Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

Brought Into goarts This Afternoon
q 8 0'clock ttornsy Pleads
Insanity.
Court to Adjourn Tomorrow Until
June IA Night Session Held
Tuesday.

court this afternoon at 3 o'clock and |
was sentenced to eighteen months hard |
labor In The pes::cs:.a.J;I .. F':.. as.s.!-S
son.
Laskey's crime was the forgery Of a
note for $50 against sieg g. Size, Of this
city. He was arrested last February
and has been confined in the county
jail ever since. He was indicted by the
grand jury. principally on his own tes-
timony, and pleaded guilty when arr
raigned in court.
When the prisoner was brought into
court he was asked for the usual state
lment If he had one to make, why sem
tence should not be pronounced. and the
answer was left TO his attorney. The
attorney referred to the youth of the
prisoner and that he had pleaded guilty.
not by any definite agreement to the eff
feet that leniency would be granted, but
with the understanding and the idea
that the county attorney would use his
influence to secure all the eniency pos
sible. His counsel stated that techni-
cally his Client was guilty, but that he
was irresponsible.
PLEADS MENTAL ALTERATION.
Laskeyss attorney also stated that the
prisoner had been treated FOR some time,
for mental aberration and weakening OF
the mind and bodily ailments that in
duced mental weakness. He claimed
that when the crime was committed he.
was wholly irresponsible and did not
intend to commit a crime for the pur-s
pose of defrauding any one.
County Attorney Stone was asked by
the court as to the plea of the mental
condition of the prisoner and replied
that he had ieardsrumors as to his con-
dition, but upon investigate ton had been
unable to ascertain anything concerning
their truth.
Laskey is a young man only about %
or "a years OF age. and looks even
younger. He has young wife residing
lat Eldora Sheriff Shoemaker will prob
ably leave this evening With the prison
Ter for TT. Madison.
4 AS the crime with which Laskey is
charged is serious one and punishable
by a long sentence, also that the small-
lness in amount of forged instruments
does nit affect in any way the sentence.
/ Laskey got Of very easily.
WILL IS E THURSDAY.
Judging from The present appearances
the April term of the district court will
be brought to close Thursday after
moon. What matters of the term yet
Il remain unfinished. including largely a
number of probate cases, will come UP
4 for hearing at the special June term
(which will be conducted by Judge Burn
4 ham beginning Tuesday, June 70.
The case OF Bonawitz vs.. Bonawit2
was finished so far as the evidence was
4 concerned at 1890 o'clock today. The
arguments. however, followed by the
q courts decision, will not be given until
4 the special June term.
A TWO DIVORCES GRANTED.
Il In a short interval Tuesday afternoon
when Judge Burnham was not busyh
3 took time to hear the evidence in the
faction for divorce brought by Anna NJ
Hostetter. of Quarry, against her hus-
:, band, Theron Hostetter, of this city. a
decree was granted. as prayed. As there
were two other divorce cases in which
1.-THE plaintiffs We're very anxious to bs
heard, Judge Burnham agreed to an at
y ter-supper session, which was held be-
ginning at Z o'clock. AT this time thu
) case OF Irene Amin VS.. Joseph II. Am
lin was brought UP and the plaintiff wa!
j. granted her decree. Mrs. Anllin, who i!
u professional nurse and now resides IL
this city, claimed desertion on the par
of her husband in 1895, when he left he
and went back to Ohio and took up {
residence with his parents Mrs. Amir
was given the custody of her minol
I daughter, whom she has cared for sine,
8 the father left home.
The marriage annulment case of Johl
H. Kinney VS.. Lydia NJ. Kinney was alst
called, but the court decided, after hear
ling the evidence. not to allow the plain
ltiff's petition. The matter was takel
e under amusement Mr.. and Mrs ainse.
. were married in 1884 and ne asks tina
= the marriage be annulled owing to J,
: lphysical ailment of the defendant.
|. It is likely the case of Mary Anderson
Tvs. Frank G. Anderson will come up be
Z fore this term ends also that the cas-
!. of Mrs. Triplett vs.. Steven "A. Triplett
for divorce, Will be dismissed, owing t
the death of the defendant.
The matter of application for a per
nit to sell Intoxicating liquors by E.
Bartholow, Clemens druggist. wa
called this morning. The case has at
tracted considerable attention and
number of Clemens people are in at
Tendance, both as witnesses and spec
|: tators.
COMMITTEE STILL AT WORK.
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