The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-15
ALBERTsoN-CHANDLER SENTENCES
Fidelity Bank Thieves Get Ten and
Five Years ErsnectireIx

TACOMA. Dec 14Lspecial. Edward Albert
son and his aecomplice in the Fidelity Trust
Company bank robbery, Fred n. Chandler, were
sentenced this afternoon by Judge ALVIN of the
superior court The former was sentenced for
ten Years and the latter for five years 10 hard
labor to the Wala Walla penltentiary Roth
received their sentences calmly, Chandler, who
reminded the court that it was his first ofiense,
being a tritie nervous The court stated that
young Chandler had been influenced by Albert
son. Loyalty TO friend, Judge Allyn con
tlnued, was usually praiseworthy, but in this
instance II was mistake or technically speak
ing, a crime The court found it trying to
sentence man who had acted with unfiinch-
ing zeal and loyalty, even in an inexcusabls
crime. Sill. ii was not 80 much crime
fortunate associations. For these reasons the
sentence was considered only half what it other
wise would have been.
AS Albertson's friend and attorney, George w
Williams read the letters and atfdayts OF
Council Bluffs friends and former employers
touching upon Albertson's previous good char
acter aud trustworthiness. The prisoners pre-
vious good standing was conceded by the court.
and for that reason, so far as the court was CON
cerned, the less consideration would be shown
him. Judge Allyn said he could sympathize
with All unfortunate, ignorant fellow, who,
homeless and iriendless, felt the necessities
which drove him to crime. Albcrtson stood
high in the community, had a home, friends
and comforts, aud therefore the plea OF necessi-
ties which drove him to crime was not valid.
The necessities claimed by Albertson were crime
crime from the beginning. He had no claims
for mercy on that score. The cool aud deliber-
ate manner in which the grave crime was COM
mitted overbalanced all other consideration.
Abertson has entirely recovered from the rife
ball wound which was inflicted when he was
captured. After the sentence had been imposed,
President Wallace, of the Fidelity Trust Com
pany bank, stated TO a correspondent of the
Posi- -lNTELLIGENGER that he believed Aibertson
should have gotten the extreme penalty of the
law-iourteen years. He says the missing s.. 500
OF the 10000 stolen had not been accounted for.
1t is believed that the amount was secreted by
Albertson and Chandler. Neither will say what
became of the money.
Together with the following, who were SEN
fenced today, Albertson and Chandler viii be
sent to Wella WaIs tomorrow morning:
Fred Wilson, burglary, one and half years.
Smith and Barrie, boy burglars, three years
each.
Pat White assault with intent to do bodily
harm, one year.
J. II. Bennington, forgery-who made an elo-
quent plea for clemency, declaring that he had
been led into crime by his partner, McNealy,
whom jury acquitted-three years.
Jack Kenna, burglary, three years.
W. ii. Brown, passing a forged check, one
year.
The court ordered Sheriff Price to remove
Abertsons effects from the Fidelity Trust Com
panys vaults and hold the same for Albertson.
These effects do not include any articles of
great value.
The motion for a new trial on behalf of Tom
Hinchey, the bricklayer, who, while drunk,
shot and killed George Martin, denied.
jury found Hinchey guilty Of manslaughter.
Hinchey was sentenced 10 twenty years in the
penitentiary late this afternoon, and will be
taken to Nalia Naila tomorrow morning