Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
Jones. Sentence.

John L. Jones, convicted OF r, %
the Carson mint OF bullion, wa,
fenced Monday morning by .
Huwley to eight years in prison
to pay II fine OF 5000.
The Carson News says That ate
usual question asking defendant d
had any legal cause to show why's
tence should not be pronounced NJ
him, and the reply that there was nc
the Judge ordered Jones to stand 4
and said:
allow different to-day is the feelin
in this community from what 1t wa
when the mint trials first commenced
Speaking generally, at that time =
feeling OF the community rs er
III the public press OF the
portion of it-and in tho
that this was not n p'
persecution upon
ernment of thu
the trial VIC
nobody nc
early trial
ev" brought
.ehalf of the
committing the
Z, perjury, bribery
.as brought to bear
nd control the court and
community. Throughout
4 officers Of the court were Ia
extent abused; honest witness
) e~ndeavoring to tell the truth in II
court OF justice were abused. TODAY
the magnanimity of the law stands
indicated. Tie ends OF justice have
been reached. have on occasions
like this hitherto wished that ] had
the power, the strength, the ability.
the magnetism us it ere to reach
the young people i'll this community
to impress upon them the absolute
necessity as they enter life To be good
lei and true and strictly la obey the
laws of the government under which
they live and which affords the COM
munity the only shield and protection
which it possesses. hope that what
has occurred may have it's effect not
alone upon the parties who have been
convicted but that it will go out and
reach these young men, to have them
walk i'll the middle OF the road, to be
straight and honest and true and
truthful i'll all their transactions with
their fcllowmen.
Il wish that from the dark lining /
could see some reason, III my own
mind, rs mn excuse for the position in
which You have been placed. lcannot
do SO; but / have always been Il firm
believer that Ill the protection of Eoci-
ETY., i'll the protection of the commun-
ity, 1t is reached more 10y the certain
ty Of conviction and the certainty
OF punishment than the severity OF it.
The sentence Of the court is that
you be confined in the states prison
Of the State Of Nevada for Il period of |
eight years at hard labor, and be
fined in the sum Of five thousand dol
lars.
Nov, Mr.. Jones, you have it with
i'll your power to lesson this term Of
imprisonment by IL strict obedience
to the rules and regulations Of the
prison una | impress upon you tho
necessity of obeyIng their laws, their
rules and their regulations. Make
Your time rs short as you can. Think
now, if you never have before, OF your
wife and children; think of the friends
that you have had; remember that
it is in your power, being yet II young
man, to come out OF prison; you
have n long life yet before you, md
when ;Ou come ont seek by an honest
life to remove the stain which is left
upon your family"
All through the judges talk John
L. Jones stood apparently unmovcd,
but the calm, remarkable nerve that
has been with him al along had dis
appeared and in its place were signs
of Il realization OF the situation.
After being allowed To bid his wife
and family farewell he was taken To-
the state prison by the Y. 5. marshal
and deputies.