The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-26
He GETS Is YEARS
James Hayes Who IS Convicted Of
Burglary With Attempted
Assault. Is.
Thomas Moran, . Former Offender,
Gets -Four and 0ne-half
8
Years for Forgery.

Twenty-Five years at hard labor In the
states prison at Saltwater.
That IS the sentence pronounced by
Judge G. M. Pond this morning upon
James Hayes, the colored man indicted
on three counts in connection with the at
tempted criminal assault upon 49, year-old
Ruby Steele and convicted by a jury of
burglary IN the first degree. The law fixes
the minimum penalty! at 10 years and the
length.of the sentence above that figure
is left in the discretion of the court. Judge
Pond stated this morning that the heinous
crime OF which Hayes stood. convicted was
worse Handicapped murder and that a
life sentence was in his opinion, fully de-
served, but. that under all the circum-
stances he thought twenty-five years
would be enough
His Lawyers Statement.
The preliminary questions were asked
and answered by Hayes with no apparent
feeling Judge Pond then turned to Mr..
Curtiss, defendants counsel who said:
L stated when opening this case to the
jury that the man who was convicted of
such crime Sas that Scharged should be
punished according to the offense The
jury has found that this man did COM
init this crime and now reiterate my
statement. He should be punished ac-
cordingly. ! have nothing further to say
County Attorney Boardman said that he
had been advised thru the officials at
Sioux City, oWa, that Hayes was wanted
there for an attempted outrage upon "a
woman, and that he had been convicted
there sof larceny. IN view of these facts,
and that hesstood convicted Of one of the
worst outrages ever perpetrated in Min
neapolis, he thought the court should
punish the prisoner severely, so that his
fate would be an object-lesson to the
community i
Have you anything to say In your own
behalf?" asked the court.
No, suh was s:the prisoners stolid
response, and the court proceeded to pro-
nounce sentence
Others Are Sentenced. !.
George W. Woodward, who pleaded
guilty to grand larceny in: the second de-
gree, having stolen $500 from Regain
Brothers, was given ninety days in Jail.
His case was peculiar on account Of his
previous high standing, The complaining
witnesses in. the case asked for:leniency.
William Francis who, pleaded guilty to
forgery in the second degree was also
on account Of his youth, his past record
and his promises sof3 reform and was given
a sentence Of sixty days in the county
Jail.
Moran Gets Long Term.
Thomas Moran, who had cashed a
forged, check and admitted his guilt was
| found to have been In trouble before and
Judge Pond sentenced him to flour and
la half years in the: nenitentiary.
Frank Henry, convicted of, grand lar
ceny in the second degree, committed al
|s223h Washington avenue N, was given 9
Isreformatory sentence / u
|, Ray D. Baker, with the Josiah Thonp:
son Insurance agency of this city, was
arraigned on an Indictment charging; Inn
with writing fire insurance polces for al
| legged wild cat" compares. He announced
that he would enter a formal plea of not
guilty on Tuesday aid was released or
| his own recognizanee.