The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-17
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS
Three Desperate Burglars
Sentenced: to Virtually
=: Life Imprisonment.
To.DAY's TENNIS TOURNEY
Alan eda's Oldest Farmer Before
the State Board of Equal.
ization. q" =.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI,l

; OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,t
9O8 Broadway, August 10. J. >.
Berry Holland, life Imprisonment: at
Jacob Oppenheimer fifty years. at Fol
son. = - -
John Holland, thirty-fve years at Fol
som.
:. The above sentences were pronounced
yesterday by Judge Frick against the three
burglars who bound and gagged ana
robbed the night clerk at Garrett d Tag
CARTS store some months ago. The court
room was packed and the Judge took ad-
vantage of the occasion. to impress upon
the vast crowd the danger OF leading a life
of crime.
Oppenheimer was first ordered to stand
up. He arose with a surIy, half-deiiant
look, and after reading the information
against him Judge Prick said:
The offense. Of which: you have been: con-
Victed, 20 ppenheimer, is one OF the most ser1-
Gus. The circumstances surrounding the
crime show malignant and abandoned dis
position on your part. They show that you
en- barked on the affair with q full determine
ton 10 do murder if necessary. ::
Your whole demeanor during the course of
the trial was such assnot TO commend you to
= the mercy of the court.
= The purposes OF punishment. by imprison-
ment are twofOid. The first is reforma ton,
the seconds the protection ofsoeiety. You have
previously been in trouble OF a serious charac-
Ter. The nature of the crime OF which you have
just been convicted eonyfnces me that refCrIna-
ton in you is out ofthe question. Therefore,
it is q matter OF protection to society that you
be placed in confinement for a. :long: period.
The Judgment OF the court is thatyou be given
unto the custody OF the Sheriff of Alameda
County; TO be delivered by him to the Warden
of the penitentiary at Folsom, there to be i'm
prisoned for the term OF fifty years
''Much obliged" said 0ppenheimer stub
bornly: as he took his seat.
John Holland, stand up" said the
bench and the order was obeyed. : :
1.-The verdict in your case was as right
eous as in those of your co-defendants,'
continued Judge Prick. SIT was the only
one which could have been returned by a
conscientious and Intelligent Jury. There
is little distinction to be made between you
and your co-defendants. There. was, per
haps, some slight difference in: your de-
nieanor during the course of the trial and
there. is some slight difference now. Still;
the circumstances surrounding the case
show that the character of the crime was
such as to convince me that nothing short
OF long term will fit your case. Under
ordinary circumstances youthful offenders
have my sympathy. In this instance,
however, [ am convinced that substan-
.tial and severe sentence is demanded. The
Judgment of the court is that you. be. i'm
prisoned in the penitentiary at Folsom fol
the term of thirty-6ve years.
: Berry Holland knew his fate ere it wa:
pronounced. The prior conviction against
him in 1886 fixed his doom.
:. Everything have said to your co,
defendants" said the Judge, "applies with
greater force to you. The safety of the
community demands your imprisonment
permanently. The judgment Of the court
is that you be taken by the Sheriff of Ala
media County to be delivered to the War
den OF the penitentiary at Folsom, there to
remain for the term of your natural life as
a punishment for your crime"
Berry Holland then parted with his wife
in the courtroom. There were tears or
both sides, and the scene was a strange
contrast to the demeanor shown by hel
husband when listening to his letters, in
which he coolly planned murder, if such 6
course would be necessary in fighting hi.
way out of jail. 49,.