The record-union., 1891-02-22
LAW BREAKERS PUNISHED.
Frank EverdaIe Will Spend Two Years
at Folsom.
Murphy and Hurley, the Prize Fighters,
Get Six Months Each-They
Were Lucky.
There was matinee in Superior Judge

Van Fleets courtroom yesterday.
number of law-violators, who have
been convicted since the last sentence
day, were on hand, looking as sad and
doleful as they could, and hoping that his
honor's digestion had been good and that
he would be mercifully inclined.
But when the Judge put in an appear
ance he wore threatening frown that
made the evil-doers quake.
People VS.. J. j. Hurley and Dell Muir
phy-for sentence" said the Judge, glanc-
ing at his calendar.
Murphy and Hurley stood up. These
two worthless are ex-prize fighters, and,
according to the police, are bad men-par-
ticularly Hurley, who, for his penchant
for law-breaking, was driven. out of San
Francisco, his home, long ago. Several
weeks ago they got hold of man named
West, from Rocklin,
AND ROBBED HIM
OF his money in notorious dive on X
street. Not satisfied with this, one OF
them-Hurley-fol up the robbery
by brutally beating West, SO that he had
to be taken to the Receiving Hospital for
treatment. The authorities had little
trouble proving the guilt of Murphy and
Hurley in the Police Court. But while
the men were awaiting trial in the Supe-
peared, and, try as they would,
the police and the Sheritfs force
could not find him. Then Murphy
and Hurley offered to plead guilty, pro-
vided the charge against them were re-
duced to petit larceny. District Attorney
Ryan, realizing that without the testi-
mony of West he would have some diff
ltyrI rI..tt, IL.
terms, and the case stood in this condition
when Murphy and Hurley presented
themselves before Judge Van Fleet yes
terday.
The Judge said he had familiarized him
self with the testimony in the case, and
was satisfied that the case was an aggra-
waited one. He said the defendants should
consider themselves fortunate that they
had been allowed to get off on petit lar
ceny.. He did not feel that they could be
punished sufficiently under that charge,
but still he could not 90 further than the
law permitted him to. He then SEN
fenced them each to six months i'm
prisonment in the County Jail-the full
extent of the law.
TO THE PENITENTIARY.
The court next turned its attention to
Frank Everdale, the young man who was
declared guilty OF grand larceny by a
y
Jointly charged with Samuel Edwards of
having robbed Edward Higgins of SIS in
Front-street saloon some time ago.
higgins was a farm hand who was in
town for a ''time.' He had fun enough
until Ire foolishly changed a twenty dollar
gold piece. Everdale asked permission
ito look at the change" and that was the
last Higgins ever saw of it. The evidence
against Everdale was very strong and the
jury was not long in finding him guilty.
AS there was nothing to show that Ed
wards had any hand in the robbery the
charge against him was dismissed.
The prisoner appealed to Judge Van
Fleet Tor mercy, saying that he had never
been arrested before, and would not be
in court now were it not for liquor.
Judge Van Fleet said he was forced to adj
NIT, that so far as the court was informed,
the prisoner had no criminal record-but
on the liquor proposition the Judge re-
marked, rather ironically, that the eyi-
dence showed that Everdale was the
soberest man in the vicinity of Higgins at
the time of the robbery. He then SEN
fenced Everdale to two years imprison-
ment at the Folsom penitentiary.
SENTENCES CONTINUED.
w. 0. Armstrong, who slashed a man
named Welch with razor some time ago,
was also on the Judges list. but as the
court was not ready to pronounce judg-
ment, the case was continued until Tues
day.
The next case taken up was that of
Tucker, the dexterous ''hokey-pokey"
dealer, who was convicted of robbing a
man named Moore at his game with
fixed" cards.
fuckers attorney, w. A. Anderson,
moved for new trial, but the motion was
denied.
Judge Van Fleet said he was not ready
to pronounce sentence. He said he had
heard that after Tucker had been held to
answer, 800 95, which had been taken
from his person after the arrest, and
which, so far as was known, was money
which had been procured from the prose-
cutting witness, had been returned to
Tucker. This, he thought, was very
strange proceeding, and needed looking
into. The Judge therefore postponed the
passing of sentence until Friday.