The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-16
TWO BAD CRIMINALS
The Long and Short Men Sentenced
to IS and 20 Years Respectively
YEAR AND A HALF FOR HOBBS
One Year Each for the Ore Thieves
Jones VIII Be Sentenced To-
Morrow-Walter loves case
Set for the 2Sth.

Judge Speer yesterday morning perma-
nently retired from career OF crime tile
|, notorious long and short ROBBERS py
sentencing them to IS and 20 years in the
neri+antiarv George Howard. stand
IN" said the court when the time Tor
passing sentence had arrived.
The short man, who is undoubtedly one
90 Tho most hardened criminals ever tried
| in the district court, stood up Win
scowl on his face.
you were charged with the crime OF
robbery counsel was appointed TO ue-
fend you, you had a fair ana lmparual
| trial and a Jury found you guilty and LETT
| YOUR punishment to be fixed by the court
| What have you to say why sentence
| should not be passed upon you at this
| time?"
| "Nawthin" was the answer.
| yours was one of the worst cases OF
| robbery ! ever knew continued the
| court THAT you did not kill this man
| Jovce whom you robbed was not your
| fault. 1t was only an accident that you
| did not / believe you are a murderer at
| heart and that you are one or the worst
| men this community has ever been lrou-
| bled with, and this community has peeh
| troubled TO very great extent with men
| of your class Your element seems 10
| flock 10 this city as a sort OF Mecca
| where YOU can commit crime ana out
RACES and too often go unpunished. IN
this case l shall give you the limit. Inc
| last legislature, for some unknown rea-
| SON saw fit to reduce the maximum pen
| alty for criminals like you from life I'M
prisonment to 20 years. and my hands
are therefore tied or / would give you
more 1t is therefore ordered ana ad-
Judged that you be confined In the state
prison for a period of 20 years and that
YOU pay the costs of this prosecution and
a civil judgment be entered against you
therefor. and the sheriff of this county
will see that this sentence is carried into
effect"
Howard gritted his teeth as he took his
seat and gave vent to muttered lmpre'
cation against the court.
Frank White, stand up SAID tht
Judge. turning his attention TO the meek
, | looking long man. After your partner
in crime was convicted you pleaded gull
. ty The fact that you pleaded guilty
under a rule of this court, II VIII be my
duty to let you off with a lighter sen
? tence than you otherwise would get, bu
what have just said to your partner il
: crime you can apply to yourself, ever!
word of il. ! shall sentence you 10 I'M
: prisonment for a period of Is years
Mr. Sheriff, you can remove the prs
oners" said the court after sentence ha'
been pronounced. AS the two robber
stepped down off the platform Howar
G placed his hands in his pocket and turn
ing to the judge, said:
n How much is the costs?
I. You can find that out from the sher
, iff," said the judge.
, It tried to find out from you" and the
the sheriff hustled the fellow out of III
{ court room and as he passed through III
l. door he again turned toward the Judg
v and Kissed vile epithet as a partin
a shot With good time allowance Howar
will be out of the penitentiary in II year
s and three months and White one yea
" earlier.
After the long and short men had bee
, disposed of another batch of crimina
:, was brought in for sentence. The fir
- one to receive the judges attention Wa
Clinton Hobbs, the young man WI
lie passed a number of forged checks thu
s. had been executed by another man wi
escaped. Hobbs had pleaded guilty al
Is then wrote a pleading letter to the judg
l. When asked the usual question he sa
he had nothing TO say except that he WI
heartily sorry for what he had done.
"a well, the time to be sorry is befo
YOU do a wrong thing" said the coui
but | have been considering your ca
~ and | have determined to be light on 20
80 I may be mistaken in you, but you dor
have the appearance of a hardened crit
In inaI and ! shall let you of with a ye
s. and a half in the penitentiary."
John Kenna and Frank Smith, the ~
vo ore stealers, who had pleaded guilt
,v were next sentenced to one year in {
~. penitentiary each. The judge said