The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-15
NO LEN|ENCI SHOWN
Whisky Sellers Get Heavy
Sentences tn U. S. Court
T PAUuS VALLEY
Judge Thomas Gave Warning
and Then Acted.

Pauls Valley, I T. May 1.-THE United
St ates court. which has been in session
he e, has caused the whisky sellers of
the territory much apprehension. Judge
THOMAS, in sentencing the whisky sellers
con victed IN his court. demonstrated
/ that as far as he was concerned. the
thing would have 70 stop The sentences
pronounced are considered severe. but
Judge Thomas gave the men fair warning
and it was owing to their failure TO heed
| lbs warning that the sentences were so
/ severe.
Several men were sentenced for murder
and in these cases, the convicted men
/ got heavy sentences.
The following sentences were passed by
Judge Thomas:
J. c. Blocker, Of Sulphur, six cases; two
ears and six months in each and a fine
of $50 in each, the first two sentences to
be served and the rest TO be concurrent
with tie first two as to the Imprisonment
w. G. Buchanan. same sentence.
jim Birch of Wynewood. ten cases; two
and one-haIf years in first case and a fine
Of $3.50, in the second, one and a half
years and fine Of $3.50, and in each of
the others two and a half years and a
fine Of $50, but the Imprisonment to run
concurrent with the first.
Luke Thompson a like sentence in six
cases. In all these the defendants have
to pay. the cost Of prosecution.
Kid Williams, murder, trial by jury;
verdict VI manslaughter; ten years and
a fine of 81 900 and costs.
VIII Destn, murder; pleaded guilty to
nanslaugh yer; ten years and $1,000 with
costs, and sentence to commence from
today.
Bruce Shores, larceny of a horse; five
years and costs.
Since the last report the following bus
mess has been transacted:
Frank Hunt, Robbery; motion for a
new trial overrlGed and the defendant
sentenced TO fifteen years at hard labor
and costs. The court in this case took
occasion to roast the defendants friends
for testifying falsely for him.
W. r. Tucker, disp)sing of mortgaged
property; three years at hard labor.
VIM. Lewallen and Cabs. Ingram, lar
ceny Of horses; five years each and costs.
Tom Brown, verdict Of guilty by jury
for false pretense, motion for new trial
granted and none prosqui entered. In
granting the motion the court took oc-
casion to say that the criminal court was
not the place TO collect debts.
John and jim Stevenson pleaded guilty
in several cases 10 selling liquor. Albert
Stevenson, Jim Price, Sam Epper, Robert
Holt z. II. Schrvener, w a Parker,
/ Joe ingram did the same.
/ w. A. Parker was sentenced to Jail in
/ several cases, for one year each and fined
500 in each. the sentence as to fine ana
Imprisonment TO DO concurrent in all
/ cases with the first.
/ Joe Ingram was sentenced TO Jail for
one year and fined $780, suspended on
good behavior and defendant told to ap-
pear in court on the first day of next
April term of court and if he was not
in the territory he needn't appear.
Manuel Charles, larceny of hogs; given
five years in the penitentiary.
w II. Beard and Mrs. r. Z. Hallmark
pleaded guilty TO adultery; Beard was
given three years in the peniteEtiary and
Mrs. r. i. Hallmark one year.
The case against Ben Franklin, larceny:
was withdrawn from the jury and de-
PENDANT dischar ged.