Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-25
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Judy Gets Two Years For Robbing
Farm House Eight Months
For Gilman Robbers.

0Sul 0VuSo--nlls w mVAtAb
For Gilman Robbers.
Harvey Indictment Dismissed al.
legged Murderers Want q Con.
tinuance- Court News.
This afternoon in the district court
Judge Caswell sentenced Ave Of the,
criminals who have plead guilty to the
various offenses with which they were
charged. Among these were j.. H. Me-
Cabe and T. j. Murray. two OF the men
captured while in the act OF blowing
open the safe in the Mason & Whitehill
store at State Center, and who resisted
the citizens for several hours. No leni-
ency was shown these men by the
Judge, even tho they entered pleas of
guilty, and each was sentenced to a
term Of ten years in the penitentiary at
Fort Madison. Judge Caswell. in pro-
nouncing sentence, said that in his
opinion both are bad men; that they
expected to murder IL necessary in the
following Of their calling; that both
We're men OF more than ordinary intelli-
lgence and able not only to earn an
honest living, but to obtain q compe-
stency az we'll. and further, that they
We're not repentent because they re-
fused to divulge the identity of their
accomplices in the crime and to reveal
the names of their relatives. Both men
received their sentences stolidly, but
We're feeling some what glum over the
prospect OF long terms In prison
Hartsell Judy, young man who en-
tered farm house near Albion and
took therefrom $3.50 In cash. pair Of
shoes and watch chain, and who also
plead guilty, was sentenced to two
years. Judy has not the appearance of
"a hardened criminal and apparently
told the court a straight story when he
said he Rad been working as farm
hand in Minnesota. had started for st.
Louis and had been robbed Of his earn
ings. He says he applied at the farm
house for something to eat, found no
one at home and being penniless and
hungry could not resist the temptation
to steal.
James Wren and Henry Gaskell, the
two young men who walked into the
hurchs store at Gilman and deliberate
~ carried away some goods, We're sem
fenced to eight months in the county
Jail at hard labor. They We're indicted
for larceny, which is not a peniteEtiary
offsnse.
WANT A CONTINUANCE.
William Gray and Pat Dunn, indicted
for the murder OF the colored man. jos
seph Williams. are trying to obtain q
continuance until the next term OF
court. When first arraigned the de-
PENDANTS asked the court to appoint as
their attorneys two young lawyers, blu,
later asked that other attorneys be Sc.
Ilected. This request was refused I'M
L less they would pay for the services OF
the first attorneys from their own peck.
lets. Later the two legal firms made ar
amicable arrangement for division OF
the compensation allowed by the state
in such cases. and SO they will have
plenty Of counsel when the cases come
lup for trial.
HARVEY CASE DISMISSED.
The case against Samuel Harvey, who
was indicted for assault with intent tc
commit great bodily injury as the re-
| suit OF a personal encounter with Frank
Gard, who resides on neighborine
farm, has been dismissed by Judge Cas-
well. The record shows that the case
was dismissed for want of Jurisdiction
/ It is understood that there was i flaw
1 in the indictment.
The criminal calendar will be called
/ Wednesday at the conclusion of the
lsHill-city suit. The first case set fol
trial is that against Pearl Harris, thu
colored man who was indicted for ths
forgery OF an order for money that hat
been left by another party with j. H
Sundell. ItsisSprobable that Harris vii
be leniently dealt with when sentence
| Is passed, as he has saved the county
considerable trouble and expense sine,
he has been in Jail by giving informa
4 ton concerning two almost successful
attempts on the part OF McCabe 10 Gu
his way out of the county prison.
4 one good turn deserves another Harris
good deeds are entitled to some consid
eration and weight.
THE HILL CASE.
Mr.. John w. Hill, Of Cincinnati, VIII,
lis the plaintiff in the suit brough
against the city TO collect in the neigh
borhood OF $1,000 for alleged service
rendered az consulting engineer on TIL,
new water supply, was on the witness
stand all OF Monday afternoon and un
til noon today. His testimony consisted
largely OF the Introduction Of the cor
respondence between himself and tn,
water committee and the reading Of hi
voluminous report on the water question
& and further the facts in relation to tn,
actual work performed. Henry c. Hill
i son OF the plaintiff, was on the stant
this afternoon. During the cross-exam
ination a brief but vigorous tilt oc
Cured between the court and Attorne!
DAILY. who is assisting City Attorne!
4 Evans in the defense. Mr.. Hill vii
probably recover the amount rendered
him by the council and possibly more
| II the city is defeated the case will b
| appealed to the supreme court.
A Powder Mill Explosion