The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04
SENTENCES
NOT SEVERE.
Many Jail Prisoners Pleaded
Before Judge Wilbur.
TWO YEARS FOR WILLIAMS.
Nicola PaTchi, for Assault With a Danger
Gus Wssp,n, Gets OF Eisy.-0thu ShuIt
Sentences Were Imposed To-Day,
TWO YEARS FOR WILLIAMS.

The disposition OF the indictments
against a number of parties. who were at
the county jail came up in Judge Will
bur's court today. OF the parties brought
in from jail TO plead today about all
pleaded nolo contenoere. In the nuisance
cases the sentences were severer than
usual Judge Wilbur remarxIng that these
cases were altogether too numerous.
No severe sentences were imposed. Most
OF the parties sentenced appeared by the
police statements, to be non-residents.
Henry F. Thompson assigned by the
court, made suggestions TO the court per
tinent to the interests OF his clients.
Richard T. Clinton indicted with an
assault with knife on Alice Smith,
pleaded guilty 10 a simple assault. Police
knew nothing of him before this charge
was made. Judge Wilbur imposed sem
tence of six months in the county jail.
Robert Paine, who like the previous de-
fendsnt was colored, pleaded nolo con-
tendere TO an indictment charging the
maintenance of a common nuisance. Three
months in Jail and a fine of $3.50 was the
sentence imposed.
John Bailey, white, also indicted for
similar offence entered a similar plea and
got like sentence.
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and entering house in the day time. re-
tracted former plea OF not guilty and
pleaded nolo. Mr.. Thompson. his counsel,
made an urgent plea for clemency saying
his client had no intention of commit
ting a serious crime.
The attorney general said that VIII
liams' hat was found on the bed In the
house where he was arrested.
Judge Wilbur imposed sentence OF two
years at hard labor In states prison.
Frederick Hayes pleaded nolo conten-
ing a house In the day time and stealing
ladies' clothing and empty pocket
books. Hayes came from New York the
same day he did the stealing.
Capt. Mathews said that Hayes had the
swag on him when arrested. Hayes said
"A friend OF his from New York planned
the job. Two years In states prison was
the sentence imposed.
A diminutive colored woman named
Alice Smith retracted her former plea OF
not guilty and got the minimum sentence
for maintaining "A nuisance.
Nicola Pardi Indicted for an assault
with a dangerous weapon pleaded today
nolo contendere TO a charge OF simple as
sault. Pardi stabbed n man four times
with knife. The man he stabbed Is
travelling man and II would have been
bur imposed sentence OF eight months
I'm jail.
On promising TO behave I'm the future
Martha Smiths plea OF nolo contendere
TO an indictment for maintaining a COM
mon nuisance was accepted and sentence
was deferred. She gave bail in the sum
OF 1900. Thomas +. Vance was Mrs.
Smiths attorney
Mary Paine. after changing her mind .
couple Of times as TO her plea and talk
ing a good deal. pleaded nolo contendere
TO a charge of adultery and got OF with
a sentence OF three months 4 jail. Had
she not followed the advice Of the coun-
sci assigned by the court she would have
gone TO Cranston for n year. She said af-
ter sentence the charge against her was
. mistake. John LAMB Indicted with her
insists on his plea OF not guilty.
Thomas Lewis. nuisance, $3.50 hns and
three months in jail.
William J. Powell indicted for assault
with "A dangerous weapon was given In
charge Of Probation Officer Wightmsn.