The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-16
USED CLEMENCY
IN ALL CASES
John Lewis Draws Hard Labor
For Forgery--Tepiansky Bur-
glars Both Sent Up
For q Year.

Judge Ralph s. Amber sent four
men to the penitentiary and one to the
Mansfield reformatory Wednesday
morning. All pleaded guilty and re-
ceived light sentences, none Of them,
so far as could be ascertained, ever
having been arrested before.
John Lewis, Of Canton, pleaded
guilty tc forgery. He had forged a
check fer $22.5O on Robert Evans, the
superintendent Of the Carnahan tin
plate mills. Lewis had been working
there. The check was cashed at the
saloon of Thomas Gill, on Mahonine
street, after several other saloonists
had refused to cash 1t.
When arraigned, Lewis pleaded
guilty. He had no excuse to make for
the crime. 1t was stated that portion
Of the money had been returned to the
saloonkeeper.~ -.a.
Judge Amber sentenced him to one
year In the penitentiary at hard labor
TO THE REFORMATORY.
Edward Conklin was the next man
arraigned. He had been indicted for
burglary and larceny, the evidence be.
fore the grand jury showing that lie
had entered the Reese saloon at Mas
sillon. When discovered he claimed
he had been locked in, while asleep in
side room. when the saloon was
closed the night before. The fact that
he had rified the till and secreted
about $40 under the counter showed
the fallacy of his story. When ar
ralgned he pleaded guilty. His age
Is "a years. and instead Of sending him
to the penitentiary, Judge Amber SEN
fenced him to the Mansfield reform
atory, from which institution he can
be released at the end of year. il his
conduct is good. He had no police
record.
STOLE A HORSE.
Frederick Deterick, of Salem, wept
when he left the court room after re-
.ceiying sentence of 1 year and
months on the charge Of obtaining
money under false pretense. His
crime, the Judge said, was a more SER
ious one than he had been indicted for,
but as the money had been restored
there was little disposition upon the
part of the injured parties to insist
upon prosecution.
Deterick was on spree last jan
uary. He hired rig from Liveryman
John Hoffman, at Salem, and drove to
Alliance. He went to q saloon where
his friend Solomon Fernando ,clerked.
After some negotiations. Deterlck sold
his friend the horse and buggy for
$3.50. A short time after. Fernando
drove his new purchase to Salem
where the liveryman discovered 1t and
took possession. Deterick was soon
after arrested and placed in jail. His
friends paid back the amount of the
purchase price, but that did not con-
done the offense
Judge Amber read him lecture on
the evils of such life and then SEN
fenced him to year and three months
at hard labor.
TRIED JOlNILf.
George Vandyke and Clarence Mar
tin, the two pals who were arrested
by Officer Aaron Rohn on January 30
last, while attempting to enter Tep-
lansky's clothing store In Canton, were
brought into court together. Accord
Ing to their story and the testimony
which was gathered by the authorities,
these two had never met until the day
before the crime was committed. Both
had been tramping and were rather
seedy, 4 They were together about the
saloons and both claimed to have been
drinking a good deal.
They got together and evolved ID
scheme to replenish their wardrobes
The Teplansky store was In the hands
OF receiver and was closed. They
concluded to break into the store in
the night and secure an outfit apiece.
Martin bought hatchet for, 10 cents
and, climbing upon q Shed roof, had
Just broken a window into the upper
story of the building. when Officer
Rohn discovered them and at the
point of a revolver marched them to
Tuscarawas street and sent for the
patrol.
Martin Is from the oil country and
Vandyke has lived in Canton from
time to time having been man of all
work for several families on North
Cleveland avenue.
Each got one year in the penlten;
tiary. E
DIDN'T TARRY LONG,
wheeling. w, Va. May l4.-Charlea
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