Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

under false pretenses and that sentence
had been suspended; also that he had
been q deserter from the United States
Army. In regard to the latter offense
he asked to explain some extenuatinR
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 years
old. he said. when he enlisted.
Judge Staples told him that he very
much disliked to send young man
like him to prison, but as Judge he
had q duty to perform, and had to
conform with the demands of Justice.
He adverted to the fact that the jury
had recommended him to the mercy OF |
the Court. but he reminded Halderman |
that when he was before the Court on |
the previous occasion clemency had
been exercised in his favor but that lie
had utterly failed to profit by the
warning. In the present case Judge
Staples informed him that he had fail
! ed to establish an alibi and the COURT
themselves believed him guilty. The
jury probably had not been Informed
| of the olemenoy shown by the Court
in his case in the past. At all events
as matters stood the recommendation
for mercy could avail but little.
a The sentence of the Court was: That
Elmer Halderman'' 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
Montour: that he undergo imprison-
ment in the Eastern Penitentiary at
Philadelphia 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.
Elmer 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.
It was as follows:
THAT Elmer Halderman undergo an
imprisonment at separate and solitary
confinement at labor in the Eastern
Penitentiary at Philadelphia for q
torn of one year to be computed from
the expiration of the sentence above
imposed and to stand committed until
the sentence is complied with.
The Court admonished Haldernan
to be careful of his conduct in prison.
explaining to him that under the law
. of commu tation good behavior in the
penitentiary would bring its own re.
A ward and that it was in his power
, thus to reduce the time for which he
was sentenced twenty. three months.
, sJohn Sees in whose case on motion
, of Charles V. Amerman, an indiot-
ment involving the charge of murder
was quashed, Tuesday, and who along
q with Halderman pleaded guilty to at
tempting to break Jail, was next call.
ed before the bar for sentence.
= Judge Staples informed Sees that
the Court was inclined to believe that
A he had been drawn into the conspiracy
:, to attempt to break Jail. He had done
( we'll by pleading guilty, thereby spar.
; ing the county the trouble and ex
q pense of establishing his guilt. On the
whole the Court was incl ined to be
lenient. The sentence was:
;. That John Sees undergo an imprison
ment in the Jail in the County of Mon
tour for period of six months to bt
J.. computed from yesterday and that hi
stand committed until the sentence il
complied with.
> AS Sees took his seat he turned ant
thanked the Court.
Judge Staples took occasion to ad
vert to the rumor that hold-up hat
'' occurred in Danville and that although
the high wayman was known no ar
rests had been made in the case. Thi
= peeially in view of the fact that
great wave of crime is sweeping owe
. this part of the State. He made SOM
y inquiry as to how Danville is equippe,
ss Minoemoyer directed him to investi
gate the matter and if the facts war
y rant it to swear out warrant an
have the would-be highwsymsn ar
's rested.
Mr.. Scarlet on behalf of the Mon
tour. County bar presented petition
Ia TO Court asking that the term of Dec
ember Court, which oonvenes ON tn
y fourth Monday of the month Christ
" mas Day-be changed to the secon
q. week in January. Judge Staples sal
that he will see Judge Little sbou
+ the matter. He himself favors tn
g. change. He said he would not hol
Court on Christmas Day and he doe
r not think there should be any coul
g. on Christmas week. An order maxim
the change as petitioned for will prot
of ably be made later.