The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-03-12
FOR THREE
YEARS ONLY
Gideon Carr VIII Go to
the PenItentlary.
IS TWICE CONVICTED
OF the Murder Of Sylvester Hull
--Ths Sentences Q Great
Surprise TO all Con-
cerned.

Gideon Carr, the twice convicted mur-
derer Of his neighbor, Sylvester Hull,
was sentenced by Judge Hayden yes
terday to serve a sentence of three
years at hard labor in the Ohio peni-
tentiary at Columbus.
The sentence came as great surprise
to the prisoner, to his attorneys, to
those who heard the sentence passed,
but most of all to the prosecuting at
torney r. NJ. Wanamaker. The latter
heard the sentence and stared at the
court IN amazement, believing he had
not heard Alright, but when he realized
that 1t was true he was thrown fairly
into rage.
Gideon Carr was brought over from
the jail at 1915. He looked pale and
spiritless as though he had given tip
every hope 1t seemed to him that all
things worth living for had fed from
his pathway and that he was on his way
to the prison from which he would
never return alive to his home and
friends.
The argument over the motion for
new trial was short and the court
overruled the motion with few words
II shall overrule the motion as / am
satisfied with the verdict of the jury.
will simply say this-with the verdict
Of the jury, from the evidence as
listened to it. could not dissent from
it."
PLEAS FOR LENIENCY.
Attorney e. F. Voris then made
plea for the defendant asking that the
sentence be made as short as possible
because of the age Of the prisoner and
the condition of his health. Attorney
Rogers had nothing to add. The prose-
cutor then made a strong plea for the
administration of justice according to
the provisions of the law without con-
sideration for sentiment. He review
ed briefly the career of Gideon Carr
and spoke of the controversies in which
he had been engaged when clubs or
stones were brought into play.
Attorney Rogers then asked leave to
talk and he, too, made q stirring speech
pleading for leniency. The prisoner
had sat with his eyes shut, but when
reference was made.to his dying in the
pen far from home and friends he sob
bed and wiped the tears away as they
trickled down his cheeks. Prosecutor
Wanamaker replied to it still demand
ing that society be protected both by
the Imprisonment Of Carr and by the
example such punishment would set.
The prisoner himself when asked IL
he had anything to say stood up and
began rambling review of the cir
cumstances Of the crime, and he spoke
of the remorse he felt for what he had
done. He would have continued but
for his counsel who warned him to say
no more.
- PASSING SENTENCE.
I'm passing sentence" said the court,
81 have taken into consideration all the
extenuating circumstances. I believe
you thought You really had a right to
defend your property from trespass,.
but you were always far too ready to
engage In litigation and alteration
with your neighbors. It is the sem
tence Of the law and the judgment of
the court that you be taken hence to
the county jail and that you be taken
from there within 80 days to the Ohio
penitentiary at Columbus where you
will be confined at hard labor for the
period Of three years. Solitary con-
finement shall be no part Of the SEN
tence." @
The only member of the prisoners
family present was Edwin Carr, who is
indicted for the crime of which his
father has now been sentenced twice.
The two Carrs and their attorneys i'm
mediately held little conference. and
the expressions Of satisfaction were
many. BY good behavior the prisoner
may shorten the sentence considerably
and 1t is not improbable that he will
return to his home at the expiration
Of 1.-THE period Of sentence.