The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31
ROAD Of THE ROUGH
THREE YOUNG MEN SENTENCED TO
VARIOUS TERMS BY JUDGE
KELLY.
MOORE ASKED FOR MERCY.
RATIFIED OFF A MEMORIZED
SPEECH, BUT FAILED TO MOVE
THE COURT.
SENT TO PRISON FOR SIX YEARS.
Mccain, Another of the Trio, Given
Five Years and HanIey Sent
to st. Cloud.

Judge Kelly sentenced three young
men yesterday to various terms of inn
prisonment in the state prison and the
state reformatory for breaking into
other peoples dwellings and stealing
their property. The trio comprised
Charles Mccain, Michael Joseph
Moore and George Hanley. alias Muir
ply. Mccain and Hanley were CON
Yicted Of grand larceny in the second
degree for robbing the dwelling Of
Samuel Rudawsky of a quantity OF
clothing. Moore pleaded guilty to four
indictments, three for grand larceny IN
the first degree and one for grand lar
ceny in the second degree
Mccain was the first of the three 10
stand before the bar for sentence.
How old are you, Mr.. McCann?"
asked Judge Kelly.
I'm thirty-one years DID," answered
Mccain.
Have you any trade?"
mo, your honor"
What have you to say, Charles Nc
Cam, why the sentence of the court
should not be pronounced upon your
Nothing, your honor only I'm not
guilty Of the charge against me-" was
the mumbling response Of the prisoner
Judge Kelly looked steadfastly at
Mccain for perhaps full minute and
then proceeded:
1T appears, Mccain, that you have
already spent time in the reformatory,
and that after being released from that
institution you committed a second
crime and were sent to the Saltwater
state prison, where you served out
your sentence. You are man Of ma
ture years and cannot offer youth or
ignorance as an excuse for your crime
You have been given an opportunity
to redeem yourself and you have not
embraced it. You ought to know by
this time that there is only one way to
live in civilized community, and that
rs to respect the rights of your fellow
man. The sentence Of the court is
that you be imprisoned in the state
prison at saltwater for the period OF
five years at hard labor"
Thank you Judge" was McCann's
response as he received the maximum
Fentence allowed for the crime of grand
larceny in the second degree. Mccain
Is married man, but his wife was not
present.
Michael Joseph Moore was the next
of the trio to face the court Moore is
only twenty-five years old. He had
pleaded guilty TO four indictments, that
would have permitted a cumulative SEN
tence Of thirty-fve years. if the maxi
mum penalty were imposed in each
case. AT the instance Of County At
torney Anderson, Moore was permitted
to withdraw his pleas of guilty to two
OF the indictments charging grand
larceny in the first degree and to sub
oh tbo~ MI Of
grand larceny in the second degree
Thus amended, MO0re's pleas were
guilty on one Indictment for larceny
in the first degree and guilty on each
OF the remaining three indictments of
grand larceny in the second degree
The maximum penalty for larceny in
the nrSt degree is ten years, and the
minimum five years. 1t was the in
tention of County Attorney Anderson
that Moore should plead guilty to the
first Indictment for larceny in the first
degree, but MOOres attorney, Theodore
e. Parker advised him to plead guilty
OF the remaining three to the crime of
grand larceny in the second degree
Moore followed his attorneys advice
and fifteen months were added to the
sentence imposed for grand larceny
in the first degree.
Moore furnished something Of a SEN
satiOn when Judge Kelly asked him if
he Hdu any CltlS 70 say why sentence
should not be imposed upon him. In
stead of the conventional denial of
guilt or muttered mo, your honor
Moore replied to the court with a set
speech evidently composed by some
one else. but carefully memorized by
Moore. It contained several words not
included in Mr.. Moore's every day voca-
bulary that were quite apparent not
withstanding the glib style with which
he ratified them off, in a parrot-like
fashion. Said Moore in answer to Judge
KeIly's formal inquiry:
Your honor I was intoxicated when
/ committed these crimes and did not
know what I was doing. I am heartily
sorry for what l did. Please have
mercy on me and give me one more
chance. Do not attribute my misdoings
to the influence eXerted by my friends.
1t was all due to my drinking Please
have mercy on me and allow me one
more opportunity and I will reform
and show society that L can be a good
and law-abiding citizen"
Judge Kelly proved equal to the oc-
c2sion and replied in this fashion:
You have been before me upon a pre-
TiOuS Occ4 SiOO Mr. Moore when if