The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-04
TWO WERE GIVEN
TWO YEARS EACH
TO SERVE IN STATE PENITENTIARY
Louise Walton, Convicted of ShopIift-
Ing. and Clarence II. Brace. Who
Forged $50 Check.

Louise Walton, colored. believed by
the authorities here to be one of the
smoothest shopifters working in the
west, was sentenced Saturday by
Judge Rigg to two years in the peni-
Tertiary. She is the woman who was
arrested Il couple of weeks ago by
Deputy Sheriff Liggett at Livingston
Mont, and brought back here to face
several charges 1t was alleged that
she stole Il $50 hat from one of the
millinery stores of the city. and dry
goods and other wares from other
merchants, and also that she took $40
from the trunk of one of the women
of the red light district, while the lat
ter lady was serving a short time in
Jail. She fed, but a series of mes
sages finally brought the information
that she was at Livingston, and she
was brought back and given hear
ing and her trial set for the present
term of superior court. Acting upon
the advice of her attorney, she plead
ed guilty to the charge of petty lar
ceny, and was sentenced to two years.
This is the first sentence imposed in
the courts of this county under the
new law making two convictions for
petty larceny equivalent to grand lar
ceny, and fixing the penalty accord
ingly Under the circumstances the
court might have imposed heavier
fine, but justice was tempered with
mercy upon the presentation of the
plea of leniency by the prisoner on
the ground that she had an aged moth
er and year old daughter who were
dependent upon her for livelihood.
Clarence II. Brace. convicted of forg-
cry, put up much the same plea in
his own behalf, and greatly surprised
the prosecuting attorney and sheriff
lie told Judge Rigg that he had a
small daughter and that she was de-
pendent upon him for support This
was news to Sheriff Grant, who
thought he knew all about Brace that
concerned mas past married life. 1t is
possible that the vision of a little child
somewhere alone in the great big
world, wondering where her papa was,
wanting him, needing him. rose up
before the judge as he was about to
pass sentence upon the man, who for
the trihing sum of $50 bartered away
portion Of the best part of his life;
anyway, the court officials and law
yers sat up and took notice when the
judge said two years." for they had
expected n much heavier sentence for
Brace. He is the man who cashed a
check at Ford's saloon last February.
which was found to be bogus. When
the Judge had pronounced sentence up
on him. he was seemingly as pleased
as if he had been acquitted.
Nevada Lille, who was found guilty
of assault upon a carpenter named Hill
ton at Granger some months ago was
to have been sentenced yesterday. but
owing to the continuance of his illness
al the Green River Hot Springs. he
was not present in court.
A new trial was granted in the case
of J. c. Goodman VS.. William Northey,
against whom. in connection with
Northey Bros, Will and Otto. sons of
]. C. Northey, a verdict for damages
in the sum Of $1,000 was rendered a
couple of weeks ago. The damages
We're claimed in behalf of Miss Bessie
Goodwin, plaintiffs daughter. whose
hand was injured while working in the
laundry alleged to have been owned
by the defendants.