Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-16

under false pretenses and that sentence
had been suspended also that he had
been GuseTter from the United States
Army. IN regard to the latter offense
he asked to explain some extenuatinR
clrcumsla lances. He laid the whole mat
ter to his youth and the fact that
Army life had been falsely represent
ed TO him. He was only sixteen wears
! old. he said. when he enlii ted
! Judge Staples told him that he very
much di.Iiked to send a young man
| like him to prison, but as Judge he
had dnFy to perform, and had to
! conform with tue demands of Justice.
He advc ted to the fact that the jury
| had rec 1nmended him to the mercy of
! the Courr. but he reminded Halderman
! that wi. he was before the Court on
the previous occasion clemency had
! BEEN exercised in his favor but that he
had utt' rly failed to profit by the
warning In the present case Judge
Staples Informed him that he had fail.
themselves believed him guilty. The
| jury pro badly had not been informed
| of the emency shown by the Court
IN his case in the past. At all events
as matters stood the recommendation
for mercy could avail but little.
The - utence of the Court was That
Elmer iialdeImsn'. pay the costs Of
prosecution in the case fine of ten
dollars to the Commonwealth of Penn
| sylvania for the use of the County Of
MOntOuT; that he undergo imprison-
ment IN the Eastern Penitentiary at
| Philade phia for period of five years
at separate and solitary confinement
at labor to be computed from yester-
day aud to stand committed until the
sentence is complied with.
Elmey Halderman along with John
Sees pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the
charge Of attempting to break Jail.
While Halderman remained standing
sentence was imposed for that offense
1t was a follows:
That Elmer Halderman undergo an
imprisc nmC mt at separate and solitary
confinement at labor in the Eastern
PenitentiaTy at Philadelphia for q
term of one year to be computed from
the expiration of the sentence above
imposes and TO stand ommitted until
the SEN eUce is complied with.
The Court admonished Halderman
to be careful Of his conduct in prison,
explaining to him that under the law
of commu tation good behavior in the
penitcntiary would bring it's own re-
ward and that it was in his power
thu. 10 reduce the time for which he
was sentenced twenty thr, e months.
John Sees in whose case on motion
of Charlie V. Amerman, an indict-
mcnt Involving the charge of murder
vas quasLed, Tuesday, and who along
with Halderman pleaded guilty to at
temr ting 10 break Jail, was next call
ed b fore the bar for sentence.
in l2e Staples informed Sees that
the Court was inclined to believe that
he had been drawn into the conspiracy
TO atteml to break Jail. He had done
well by pleading guilty, thereby spar
ing the county the trouble and ex.
ppnse of establishing his guilt. On the
whole the Court was inc ined to be
leHient. The sentence was:
That John Sees undergo an imprison-
mont in the Jail in the County of Mon
rour for period of six months to be
computed from yesterday and that he
stand committed until the sentence is
complied with.
As Sees took his seat he turned and!
thanked the Court.
Judge Staples took occasion to ad--
vert to the rumor that hold-up had
occurred in Danville and that although,
the highwayman was known no ar
rests had been made in the case. This
ne declared was grave neglect, es--
pecially in view of the fact that q
great wave of crime is sweeping over
this part of the State. lie made some
inquiry as to how Danville is equipped
with police and later turning to Ohief
Mincemoyer directed him to investi..
gate tie matter and if the facts war
rant it to swear out a warrant and
have the would-be highwsyman ar,
. rested.
Mr.. Scarlet on behalf of the Mon
tour County bar presented petition,
to Court asking that tha term Of Dec.-
ember Court, which convenes on the
fourth Monday of the month Christ
mas Oay-be changed TO the second
week in January. Judge Staples said
that he Will zee Judge Little about
the matter. He himself fsvors the
change He said he would not hold
Court on Christmas Dav and he does
not think there should be any court
on Christmas week. An order making
the change as petitioned for will prob,
ably be made later.
But Few Are Free.
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