Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-21
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.
Harry Hammond Will Go 10 The EouSs
Of Correction,
~ THE DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.
Judge Barich Gives the Lad Some
Good Advice a. 90 Ills
Future life.

Harry Hammond, .the youthful
slayer u little Clyde Robertson, and
who was recently convicted Of murder
10 the second degree, THE N'lernotn re.
ccivsd Ais seutoncu al the hands u
Judge BNtch, In the Thiri district
curt Unless Tardoncd sooner, he
will spend tue next fifteen ycars Of
his lie 10 the District Of Columbia
reform school.
When tho motion fora new tidal had
bscn nualiy disposed OF by bic honor
ovefrulins the snmc,
judge Howat, nmislant distric, s,tor
ury, a.ked that sentence bo pro
IA uuH
Attorney whitIomore, OF counsel foi
the defense, then asked the court %
deal leuicntly with the defendant on
account OF hls youth. Counsel believed
he boy could not have fully realized
iho gravity Of bis crime, aud also
pointed cut that no had been convicted
on the testimony Of mere child and
an OLD mau, wnUse evidence wbB not
wholly ruliaO.e. He thought the lightcst
sentence that the law allowed would,
under the circumstances, meet the
Justice OF Tue case. Hn asked this on
! account u tho defendants mother,
who was greatly distCtsCd at her bOy'a
/ position.
'uugo H1wat suggested that tho
| only mitigating circumstance In this
I "a NUaH q 30 q.
/ this reason be would be- satisfied with
a sentence Of 1itren years In the Re-
/ form School.
The defendant was then ordered TO
stand forward, aud Judge Birtuh, nd.
/ dFtssiug him, said hu carefully
watched the pfogtesi uf his trial,
| hoping that something would turn up
/ which would show that he acted ny
some mistake Ia what he dld, but he
| iailCj 10 discovorit. TheluTy 10 finding
| him guilty Uf the lessee 0iiunsy, were
doubtless impressed with tho Tact that
| they were dealing with a mere boy.
Lculently disposed M his honor fslt
towards q o defendant, yet when ho
came 10 consider his crime, ths
atfOolous killing OF more infant, he
| could not overlook II 10 the extent that
his counsel desired. II was within
the power Of the court 10 sentence him
10 ton years In tue puuiie ntiary,
or even 10 lie imprisonment.
But he would take into consideration
his youth-the only mitigating cir
uumttauco. tic trusted that the de.
tondsnt would yet reform and hv
somewhat Of sn honor 10 his mother
that the punishment about 10 be- i'm.
| posed would he the means VI restoring
him 10 true boy hood. and Of making a
man Of him. The Judge followed thtse
remarks with some Othvr excellent a..
vice and conc uded by ordering that
the defendant be taken by the u. -.
marshal 10 the District " Columbia
aud there confined In the Reform
school Tor n period Of fifteen years.
During the time the judge was tuosE.
Ing tears ran last down young Ham
monde checks, though he said not a
word anu on tue whole exhibited re-
markablo selt.poHession. George
Gayl0f's father was present. In
tho courtroom, but Mr.. Ham.
m0nd remained In the prison.
"fs' detention room, next 90
the United States marshaps OIL 80, ami
there awaited the return Of her tuu.
When she learned the result, the poor
| N'NiNA lN'"' '"A H"tAAN AANiANAAa ~
though her heart would JFvak aud
usutly clasped tho boy 10
her side. But Harry did
not shed another tear. Toa NEws
reporter MIS-. Hammond expressed
heartfelt thankiulness that her son had
escaped u term In tho penitentiary and
said fhH knew that no would yet be-
come good and useful memter Of
| sagluiv Gle has no father WIN
troubles about him now" exclaimed
the poor woman ~ she again called up
the sad story Of her domestic life.