Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-09-13
MANY PLEAD GUILTY
CRIMINAL CASES RAPIDLY
DISPOSED OF.
Several Liquor Prosecutions End in
Defendants Acknowledging Their
ilt-Other Cases Heard.
prom Wednesdays Daily,l

ltrom wednesdays DalIyl
VIM. Kirkham. rape, guilty,
r. Hanneman. selling liquor, pleadet
guilty.
O. Patterson. same. pleaded guilty.
Frank hanneman same, released on bond
Susie Patterson, same. dismissed.
VIM. Hunt petit larcency. pleaded guilty
Justice was dispensed rapidly in
district court today and the criminal
docket was materially decreased in
length. Unless something unfore'
seen happens, all Of the cases set fol
this week will be disposed of without
difficulty and the trial Of the civil
cases will commence next week.
After being out only twenty min
utes, the jury in the case against
William Kirkham, charged with stat
utory rape, brought in verdict Of
Iguilty. 1t was an unsavory affair
throughout and those who were COM
PEELED to listen to the details Of the
case were glad to see the end Of it.
The punishment for the offense is not
less than five nor more than twenty
one years in the penitentiary. Judge
Moore will impose the sentence some
tine before the close of the term.
A motion for new trial was sub
mitted by Kirkham's attorneys, s, s.
Smith and E. c. Little.
The next case called was that Of
the State VS.. Peter Hannaman and
Frank Hannaman on charge Of sell-
ing liquor at Enterprise, Peter Han
naman pleaded guilty on one count
and the case was continued as to
Frank Hannaman, who was released
upon furnishing bond for $500.
George Patterson pleaded guilty to
one count for maintaining nuisance
and was released upon 800 bond.
The action against Susie Patterson,
who was charged in the same informa-
ton, was dismissed. This was an
other liquor case. The Pattersons
live in the south part Of the county
near Carlton.
In the case of the State VS.. William
Hunt, the defendant entered plea Of
guilty to petit larceny. He was
charged in the information with hav-
ing stolen some shoes from a Rock
Island freight car at HeringtOn. The
punishment may be imprisonment in
the county jail not exceeding one
yeasI or by fine not exceeding 4lOO,
or by both such fine and impdson-
ment.
Sentence has not yet been pro-
nounced in any Of the foregoing cases.
The case Of John WEIGH for forgery
went to trial before jury. WEIGH is
alleged to have forged the name Of
Peter Harrington, farmer near Solo
mon, to q check for $17.66. He was
arrested in the early part Of July and
after preliminary hearing was COM
mitted to Jail to await trial in the dis
trict court.
There is little story told in con"
nection with this case. After WEIGH
had been arrested and brought to Abb
lene, the marshal at Solomon tele-
phoned to the officers here that he
had been informed that WEIGH could
neither read nor write and II that was
the case he could not be guilty Of
forgery. The marshal thought il
WEIGH was not the guilty person be
could find the one who was. 1t was
thought best to ascertain II there was
my truth in this rumor and a strang-
II was placed in jail with the suspect.
Nelch told the latter his troubles and
lenied his guilt but when requested
10 wrote the name he was alleged to
lave forged and thus lost his oppor-
unity to plead ignorance asa defense.
The evidence was completed and
he case went to the jury at Sp. m.
Judgment was taken by default
.gainst o. L, Thisler and Roy This
er by A. L. Herriot for ss40.S2.
New citizens completed naturaliza-
ION; Johan Hnder, Switzerland;
Ienreich jacobson and Frank Hoif-
nan, Germany.
The case against Julius Schmidt,
harged with stealing t126 at Herring
on, was dismissed for lack Of evil
anoa