The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
HAZARD MUST
SERVE 2 YEARS S.
He Stands at Attention While
His Attorneys Argue for
Mercy.
The Penalty Finally Imposed Is
Less Than the Legal Max
imum.
Neither Wife Attends Session
Prisoner Will Go to Still
water To-day.

Samuel C. Hazard, the dashing.
military man convicted of having more
than enough wives, was sentenced by
Judge Brooks this morning to two
years in the state penitentiary. A stay
of fifteen days was granted and a
motion for a new trial Will be made
next Saturday. 4 i,
Standing at the bar Of justice at "at-
tention," the trained soldier, with head
erect. shoulders thrown back, heels
together at an angle Of As, degrees
and little fingers at the seams OF his
trousers, looked straight at the court
and without a sign of interest
answered the questions put to him,
listened to the eloquence of counsel
and finally the sentence OF the court.
Win he turned away he smiled slight
ly as he was greeted by his friends
and admitted being fairly we'll satisfied
with. the sentence. .'-s.% @
I'm glad that's over with, anyway"
he remarked, but further than that he
would not express himself and main
tanned the stolidity assumed thru all
the vicissitudes of his long trial and
| Imprisonment. ~:-. - 81
Both Wives Absent.
For the first time since the opening
day of his trial the defendant was this
morning unaccompanied by DR.. Linda
Burtield,' known as wife No. B."
| Neither was the woman present to
whom the jury gave the legal name OF
Mrs. Hazard. "A large crowd or curl
Gus spectators filled the courtroom and
listened with silent interest to the
pleas for mercy by the defendants
counsel and the arraignment given him
by Assistant County Attorney G.. S.
Jelley.
Samuel C. Hazzard,'' called. Judge
Brooks, and the convicted man rose
Strengthened his shoulders ano
marched, to the clerks desk. f. H..
How old are your" =.
''Thirty-four years; Sir. .>E,t 49,;
The prisoner was then asked con
corning his birthplace, his parents; rel
atives and friends, whom he wanted te
give as references. -. =. =
'"rhe finding of the. jury shows your
legal wife. is Viva Hazard whose
maiden name was Viva kirkpatrick
Nevada, Iowa." asked the court.
: ''She is, SIR - :. >. =. III. !
s.What business have you been en-
gagged in?' -. ......-....
for some time and afterwards wen
into the insurance BUSINESS SCR =
care you addicted to ,drink?'11 -
:tTo a, certa in extent I have beer
: sir" ID -. -.
| rDO you Sd1llDlCt
"Have you ever been arrested 9
convicted Of any crime before p; :, :
mo sir. =: -.
$ ."You, have been convicted Of tn
o crime Of higamy.~~ Have you anythln
. to say why sentence should not no7
: be passed upon you?"
e Whatever there is to say my atto1
: neys will say for me-" = ~ EsE,~,~ -
:, =" - "".' 20, - 80 't'.''
n A Plea for Leniency.: -
= George Leonard then addressed tn
u court in behalf of the prisoner, an
I. after some preliminary statement
= reached the main point Of his plea fe
leniency. He emphasized the. fact tn;
Hazard was not guilty Of criminal IL
tent in marrying Linda Burfield ina
much as he did not believe he w;
. legally married to Viva Fitchpatric
The law fixed a maximum penalty II
s. bigamy but left the minimum. to Il
lG courts discretion. The attorney argue
at that the sentence should be brief.
le George Stiles, also counsel for tt
l. defendant, elaborated upon this then
Y. in an attempt to induce the court
exercise clemency. He advanced tt
further reasons of the defendant
9, uniform kindness to- the prosecutil
7. witness; that Mrs. Hazard is now b
IS ing taken care of by her parents, al
&c no personal hardship. has be-
~ wrought, no property rights interfer
with, no children brought into t
world to suffer, and he dwelt up
the honor of the defendant. in not 6
ing upon the stand and, perhaps, ad
ing. other offenses to, those alrea
pit committed. ., " a-. ,.-i"..' -.
Jelley Favors Maximum, "
tx Assistant County Attorney c.. s.; j
e. ley spoke in behalf of the state a
Nv urged that the maximum. penalty Wy
err all too light for SO grave a crime.
re Judge Brooks expressed his regl
at at having to sentence a. man of su
of evident intelligence; refinement a
ability to the penitentiary. He re-
p lied that the crime was grave
de thought two years was ample punis
ce ment.
ser ...e ~
:. 500 PAYS TAXES