Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-10
CAPTAIN Of Signal Corps n G u
Sentenced to q Term 10
State Prison.
GUILTY or ROBBlNG THE MAILS.
ne So Pleaded and Was Sen'sa''o
Al Once Started Term THIS
Afternoon.

70 serve IN the Utah state pl''on' WE
,..rs and ak months at hard laoo'
Tbs WAS the penalty today sen,on l'',,
mon former captain Andrew A, S'"''"
" ,ho slqnal Corps Of the National
Gnord NJ uah for the crime OF opening
letters and removing their con'en's'
while employed as clerk OF the 0"'
Lake city postoillce ,..
Captain smith appeared before 0u '.
Marshall I'm the United states D'suI''
court this morning. to plead ON '0e
charge OF robbmg the mails. lie en-
tered the plea Of gunty, and sentence
was pronounced at once. This ai'er-
roon accompanied by Deputy u D.
Marshal smythe, he left for the pen
tenuary 10 begin the eeI'lhb va '''
sentence .,d
when the arrest was hrst mace Ouei'
we're hundreds Of friends Of the pVpu-
lar officer who refused tn believe nun
guilty. However the straight les'llnVllE
of the officers who vet the ttap III "IllOl'
he was caught aud his own COMES.
sion. IN which he acknowledge an llal
was CHARGED. and gave as the reason
for his thefts, that Nhile he dll nol
need Inc money, he simply could not
rceist tbe temptation TO pry open lel-
ters that seemed to contain money
dnallv forced HIS friends to me 'ohclu-
elon that he hal allowed perhaps un-
thlnklnely Of the consequences Goon-
dltlon 10 come about, that viii take MN
a lifetime to offset
ONE YEAR FOR TEW'
In etrlking contrast TO his sentence
was that passed today upon Arthui
TtW, gulity Oi % sluAut uuthHr' az. D.
that he was not pOstoitce cmroye.
10 was sentenced "a serve one year IN
the county jail on June II, 1904, he
opened a letter, which he extracted
from n broken postoiice box ana az
ienpfe1 10 rass "a check found In ~.
PAYMENT was refused, and no was ar
rested. The sentence was light w MS
case owing 10 the belief that the boy
was hardly mentally responsible
couNTERFEITER SENTENCED
A. Mccarthy guilty Of passing coun.
terfeit coins, was sentenced TO II
months IN the county JAIL ana TO pas
fne OF $50 and costs Of the prose-
rntioh. the sentence TO be extended dur
Ing the failure OF Tie prisoner 10 pay
the fine and costs,
GARDNER GOES TO JAIL,
John A. Gardner, found guilty yes
terday OF selling liquor TO the Indians
at white Rock and the Uinlah agencies,
received sentence Of 10 months IN the
rounty Jai with a fine Of Sl00 ana
costs OF the suit
COURT NOTES.
Wednesday Andrew Christensen who
today pleaded not guilty TO the charge
OF having M his possession and passing
counterfeit coins Win appear for trial,
IL IL alleged that christensen furnished
the materials and induced young Grant
and Mccarthy 10 enter the business
that sent them to iail for long terms,
This morning Incompatible Indian
"Waro' hostile Tor many days and SUI
len because he had TO slumber in a
'slecp hOuge was released and tod 10
return to his camp IRE and his papoose
that has given him go much concern
while here Ills first question was
"tran, when him go2' lie was told
after one more sleep. and settled once
more into The growing and slllon cons
ditlon which has been characteristic
Since he went broke and became foot
sore IN Salt Lakes streets
with him 10 the reservation go Quln-
anch Ned, tngaska Cocoanut, and
Tabby Weep White. an t'tes, and heav-
sly laden win calendars, Christmas
cards, ana whatever else they could
collect from the stores without cost IN
coin.
Five Indians win remain In Salt Lake
10 testify In the case Of Robert Reyn-
olds, the last Of the three accused whis-
key sellers. called for Monday next
They 80 by the names Of Bacn White,
John star. lpawuse, Pooweegup, and
Neruey Mack.