The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-30
SENTENCE GIVEN.
Punishment for Crimes Pro,
nounced in Court.

Hattie Nelson, who pleaded guilty
to the charge of making an assault
upon Rev. o. A. johnson with intent
to do great bodily injury, was fined
$500 and costs and is committed to
jail until paid.
/ Jose Wilson pleaded guilty to
nuisance and was fined s400 and
costs and the same paid
Charles Taylor, convicted Of at
tempted rape, was sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary at Fort Mad
ison.
The sentencing Of Reuben Gains
will occur Thursday. Also on this
day will be determined the Williams
murder case.
The young men Carl Lundy, VIM.
Walden and James Hornback indict-
ed for malicious mischief in the cut
ting and damaging of harness were
fined 5000 and costs and they must
make payment or part payment i'm
mediately or be committed to jail.
They must make showing to the
court that they are making an effort
to raise the money or stand COM
mitted Immediately. Much interest
has been centered in this case and it
was desired that an example be made
of the offenders. The case came
from the Indianapolis neighborhood,
near the Wymore school house. The
trouble comes not alone from this
place but from all over the county
and Oskaloosa city is not free from
such mischief. A team or vehicle
left alone is never safe. Harness has
been cut and parts of harness remov-
ed, rings cut from harness, straps,
lines, and lap robes stolen and whips
and spreads taken. The continuance
of such depredations and losses has
been most aggrevating and when
some of the parties we're caught upon
whom suspicion for a part of the
work rested It was decided that every
effort should be made to convict and
punish and thus make an example of
them and thereby bring ap end to
the trouble. The lesson handed
down by the court, it is thought, will
be of lasting value to the young men
of the county who have been guilty
of depredations of this character.
County Attorney James A. Dewitt is
being congratulated generally upon
his success in presenting the case Of
the state and in bringing about the
conviction of the defendants in the
case.
The excellent work OF the county
attorney, ]. A. Dewitt, for this term
of court in particular has been much
praised. Sixty cases before the
grand jury have been disposed of and
the criminal docket has been wiped
clean of cases. Action has been had
on every case coming before the
court and the only cases where in
dictment was found and no action
possible were where the defendants
are fugitives from justice. The ex-
cellent work of Judge Dewey and Mr..
Dewitt is to be commended. In every
case brought up there has been con-
viction or the defendant has pleaded
guilty.
The following is the record for the
term including the cases noted
above:
Lem Swearingen, injunction, per-
manent Injunction granted.
Paul Evans and Joe Darland each
pleaded guilty to nuisance and were
fined $500 and costs,
A. Bradford, uttering forged In
strument, pleaded guilty, sentenced
to one year in the penitentiary and
to pay fne of $500.
Tom Ryan pleaded guilty to charge
of maintaining gambling place aud
was fined $3.50.
Tom Jackson pleaded guilty to
maintaining nuisance and was fined
5000 and costs and stands committed
until paid.
VIM. Roberts and Ted Evans each
fined S400 and costs and stand COM
mitted for maintaining nuisance.
VIM. Burgess and VIM. Shelton,
nuisance, each fined $500 and costs,
committed.
J ]. Howell, nuisance, fined $500
and costs, paid.
Dave Dewitt, uttering forged in
strument pleaded guilty, sentenced.
to one year In penitentiary and fined
500.
Ed Walthall pleaded guilty to
breaking and entering the Hamilton
& Hamilton store. Sentenced to
three years in the peuitentiary.
The record made Is the best that
has been known in the county for
many years. The pleading guilty Of
charges of so many of those under
indictment saves the county many
dollars Of expense for trial aud costs
and is appreciated by the people
generally.
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is choked with SCOT, the fire Ian
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