The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-09
PRISONERS ARE SENTENCED
JUDGE TOWNSEND PASSES JUDO
nEHT on TwEHTY-siN.
Don Petty. the Boy Rspist Gets Life
sentence--Retts Rudolph Seems
Unconcerreo One Prisoner
is Turned Loose.


send sentenced tweutysix of the pris-
oners in Jail and turned one loose and
told him 10 go home. The courthouse
was crowded with spectators and
some time vas consumed iu ptsinz
sentence on the prisoners at the bar
AZ fast "a. one was sentenced he was
taken Immediately down and Parcel IN
jail. giving them no chanc. 10 mase
break for liberty The following
prisoners received sentence
jas ". Anderson was first called
up He was charged with seduction
and had pleaded guilty The court sen.
fenced him 10 the penitentiary for
one year and one day and imposed a
fine on him Of $1,000
J. p Jordan was next He was charg.
ed with forgery OF a note. The jury
recommended that the lowest penalty
be imposed on the defendant and his
honor observed their recommenda.
tion and sentenced the defendant to
two years at lard labor at Fort Leav
enworth
Brit Hardwlck and Dick Harris were
charged with stealing horses and
mules They pleaded not guilty and
the jury found them guilty and recon.
mended the lowest punishment. The
court observed their instructions and
gave them Ave years each in the pen
itentiary at Fort Leavonworth.
Geo. Perryman, selling liquor. had
pleaded guilty to the charge lie asked
the court 10 be lenient with him as
he had already served one year in
Jail The Judge said he would be len.
lent In Wow Of that fact and sentenced
him to one year and one day in the
pcnltentiary and that he should pay a
fine OF 800.
w. II. Shaw charged with embez.
element Of horse worth s35. He stat.
ed TO the court that he had been in
Jail fourteen months and asked him
TO be as lenient as possible The court
gave him three years in the Fort
Leavenworth penitcntiary as pun
ishment for his crime
Retta Rudolph was asked to s.an'
up. She said in answer 10 the usua
question as TO why the sentence 1f the
l'" should not be passed uuon bor
that she did not know what TO say
said she did not take anything or re
ceiye any stolen goods The court sale
n jury OF twelve men thought differ
, ent aud he did too. and that II was the
|, judgment Of the court that she shoul,
, go TO the Columbus. o., pentitentiar,
I for a term of two years and pay a fin,
a of $500.
A Frank Wilson charged with receiy
ing stolen property tried by jury AM
found guilty Frank said that he wa
innocent and would go to the pen
tcntiary innocent The court though
q that three years at 1T Loavcnwortl
and the payment OF a fine OF SlOo
would be a proper punishment TO
him and he was taken down
- Art Fecback, charged with larceny
pleaded not guilty and was convicte,
= by jury The court sentenced hin
> to five years at Fort Lcavenworth
y Don Petty the 15-year-old boy, VIII
pleaded guilty to committing rape OF
a 5-year-old girl at Troy, stood up an,
> the Judge asked him had he anythini
TO say why sentence should not b.
passed upon him There, the yount
boy stood, not a friend on earth TO In
: terplea for him, and told the court 4
let him of as light as he could. Blu
, the law Is mighty and must prevail
and Judge Townsend told young PETIT,
q that he had committed a most hcin
, Gus crime, and that 1t was the jude
mout of the court that he 30 to- IN
Fort Loaycnworth ponitentlaIy for a.
balance of his natural life.
William Nile for selling liquor a
" the canyon. was sentenced for tw
N years iu the pcnitonuary and TO pay
a. Gne of 500.
VIII Rauin. charged with hors