Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-22
Is SENTENCED
Noted Bigamist Gets Two Years
In the Minnesota State
Penitentiary.
A PLEA FOR LENIENcY MADE
Attorney for Defense Emphasizes
Fact That Hazard Was Not Guilty
of Criminal Intent in Marrying Or.
BurfieId.- Accused Bears Himself
With Perfect Control.

! Minneapolis, Feb. %. Samuel c
Hazard the dashing military mar
convicted of having mc... than enough
wives, was sentenced by Judge
Brooks to two years In tho state Nen-
litentiary. A stay of fifte.a days was
granted, and motion for a new trla
will be made next SAi.'r lay.
Standing at the bar cf justice al
attention" the trained solder, with
head thrown back, heeIs together. al
an angle OF As degrees AMI little tinEere
at the seams OF his lfous,rs, locked
straight at the cou,t, ana withou. e
sign OF interest answered the Ques-
tons put to him, lts.eled to the elo-
quence of counsel ana ii1iaiiy the sem
tence of the court. When ne p.lned
away he smiled slightly as hs was
greeted by his friends and admitted be-
ing fairly well satisfied with the SEN
tence.
I'm glad that It's over with any
way he remarked, but further than
that he would not express himself and
maintain the stolidity assumed thru
all the vicissitudes OF his long trial
and imprisonment.
For the first time since the OPEN
Ing of his trial the defendant was Sat
urday morning unaccompanled by
DIR. Linda Burtield. known as wife
No. 81 Neither was the woman pres
ent whom the jury gave the legal name
Of Mrs. Hazard. A large crowd OF
curious spectators filled the court
room. and listened with silent interest
TO the pleas for mercy by the defend
ants counsel and the arraignment
given him by Assistant County Attor-
ney c. S. Jelley.
Samuel c. Hazard" called Judge
Brooks, and the convicted man rose.
Strengthened his shoulders. and
marched to the clerks desk.
How old are you?'
Thirty -four years. sir"
The prisoner was then asked con-
corning his birthplace, his parents. rel
atives and friends, whom he wanted
to give as references.
The finding of the jury shows your
legal wife is Viva Hazard. whose
maiden name was Viva kirkpatrick.
Is she now living with her parents In
Nevada, Iowa?" asked the court.
''She is. Sir"
What business have you been en-
gagged in?"
Il was educated in the army. served
for some time and afterwards went
into the insurance business.
Are you addicted to drink"
ITO a certain extent have been.
SIR"
DO you gambler"
mo, sir"
Have you ever been arrested or
convicted Of any crime before?"
NO, sir"
you have been convicted of the
crime OF bigamy. Have you anything
to say why sentence should not now
be passed upon your"
"whatever there is to say by attor-
neys will say for me-"
A PIea for Lenienoy.
George Leonard then addressed the
court in behalf OF the prisoner. and
after some preliminary statements
He emphasized the fact that
Hazard was not guilty of criminal
Intent in marrying Linda Burfleld In
as he did not believe he was
legally married to Viva Kirkpatrick.
The law fixed a maximum penalty for
bigamy. but left the minimum to the
discretion. The attorney argued
that the sentence should be brief.
George stiles. also counsel for the
elaborated upon this theme
in an attempt to induce the court to
exercise clemency. He advanced the
further reasons of the defendants uni-
form kindness to the prosecuting wit
ness: that Mrs. Hazard Is now being
taken care of by her parents, and no
personal hardship has been wrought,
no property rights interfered with. no
children brought into the world to sur
fer, and he dwelt upon the honor of the
defendant in not going upon the stand
and, perhaps, adding other offenses to
those already committed.
Jelley Favors Maximum.
Assistant County Attorney C. 8. Jel-
ley spoke in behalf OF the state and
urged that the maximum penalty was
all too light for so grave crime.
Judge Brooks expressed his regre,
at having to sentence man of such
evident intelligence, refinement ana
ability to the penitentiary. He real
lied that the crime was grave, but
thought two years was ample punish
mont