Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-26
Sends Forger Schuckers to Prison
For Four Years.
SIX MONTHS FOR A. MILLER
Walter Hanson Committed 90 tho Re
form school for Burglsrizing
A Seed store.

]. c. Schuckers appeared before
Judge Stewart this morning to receive
sentence for the crime OF forgery to
which be pleaded guilty on last Wed
nesday. schuckers forged the name OF
Leopold Konold to a check for $50 and
passed 1t upon saloonkeeper named 5.
j. Kelly. Schuckers stated that he
had served three years in the Wyoming
penitentiary on the charge OF obtaining
money under false pretenses, and was
pardoned last January. The court add
ed one more Year on his sentence for
this offense and ordered that be he I'M
prlsoned in the state prison for term
of four years.
MILLER GETS SIX MONTHS.
August Miller who pleaded guilty to
the crime of petit larceny, made a
great talk for lenlency, but to no avail;
the court sentenced him to serve six
months In the county jail. Miller said
that on February 20 he received a let
ter stating that his mother was sick
and that he left the penitentiary on
February 2S. He went up town and
bought his ticket for Chicago and spent
the afternoon with Chamberlain, the
man from whom he stole the watch
and chain, and other friends, and left
the city that night. He went as far as
Salida and was eating some lunch at
q lunch counter there, when he was ar
rested and held for twelve days with
out knowing what the charge against
him was. He said that he lost his tick
ct, overcoat and two grips by being ar
rested and thought that was consid-
cradle punishment. He said that Mr..
Loofbourow and Mr.. Ritter wanted him
10 plead guilty TO housebreaklng but
he refused TO do 80. The charge was
changed 10 petit larceny and Miller
pleaded guilty.
PLEADED mot GUILTY"
Bert De shazzo entered his plea OF
mot guilty" to two charges OF obtain.
ing money under false pretenses and
one Of petit larceny. His attorneys
have filed demurrers 10 the informa-
lions in all three cases on the ground
Of the unconstitutionality Of the city
court wherein defendant had his pre-
lIminary hearing and Yves bound over
TO the district court.
BOND FIXED AT 5000.
Herman Gustason, who is charged
with assault with a deadly
weapon, upon Bingham miner
named Blomquist with intent TO
90 bodily harm. pleaded not guilty 10
the charge. Col, Nj. M. Kaighn asked
that defendants bail be fixed and the
,ourt placed the amount OF the bond al
1900.
POOL IN COURT.
Harry Pool, who Is charged with
having robbed w. A. McMaster, at the
Tome of DR.. Higgins, on the night OF
March 20, was arraigned and his at
orney. j. NJ. Hamilton, asked that he
pc allowed until next Saturday 10 !
,lead. The request was granted by the |
ourt. Pool stated that that was not |
lis correct name but refused TO tell the
curt his true name.
THE H1BBs CASE.
As announced In the News" Thurs |
ay evening, A. =. Hibbs an osteopath |
Il this city. was arraigned on the |
barge Of practcing medicine without |
certificate from the state medical
,Oard. He pleaded not guilty, and, up
n the suggestion Of Judge Powers, his |
ttorney, he was allowed 10 go on mis-
'wn recognizance. The date Of trial
gil be agreed upon by the distrlct-at-
orney and the attorneys for defendant,
when the matter will be argued on the
greed statement Of facts.
SENT TO REFORM SCHOOL.
Henry Bates and Walter Hanson. two
NAL boys weS arralgned for the crime
4 breaking into the warehouse OF
haley e. Sons and stealing 500 grain
acks. and both pleaded guilty" II
vas agreed by the attorneys that the
'oys should be given trial at once
o show cause why they should not be
ent TO the reform school, The trial
vas proceeded with, and Walter Han
on was committed 10 the school. The
ase against Henry Bates was contin-
ed until next Saturday in order 10
ear from his uncle at Deep Creek to
ee whether or not he would take the
oy and provide him with a suitable
bme.