sentence of five years for the offence of
burglary, but taking into consideration
that it is your first offence, the court will
only sentence you to two years, which
You will be able by good conduct to re-
duce by some months.
Fred Horton was brought up for sem
tence upon an Indictment found by the
grand jury charging him with carrying
concealed weapons, to which he had
pleaded guilty. While in a state of in
toxication one night, the prisoner was
put out Of Mrs. True's boarding
house by Mr.. Churchill, and when out
side the door he drew his revolver and
fred it off in the air. It was not charged
that he pointed it at any ybody. The Judge,
addressing the prisoner, said he hoped
that this would be lesson to him in the
future, to lot all Intoxicating drink Sc
verely alone. While there might be moth
ing intrinsically wrong in the moderate
use OF liquor, when q man found that he
could n It use it without it's gaining con-
troll of him and taking away his reason,
he had better stop right there. He hoped
that this would be. a warning to. him, as
he had h;sl a very narrow escape from
committing a serious crime, while carry
ing this weapon under the influence of
liquor. However, as he had pleaded
guilty, and taking into consideration the
fact that he had already been a month
or more in prison, sentence would be
suspended, and he would be set at lib
erty.
The two young men charged with
breaking seals on a Northern Pacific
railroad car we're then brought into
court and the state of the case explained
by the county attorney. He told the
court that he had examined the evidence
given at the preliminary examination
before the Justice and in his opinion it
was very doubtful whether grand jury
would indict the prisoners or whether a
retit Jury would convict them. It would
be nearly months before We had an
other term of court, and it would not
seem right for the prisoners to be kept in
Jail for that length of time without trlal
at the expense of the county. He there
fore asked the court to release the pris
oners upon their giving bonds to appear
at the next term of court.
In answer to the court VIM. Wallace
said that he was % years Of age his
parents formerly lived in st. Thomas,
Ont but he believed they we're now in
Cleveland Ohio. he was going along the
Northern Pacific looking for work when
he was arrested. VIM. Hopkins the other
prisoner said his parents were living q
miles southwest of Mitchell, South Da-
kota, he was also looking for job.
The Judge said that taking the circum.
stances into consideration he would
make an order allowing the prisoners out
upon their own recognizances, and while
of course he did not know whether they
we're innocent or guilty he Hoped that
this would be warning to them never
to allow themselves to be tempted to do
anything which was wrong or dishonest.