Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-20
PERRY GETS 49 YEARS
Heavy Sentence for the Bold
 Train Robber.
THE LION VERY LAMs-LlKE IN COURT

He Exhibited None of the Bluster Which
 Characterised His mprisonment-Al-
 most Shed Tears When Pleading Guilty
 He Will Labor Hard at Auburn Prison.
 LYONS, N. Y., May 20.-Forty-nine and quarter years at hard work in Auburn prison, was the drastic dose ad- ministered to Oliver Curtis Perry, train robber, at Lyons yesterday.
 Perry took his medicine meekly and everybody in the court saw that all the buster and bravado of the desperate man, who robbed fast express trains with such audacity, had departed from the boyish looking prisoner. Perry sur prised everybody by pleading guilty, and Judge Rumsey sentenced him at once.
 The grand jury came into court few minutes after court opened and presented four indictments, all against Perry.
 The first indictment charges burglary in the third degree, and robbery in the first degree in entering the car of the American Express Co. at Utica, September 19, 1891, and relieving Express Messen- ger Moore of $5,100.
 The second charges dischar ging fire arms at locomotive, in firing into the cab of the engine in which Engineer Mo- Gilvery and Fireman Bulger were pur- suing him on the morning of Feb. 21, 1899.
 The third charges burglary in the third degree and assault in the first de- gree in entering the car occupied by Ex- press Messenger McInerney, early Sum- day morning, Feb. 21 last, and attempt ing to rob the messenger.
 The fourth charges assault in the first degree in attacking the express messen. senger on Feb. 21 last, and coming with in very little of killing McInerney::
 The court room was filled to it's utmost capacity at 5:10 p. m. when Perry was arraigned. The people had heard of the indictments and were prepared to see something interesting. Perry entered the court house, the centre of @ great mob of men, women and boys. He was handcuffed to two officers, Sheriff Thornton being on one side and Deputy Sheriff Reynolds on the other. He was also watched by the ever present Jerry Collins, his captor, and the American Express Company's special guard, while Deputy Trowbridge's eye was upon him also.
 The excitement was intense when Perry entered the court room. The greatest confusion and disorder existed among the spectators and the court off cials forgot to attempt to quell the dis turbance. It took several minutes to secure sufficient order to proceed with the business of the court, and then the District Attorney began reading the in- dictments.
 The prisoner stood up and the crowd pressed forward to get a look at him. Perry was neatly dressed in a gray suit. He looked even younger than usual, but his face, which was swarthy at the time of his capture, had changed to pale ness that was almost ghastly. It was plain that this desperado was embar- rassed.
 His response to the first indictment, guilty" was uttered with evident eff fort, and at the second response he came very near shedding tears. He answered to each indictment, without hesitation, guilty" and at the conclusion of the reading the District Attorney moved that sentence be pronounced.
 Justice Rumsey explained to the pris- oner that law would give him two days respite before sentence if he wished, but Perry faltered: "I have no reason, as far as am concerned"
 The justice then sentenced him, the terms for the four indictments amount ing in the aggregate to forty-nine years and three months. Of course, Perry must have expected 8 heavy sentence, but as the justice finished speaking the condemned prisoner was staggered, and it was with apparent effort that he re- tained 8 standing position.
 If Perry behaves well in prison and se- cures the full amount of communication for good behavior, he will serve just 29 years, months and 23 days. If he is taken to Auburn to-day, he will be free man Oct. g, 1928 He will be up- wards of 55 years old when he regains his liberty.