The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-26
SHEA IS SENTENCED
Gets Thirty Years in Peniten-
tiary at Hard Labor.
CASE WILL BE APPEALED
Judge Dale 0ver-RuIeS Motion
for a New Trial.

Yesterday afternoon PADDY Snea recelV-
ed his sentence for the second time for the
killing Of Ed Dawson in this city in June
1897.
Judge Dale had set the time at O'Clock
when he would hear what the ATTORNEYS
had to say in support of the motion filed
asking for a new trial 1t was long after
the time set before the arguments. backed
by several afidavits, were begun. Shea
was sitting in the court room looking as
.unconcerned as those who were there
merely as spectators. His attorneys were
circled around him near a comfortable in
front OF the bench. the county attorney
and his assistants sitting on the opposite
site. The jury box was filed with leading
representatives Of the bar and newspaper
reporters, all closely watching the move
ments Of the lawyers on both sides, who
were consulting earnestly the various
statutes, indexing authorities as they were
referred to, and finally terrifying them
selves with volumes OF law books in case
Of emergencies which might arise. Judge
Dale finally called the motion up, and the
first shot was fired by Attorney Adams in
support of his cause, answered by re
taliatin gbroadside from County Attorney
Amid0n, who cited the authority for the
dismissal Of a charge against murderer
when he had been convicted of a lesser
crime and was afterward granted new
trial by the supreme court, as was the case
of Shea, who was convicted at his previous
trial Of assault with intent okilI and
given a sentence Of eight years. The case
came back on an order granting a new
trial, which was afterward dismissed by
the states attorneys. Dawson, the man
assaulted, having died, the indictment was
changed to murder in the first degree by
due process of law.
The second trial having been heard in
the district court, jury's verdict of muir
der in the second degree, and the sentence
of thirty years in the penitentiary at hard
labor was the closing scene in the district
court yesterday, the motion for a new
trial having previously been denied by the
Judge.
When the prisoner was called to hear his
sentence pronounced, the judge asked Shea
# there was any reason why sentence
should not be passed. Shea stood erect,
facing the judge, with his hands behind
his back, and in q clear and loud voice.
which could be heard throughout the court
roo. he said: Il have nothing at all to
say. sir"
Judge Dale then said to Shea: "since
the previous trial of your case it has been
said that the verdict was derived at
through prejudice, in having a majority of
citizens living in the city pass judgment
on the question of your guilt or innocence.
So. IN the. present trial. you have been
given a trial before twelve men who all
live in the country, and in both trials you
have been found guilty of the crime
charged against you. You have been given
a fair and impartia trial, and it viii be
the judgment Of this court that you be
sentenced to serve a term of thirty years in
the state penitentiary, at hard labor"
Shea's attorney arose and asked the
courts stenographer to note an exception,
and shortly afterward Shea accompanied
Sheriff Simmons back TO the county iail.
But before leaving the room he remarked
that he supposed that the EVhaley woman.
who was sitting inside the rail, was prob
ably the best satisfied person of all. Shea
turned to the Eagle reporter and added:
u did it all I oprOtect a worthless wom-
an It al came up on her account; but
viii take it and hope for the best
Shea's attorneys Immediately arranged
to have a transcript Of the case made and
viii take the case before the supreme
court. A motion to admit Shea to bail will
be urged and another chapter in the hard
fought case will then be added to that
already on record.
After the Shea case had been disposed OF.
J. z. Harrison was brought before the bar
on a charge of forgery. committed in this
city some time ago, and a plea Of guilty
was entered. Judge Dale gave the prison.
er a term of two years at hard labor in
the penitenuary. Harrison talked to the
reporter for the Eagle before going back
10 jail. saying: Il realize that I have Of |
Tended the majesty of the law. and I am
willing to take my medicine, like all west I
ern men should do. I am a Californian /
and was never known to finch though |
am innocent of having done an intentional |
wrong
Tankersley was given A sentence Of four |
years for assault. anC Harry Alley got a \
sentence Of two years for burglary.
Several divorce cases We're disposed of /
before cou rtadjourned. The first one 10 be |
heard was that of William Taylor. who |
sued his wife, Mamie Taylor. for a divorce |
The decree was granted in favor of the |
plaintiff. Another decree was granted In |
favor Of Julia A Pruitt against Marion |
Pruitt. on charge of adultery. In the case /
of Brendle vs.. Brendle the case was set /
for. ATsreh