Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-26
WRONG DOING
IS A HARD ROAD.
Four Offenders Find That to Their
Sorrow in Court Today.
WHAT THEIR OFFENSEs ARE
Judge Hall Pronounced sentences
Ranging from six Months In Jail
10 Two Years IN Penitentiary.

Judge Hall, being the only district
Judge at present sitting on the bench,
heard four criminal cases this morn
ms. All the defendants pleaded guilty
and received sentences ranging from
six months in the county jail to two
years in the penltentlary
The first case called was that against
Frank II. Fleming charged with re-
ceiying stolen goods. Fleming Is the
man who was accused OF stealing thr'
sacks Of wood valued at sos from thc
warehouse Of Henry Cohen a CO., al
422 West North Temple on June ). The
charge against him was changed TO
receiving stolen goods, and to this
charge Fleming pleaded guilty, Prose-
cutor Eichnor asked that he be given
the minimum sentence, and the court
then sentenced him TO one year In the
state prison.
THANK you, your honor, ! hope that
III come out a better man." concurred
Fleming after his sentence had been
pronounced
IL hope you will" was the courts dry
rejolnder
WAS A HoUsEBREAKER.
M. NJ Gallagher, charged with house
breaking, was next called on the stand
before the bar. The information
against Gallagher. who is slight con-
sumptive looking man. charges him
with having, on July IL. entered the
store Of Fred Royowsky, l23 State
street, with intent TO steal.
What is your plea TO the charge
against you, asked Judge Hall
Guilty" whispered Gallagher.
1.-THE sentence OF this court Is that
you be confined in the state prison for
term OF one year pronounced the
Judge
THE MORAL IS DON'T.
Frank Bartelle was next arraigned
on charge Of battery.
Asked what he had 10 say In extenu-
alton OF his act after he had entered
a plea OF guilty Bartelle said that he
saw a man choking Gallagher on July
IL, and as the man was a much larger
man than Gallagher he interfered Up
on the mans refusal to loosen his hold
on Gallaghers throat he had struck
him in the face. And that was all he
knew about the matter. Both men, he
said were strangers to him. This APP
pearing TO be rather gallant behavior
than otherwise the court asked the dis
trict attorney to throw some light on
the case.
Whether or no Bartelle was ac-
quainted with Gallagher ! am unable
10 state replied Prosecutor Eichnor,
hut Gallagher had Just made an at
tempt to steal from Rokowsky's store
at 1923 State street, and Rogowsky had
collared him IN the act and was hold
Ing on TO him when Bartelle interfered
and struck Rogowsky repeatedly"
Bartelle was sentenced TO six months
in the county iail.
FRANKLIN's EXCUSE.
The last case called was that OF
franklin arraigned on charge
Of burglarizlng the hardware store Of
A. Melands. 69 West FIRST South street,
last Saturday night The goods stolen
by Franklin were inventOred at }G5.
consisting OF reyolyers, knives and
watches. He was sentenced to term
Of two years In state prison.
Franklin's excuse was that he had
been let out OF work at the Union Iron
Works In San Francisco on strike.
We said that he had been promised
work In the Scott-Strevell Hardware
store but that he was destitute and
could not wait The court did not con-
slider Mr.. Frankins argument for help
ing himself sufficiently weighty to JUS
tify his act.