Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-01
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DEMANDED THE LIFE OF A BRU-
TAI ASSAULT F1END
IN ILLINOIS,.

'Carrollton, H., March 1.-Guaided by
four companies of state militia to pro-
tect him from mob determined on
lynching Albert Shenkle. who. on De-
,emher % last, criminally assaulted the
le-year- old daughter of Charles RI.
piller of Carrollton. was early today
taken from the county iall at Spring
field and brought to Garrollton on
special Chicago 4 Alton train. Within
an hour after arrival Shenkle had pied
guilty. been given an undetermined
sentence by Judge Owen Thompson. and
was on his way to the penitentiarE 1T
Chester.
Apparently nearly the whole popula-
ton of the town was gathered at the
depot along the streets leading to the
court house. but troops forming cor
don around the train as soon as it
stopped and surrounding Shenkle wher
the latter. heavily shacked and accom-
panied by Sheriff Conlee alighted from
the train, prevented any hostile DEM
onstration if any had been planned.
The prisoner, with apparent uncon-
Germ. ouffed a cigarette as the column
began to march down the street lead
ing from the station to the court house,
about three-Quarters of mile distant.
The march was without incident. Shen-
kle was escorted into the court room by
troops under command of Adjutant Gen
eral Reece. which then withdrew and
surrounded the building. None but court
attaches a squad of militia and news
paper correspondents were allowed in the
court room, and Inc proceedings bore
| all the aspects of military trial.
The warrant charging Shenkle with
criminal assault on Grace Diler was
read and the prisoner asked what plea
he would make.
| Il plead guilty." said Shenkle.
] THE judgment on your plea is that
/ you will be confined in the penitentiary
at Chester. there to remain until you
are discharged in the due process Of
i the law said Judge Thompson
The court arose and. without a word.
the condemned prisoner extended his
hands for the shackles. A moment la
ter the military fc~ ed a guard around
the sheriff and his prisoner and marched
down the street for the station. With
in five minutes after their arrival the
| train denarted for Chester.
At Godfrey, twenty members of the
| engineer corps of Springfield took charge
of Shenkle. He was taken as far as
East st. Louis on the special train un-
Il der escort and then turned over to
4 Sheriff Conlee who proceeded with him
to the Chester penitentiary. The re-
mainder of the troops returned on thei,
| special train to Springfield where they
disbanded. Schenckle made a full con.
i fession Of his crime to an Associated
: Press correspondent this morning while
4 en- route from Springfield to Carrollton
u II would never have done it if 1 ha(
II not been drunk" said Shenkle. II wa.
"A too drunk to understand what / wa.
doing and I made no attempt to ru1
away"
'Ehe chief concern of the prisoner APP
peared to be regarding the length O
his term of imprisonment.
. Il am going to plead guilty." he said
II know could beat the case if stoot
trial. but what chance has a fellow go
, when a mob is after him? woul,
rather go to the penitentiary for yea
or so than to be hanged