Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-22
COUNCIL BLUFFS
STUBS STARTS FOR PRISON
Judge Sentences Hin % Eighteen Month,
On Charge Of E ubszslement.
FRIENDS TO ASK GOVERNOR FOR PARDON
Prisoner Thanks the Judge for Light
sentence hut Court Expresses
belief He Has Been Too
benient In Matter.

Eighteen months in the penitentiary at
Fort Madison was the sentence imposed
yesterday morning by Judge Green in dis
trict court upon David T. Stubbs, who
Wednesday pleaded guilty to embezzling
300 from the Citizens Gas and Electric
company, of which he was formerly cashier.
As arrangements had been made earlier
in the morning at the request Of Stubs
that he be taken at once 10 Fort Madison,
the passing OF sentence was disposed Of
with all possible dispatch and half an hour
later Stubs was on his way to Fort Madi-
son in custody of County Jailer Gallup.
Stubbs, who had nerved himself for the
ordeal, took his sentence without finchine
and when the words committing him to the
pententiary for eighteen months had been
pronounced by the court he thanked the
Judge for the light sentence in voice in
which but slight culver was noticeable.
Judge Green in referring to the case after
sentence had been pronounced said he felt
that the punishment imposed was, IL any
thing, too light. and that an unusual
amount Of sentiment existed for the i'm
position of light sentence not warranted
by the facts in the case. 1t is understood
mat Stubbs friends will petition Governor
tummlns Tor a parole or pardon for him.
Several want Divorces.
Mary O.. Tracy began suit for divorce
Yesterday In the district court from Will
liam y. Tracy, to whom she was married
February 8, 1855, in Harlan, Ia. She alleges
that her husband treated her in a cruel
and inhuniAn manner and that she was
forced to leave him about a week ago.
She asks for the custody of Their three
minor children, $500 alimony and 500 a
year for the support of the children. The
defendant Is n clerk in the employ of the
Union Pacific, and according TO the plaintiff
earns $50 month and owns property
valued at 5000 To protect the claim for
slimony the court issued an attachment
Tor Sl,OOo against the defendants property.
Mary j. Garter seeks a divorce from
Henry Carter. to whom she was married
in Omaha in October, 1898. She charges
the defendant with being anything but a
Kind and considerate husband and that as
result of his treatment OF her she is a
physical wreck. She says her husband is
worth $4,000. and asks to be awarded
5000 alimony.
Elizabeth r. Richardson not only wants
divorce from II. T.. Richardson, to whom
she was married in Sioux City In July.
1902, and who, she alleges, abandoned her
In August of the year following but seeks
the restoration of her maiden name, Eliza
beth Marshal.
George w. Rolph, painter, who fell
from scaffold while working on the resi-
dence Of j. w. Squire on May 81 last and
was seriously injured, has brought sui,
asainst Peter II. Wind. the contractor in
charge of the work. for s,O77 damages
The plaintiff alleges that Wind was re.
sponsible for defect in the scaffold b
%'N Arthur Is to Go Free.
lanes Arthur. who was convicted Of
blowing the Treynor bank safe on the night
OF. January and was sentenced to ten
years in the sort Madison penitentiary
VIII be set free. The clerk of the district
court received yesterday the procedendc
From the supreme court giving Arthur q
new trial. The supreme court In sending
the case back for retrial held that the
evidence was insufficient to convict County
Attorney Hess stated yesterday that mas
much as the state would be unable tc
offer any evidence except that introduced
at the trial he would move to dismiss tn,
case IL is expected that Jailer Gallup
who took Stubs to Fort Madison, viii
bring Arthur back with him.
Arthur and John Bernstein were iointI,
indicted for the blowing of the Treyno,
bank safe. Bernstein pleaded guilty ane
was sentenced to ten years, but Arthu,
claimed he had nothing to do with tn,
safe blowing although he was arrested ir
company with Bernstein the morning fol
lowing the attempt to rob the bank Arthu,
is believed to be an assumed name