Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-19
STRENGTHENING COURT
Prisoners Who Plead Guilty Are
Sentenced by Judge
Burnham.
Ed Black. for Burglary. Sent Up
for . Term Of Two and
One.half Years.
Shoe Thieves Given to Under
stand Their Company Is
Not Desired.

-Four of the prisoners who at this term
of the district court entered pleas of
guilty to the charges against them were
taken before Judge Burnham at 2
O'Clock this afternoon for sentence.
They were Ed Black, George Ryan.
John Thompson and Frank childs, and
all received light sentences because of
their pleas of guilty and other causes.
Black was sentenced to Fort Madison
tor period of two and one-half years.
He is the man caught IN the store of
Archie Parker. in the act of carrying
away large quantity of silks which
ne had secured and piled up, after hav-l
ing made a previous trip to the store
and secured about $50 worth of goods.
Which were never found. Black made a
plea for leniency and told the court IL
he was released he would seek employ
llnent and would not be caught robblns
liagain. He told the court more concerns
ling himself than he has revealed during
his Incarceration. and said he was a
broommaker by trade and for number
of years was employed at Davenport.
.udge Durham promised Black that IL
|
| Gus record was good he would assist him
in securing a parole.
Thompson Ryan and Childs have all
1 ready served three months in Jail, and
as they admit that they stole pair of
| s.; shoes from the Tuttle store for the
| sole privilege of getting arrested and
/ fed during the cold weather of Febru-
larry. the court took the position that IL
i ~. a
payers than on the prisoners to contine
them in Jail for any length of time. He
| said he would sentence them to Thirty
Gays In Jail, but that no one would OBJ
,ect If the officers would turn them loose
and see that they left the city immedi-
ately They will probably be released
lin short time.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
AnNinteresting controversy is being
A tried before jury in the court today,
\ the title to the suit being John Farms
/ worth VS.. Phoebe Francisco. Farms
worth is seeking to recover about 81 900
as remuneration for the support and
care of Mrs. Francisco, who Is an aged
lady possessed of some property.
Plaintiff alleges that in 1889 an
! agreement was made whereby lie
i Was to occupy one OF the utltiid-
4 ants houses for a period of
years. at the expiration of which
4 time he was to be given the property
4 in return for giving Mrs. Francisco q
i home The dcnfense alleges that in ac-
4 cordance with the terms of the agree;
i ment Farnsworth was TO have thu
house rent free durin gthe time that hs
gave the aged lady home. and denies
that he was to be given anything above
the rental. Plaintiff sues TO recover ar
4 additional amount for care and support
The following jury was secured: o b
4 Cass, John Brandon, Fred hickey
Il Henry McNeeiy G. w. Schick, IT, j
4 aaddock Jr., George j. H:xson, Ray
Stouffer, George Liant. NJ p McManus
\ Joe S,uckey and Frank Butter.
Preparations are being made by F. w
Armstrong to appeal the case in which
a a jury awarded r. A. kletzing 81 .l0l
4 damages for malicious prosecution Tit
appeal bond has bcen fixed by the cour
lat $500