Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-20
REF0RMAT0RY TWO YEARS.
YOUNG WEBSTER uND GUILTY AND so
SENTENCED.
Circuit Court Holds Only -Four Days. the Shortest
Session for Years-A Recess Taken.for a few
Weeks The Calendar as Disposed Of.

Circuit Court Holds Only -Four Days. the Shortest
Session for Years "A Recess Taken:for few
Weeks The Calendar as Disposed Of.
Circuit court came to close on Fri
day last the shortest term, we believe
10. some years. There will, probably
be a brief hearing for two or three couI t
cases which were not disposed of. Judge
Wyman will call in another judge if he
is unable TO hear these matters within
the next five or six weeks, Mr.. Helms
dispenses work in his court with vigor
and promptness People who sat in
court during the late term are greatly
imple essed with his earnestness and man
ner of doing things,
There We're few cases of any moment
on the calendar, the criminal action
against r, l. Webster being the most
important. He was tried for obtaining
money from numerous Viroqua citizens
for certain western magazine and kept
the money without aly value return.
liz was clear case o. fraud, and the
jury found him guilty When arraigned
at the close of the term in passing SEN
tence Judge Helms gave the young man
some good words of advice. He said.
| don't know as care to say much TO you
l.
but feel that there isn't much reason for my
talking TO you. | think Won ARE very much
above the ayerage1n intelligence and for that
reason thtnk the offense you have commit
ted,if you did commit 1t, is more blameable
than II would be In a man OF less ability and
nf less Intelligence, ! am constrained to say
think the jury did right in finding YOU
guilty In this case | cannot conceive III at
YOU should have cAnyassed for a month IN
the way you say you did for publication
that you had no more assurance of its having
hoo lfata han u.
| think that from your own testimony the
facts are very unfavorable to you.
IL Is always hard for me To sentence man
TO the penitentiary or refOrmatory, especial
ly a young man of AS bright an appearance
as YOU have md as intelligent a Young ;.r
don't think We are making any mistake. II
did, would not sentence you, but be
tieve am right about IL. ] am very sorry IL
Is so. would be glad II you were innocent
| cannot conceive why man Of your intelll-
gence should attempt anything nf this kind
or start out in a career of this kind.
am going to give you lighter sentence
than could could send you To the peni-
tence that would be and n had any idea
that Won would cont'nue in this course and
be anything else whit you come out from the
reformatoty except an upright and honest
citizen and not do what was right, would
give you the full We year.
You say this Is your first oifense and | shall
accept that statement from you as true, SEN
fencing You on the theory that IL is your first
otfense, You know well enough by this time
that career OF a criminal Is sRvery hard one /;
very unsatisfactory and unremunerative
from every point OF view. IL Is very mi uch
eAsier to get a living by honest rather than
dishonest means man who starts out to
beat his way through the world and chea
people for living, get money by embezzle-
ment, fraud or picking pockets. spends most
of his time In the penltentiary, while the same
energy displayed In an honest way will give
him n better livelihood and be respected
among the people.
| am going TO send you, not to the peniten-
tiarv. bur 20 the state reformatory whore
you viii have an opportunity 10 do some
honest work and be under the supervision Of
the authorities for n while. and if you do
what Is right and give the authorities reason
after, perhaps they win release yon before
the end OF your time. IL 1t were your second
ohense would give you the limit
II IL now by the court considered ordered
and ad1udged that you f. ]. Webster, be and
YOU hereby are sentenced 10 the WISCONSIN
State Reformat0ry for a general or iddeter-
inmate term OF not less than one year or
more than two years.
Following is the disposition of other
actions on the calendar:
CRIMINAL ISSUES
State OF Wisconsin against Gideon Tripp.
Adultery
CONTINUED for term.
State Of Wisconsin against f. /. Webster
Obtaining money by false pretense.
Tried. Sentenced to reformatory, Green
Bay, for indet tsrminate term not less than |
year or more than years.
state OF Wisconsin against William Burns.
Bastardy.
Settled.
FACTS FOR JURY.
Union stoneware Co. against Deckert BrJs.
Money demand.
Not tried.
Lewis 4. Walker against the village OF On
tario. Damages.
Non suit for defendant. No cause OF action.
Albert Cory against Samuel Mills Money
demand.
Continued by consent.
FACTS FoR COURT
John Conner ct. al. against Kate Sheridan.
Not tried.
w.swarthout against Theodore Brown.
Not tried.
VIM Bowman ct. al against Thos Bowman
Not tried.
Eulila Nc cPheeters against Geo. McPheeters
Not moved.
Christena Larso on against Lewis Larson
Divorce.
Not tried.
Phoebe Jane DeLap against Edgar DeLap
Not moved.
5. b. Rabbit and John NJ. Rab bitt against
L.. p. Rabbit and Melya Rabbit.
Not moved.
Lovina Delap against Alfred Delap. Di-
voFce.
Tried. Divorce not granted.
Edna q. Lewls against Commodore Lewis.
Not moved.
Christine Asbjornson and /. +. Nuzum.
Not moyad