Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-09
ARNUP SENTENCED.
Judge Zane Sends Him 10 Tho Psll-
Tertiary for Two Years,
FOR KILLING 4 cnISANAS.
Tie Court Declined, When Asked, 10
Commit the 10y to the Reform
School, Instead.

This was the day set for the passing
OF sentence upon Charles Arnup, the
ls.yearold youth who was convicted
by Jury In Judge zine's court last
week on charge Of voluntary man
slaughter namely, the killlsg Of
Chinaman.
The prisoner was brought into court
At 10 O'Clock, aud when his name was
called Attorney Reilly, Of cOun.
sci for the defcrsc, made
bhei statement h tho court In
Arnup'a behalf. He represented
TO his honor that the influences Of the
penitentiary did not make that a de-
siraOle place 10 which to ooufins a
young boy Of Arnup's age, anu a,kcd
/ TINT he be sent 10 the Reform School.
Judge Zane asked District Attorney.
/ Judd what he hal 10 say 10 that.
Tue liattict attorney replied that
| ordinarily, the province Of the prose
| cutting counsel ceased when the jury
mad rendered their verdict or guuty;
the responsibility from that time on
rested wholly with the court. He r..
allied July what Mf. Reilly had said,
aud hal done 10 all the timp, Ia refer.
cnco 10 this boy; but he did not believe
that the plan which counsel had sug.
geaied would be- proper Ills.
position Of this case. IL was uui1r.
tuuate that the peuitentlafy here was
sO conditioned that criminals Of nil
clnssts aud ofeuds hal 10 he mixed
together Ia idleucss. Ths', however,
WIS not the fault Of thls cUut, nor VI It's
agencies tor tue prosecution Of crime,
aud II was not wiIhin the power VI tnc
court 10 remedy ot make amends.
] Having expressed himself TO this ex.
tent, the district attorney said be
would leave the responsibility Of deal.
INK with the defendant with his honor.
Attorney Riley remarked that, ~ he
stated TO the court previously, Judge
| Howat male no objection ~ tnu send
inr OF Aruup 10 the reform school.
Judge Judd was not present al the
| trial, neither was lac ~ familiar with
the case as his honor. Mr.. Reilly
said, further, that he believed
his honor would meet the wiehts Of
the Jury who tried the case by show.
Ing mercy 10 this boy And scnding him
to the Reform School AID giving him "a
new start In life. lie believed that
what Arnup had already gone through
would be- "a lesson 10 him M long a. ne
lived. Counsel had known tue de-
iendsnt for the last two years, during
which time he had run the elevator In
the Wa-atch building, ~ good and
honest by.
Judge Zane, having told Arnup 10
siaud Up, pointed uut that ne had been
convicted " crime the punishment
Tor which the law fixed ut not less
than one ami more than ten yeArs.. On
account u his age ami what the court
knew OF his previous good character
he vna not disposed 10 visit
him with a severe punishment; II
was Necessary, however, 20 project
society from cbme by making a pt0-
per * ample Of the Otlunder. Tue
Defendants Oilense was a sOmew hat
serious QUE, though possibly he did not
appreciate the nature " II at the time
hu IuNurd an iunucrnt man while
engaged Ia his daily avOcatOn, threw
stone at him anu caused hls death.
The court could not pass this over
lightly. The defendant would be con.
fined In the penitcutiary for term of
two years.
ATnup, who began 10 cry when sen.
tencu was passed, was then removed
In custody.