The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-30
SENTENCING THE MURDERERs.
Thomas Go-s Up for Life and Lyons Gets
One Year.


One Year.
BY the Standards Special Wire.
Butte March 29.-To-day the two men
lately tried in the district our for muir
der and found guilty were sentenced.
Howell Thomas. who was convicted Of
murder I'm the sccond degree, was first
brought In. He had nothing to say why
sentence should not b. passed upon him.
The indictment was read, and the verdict
Of the jury, and then tho Judge pro-
nounccd sentence Of imprisonment for
life at hard labor In the Montana penitcn-
tiary. Thomas bore the sentence without
"A trcmor. He expects 90 bc pardoned out
in a few years.
Patrick Lyons tremblcd ~perccptibly
when brought before the judge. A strong
In his behalf. Judge Mediation read the
indictment u the verdict Of the jury of
granddaughter, with a recommendation to
mercy. Lyons had nothing 10 say when
asked why sentence should not be passed.
but his attorney, w. j. Scallon, spoke Of
the proven good character OF Lyons and
his faultless behavior while In custody:
Judge Mediation said: "Thc verdict of the
jury, recommending merry, l. in accord
ancc with my views, but l have no author
ity To suspend sentence. Clcmency must
be- obtained from another source. A pc
tition has been presented To me, but |
would not place strong reliance on petit
ions in any case. ! know with what fa-
cility petitions a DO obtained. But ]
am more influenced by my own knowledge
of the ease and the finding Of the jury.
The punishment provided by law is from
onc 10 10 years imprisonment. j impose
tho lightest sentence possible and tho
even that. But such acts must
be- punished and life protcted.
Men must not get SO drunk As To commit
crime. Always remember that this event
in your life was brought about through
drink excessive drink. | sentence you
To one year in the pcnitcntiary and to pay
the costs of the trial"
The witness fees in the case 81 Lyons
amounted to Sl,OyG. The prisoner will be
taken to Deer Lodge some day next week.
In the ease of the Blue Bird Mining
company against James A.. Murray, the
defendant asked leave Ia do development
work In order TO show by further excava-
tions that the charge against him Is not
true. The court withheld decision until
Monday.
La the case of the Grace NJ. T.. church Of
San Francisco W.. John T.. Rickarls,
Stephen DeWolfe, attorney for the de-
PENDANT, asked q p~ostponemcnt. He
stated that the defendant il o the per-
son against whom suit hould he brought,
as he has not had value received for the
note. The judge reserved his decision
until Monday.
In the matter of the cstat. of James
McCloskcy. deceased. the hearing of the
petition of Henry McCloskey for letters of
administration was set for April l.. In
the matter OF the estate of Andres J.
Davis, deceased, tn" petition of
John Davis for letters ~ admins
trItion was set for April II.
In the matter of tho estate of Eleanor
Wright, the administrator and his bonds
mcn were released. In the matter of the
estate OF Alex Monroe. those interested
were notified 10 appear April 3 to show
cause why an order of sale should not tie
made. In the matter of the estate of Ma
tilda J. Wade. bonds were filed by the ex-
ecutors and an order appointing apprais-
ers. The hearing on the application of
Charles Duffy for "A new trial wac set for
Anril ~