The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-03-09
THIRTy-FIvE YEARS IN THE
STATE PENlTENTIARY
Sentences Imposed in Superior Court
A Break for Liberty-Big
Tax Payment-NOtes.

Judge Rudkin adjourned the term OF
the superior court yesterday morning.
but before doing 80 passed sentences on
criminals that will give the state of
Washington 80 years labor from Iaki-
ma county criminals. all of whom were
convicted at this term The sentences
imposed were as follows:
Harry Williams. for burglariZin% the
office of the Northwestern Improvement
company at kenncwick, one year in the
pcnitentiary.
Fred Slocum. attempting to assist
prisoners to escape from the county Jail.
three years.
Robert Thomas, passing bogus money.
four years.
John Isabel. negro. burglarizing Ii
quors from McDanicls' saloon, nine
years. This prisoner had been before
the Judge before at Ellcnsburg. for the
same otfen-e. and in sentencing him the
Judge remarked that as the last term
in the pcnitentiary seemed to have done
him no good. he would sentence him
this time for term that would give
him plenty OF time to reflect.
David G. Williams, assault with in
tent to kill c. p. Brown at Toppcnish
thirteen years. Williams i, the man
who shot and dangerously wounded Mr.
Brown in an attempt to hold him up and
rob him.
Lester Holt. horse stealing. five years
David Mckenzie. petty larceny 70,
stealing chickens from l.. ID. Lapc at
Pros-cr. 80 days in Jail and 800 fine
Thi, i the prisoner who attempted to
break Jail Il few hours before he wa,
sentenced. an account of which appears
in another column. All of the ease,
above mentioned were reported in these
columns when they We're tried.
\ session of the court was held last
"Wednesday. at which II number of mo-
tions for new trials were argued, all OF
them being ovcrrulcd
In the case of \. p. Gray V. Joshua
Swinder Judgment was rendered for
/ S1S4.l0. the amount allowed by the jury.
John Baxter v. Geo. Mckay. same
ruling and Judgment rendered for $3l.25.
State vs.. Lester Holt, convicted for
horse stealing, motion for new trial
ovcrrulcd.
! In the case of the state " Sam Wcah-
ncnlah convicted of assault and bat
/ terry. but charged with assault with in
tent to commit murder for >tabbing Il
! Yakima squaw during hop picking time
last summer. the motion for new trial
was withdrawn on statement made by
the court 1t was to the effect that the
! jury evidently did not believe the de
PENDANT was guilty evidenced by con-
would therefore impose the minimum
penalty of a fine of 81 and costs, the
sentence to date from the day of con-
viction. The costs amount to about 5000
and the Indian will lie in Jail until it
/ i served out
/ The entire day on Monday was con
Sumed in hearing the divorce case of
/ Sarah J. ". Luke Human. The defendant
1 i the man who mutilatcd DIR. Richard
sons horse with an axe in thi, city last
winter and was sent to the insane asy-
lum. lie was released last June. how
ever. and j. now residing at Long Prai-
RE. MINI. His estate is valued at about
$1,000 and the contention in the case
was over the division OF the property.
! Fred Parker appeared for the plaintiff
and 1udgc prather of Spokane for the
defense. Attorney l.. NJ. Davis OF Long
| Prairie, Mimi, also being in court TO
look after Humans interests. The lie
cree OF divorce was granted, Mrs. Hin
man being given the custody of minor
child and awarded the property in this
/ state. amounting to about 5000. The
I, property III Minnesota, amounting To
about the same sum, was awarded the
I defendant.