Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-20
RETIRED PRO TEMpORE.
Judge Benton Imposes Sentences Upon
Lawbreakers.

Judge Benton Imposes Sentences Upon
Lawbreakers.
Judge Benton Saturday excused all
jurors in the district court until 9:3O
o'clock Monday morning, and devoted
the day to hearing arguments upon mo-
tions pending in civil actions and pass
ing sentences.
The suit of tho Siegel Clothing Com.
pany Vs. Peter Harrison, an action to on
force judgment for :99J47, WAS dis
missed without prejudice at plaintiff u
cost.
Motions in other civil actions were
taken under advsement.
William Terry, who WAS convicted Of
burglarizlng in the night time the stable
OF Maj Field, with intent to steal a sad
die, WAS brought before tho court and
Judge Benton passed upon him the sen
tence which was fixed by the jury, i'm
prlsonment in the peniteLtlary for one
year, tho minimum penalty. The maxi
mum penalty for the crime is IL years
1t will be remembered that when Terry
was detected in the burglary and pur-
sued he shot several times toward his
purpuere.
The next victim was Louis X. Henry.
lie Was convicted Of assault in the gec.
oud degree. IIe aud William Larkin Of
kibbey became involved in II heated dis
cuHEton aa to the relative merits OF the
\. i A. and the Catholic church. Henry
vOucheHf"d some wonderful "eXplana.
tiorh" Of the Cathollc doctrine and Lar
kin considered hlmHelf lnsulted. He re.
acnted the insult by calling Henry an a.
T. A., coupled with an opprohrious epi,
thct. Henry struck LHrkin with file
and some other weapon, unknown,
breaking the bridge OF his nose into II
pieces and otherwise il juring him. The
jury left the sentence to the court. The
penalty Is Imprisonment for not less than
ono nor more than five years, or fine Of
not to exceed $1,000, or both Judge
Benton imposed sentence OF imprieOn-
mont in the state prison for two years.
John Brccn was happy when he stood
up and received sentence; he had sue
cccdcd in breaking into the pcnitcn-
tiary. Thursday night, about II O'Clock,
while the ground was covered with
snow, he stole a bicycle, valued at 500
and belonging to Arthur Jardinc, from
in front of the Ulm house. He trundlcd
it off to Third avenue south and Ninth
street, cal ed at Il private residence,
awukc the family and offered the wheel
for sale at >2. His offer was rejected.
Then he concluded to hurl himself more
forcibly at the ponitcntiary and pushed
the bicycle to the Milwaukee house,
where he offered it for sale. There OH
Ger Curry captured him. He pleaded
guilty to- a charge Of grand larceny in
Justice Hawkins court In the district
court he waived all statutory rights,
plcadcd guilty to grand larceny and
asked for Immediate sentence. He got
it. Judge Benton signed him to the
hospitality of Conlcy e. Mc1agur Of
Deer lodge for the next twelve month";
"Much Obliged, Judgn," he said, AS he
heard his sentence.
CaHcade county now leads every
county in the etatc in the number Of
convlcta at Deer Lodge. In fact nearly
one thlrd Of the con ycta are from Gas
cndr county. That is II good record 1t
shove that, while other counties jraI
ouHIy protect their criminaln, Caecadns
't'icera jot no guilty man escape, The
Inrcn hlho do thrir dlty, AS is evidenced
by the fact that ii jury never dleagrccd
IN II criminal case in thiH county.