The daily sentinel., 1906-10-03
PRISONERS
ARRAIGNED
INDISTRICTCOURT
Twelve Men Stand Before
the Judge and Answer
Guilty or Not Guilty---Big
Criminal Docket.

DiStliCl court convened TINS morn
ing at ten O'Clock and the work OF
empanneling the jury was at once
taken up. Those gentlemen who ask.
ed to be excused and were excused
and those men summoned for jury
work but could not be located, mum
bered thirteen in all. Consequently
the panel as 1t now stands is made up
of thirty-two jurors.
Those excused or not found were
as follows; J. w. Mustoe, w. S.
Archer, ]. C. Glassford. Fred Hotties.
James r. Davis. A. b. Woodward.
A. j. Dittlinger. William Ternahan.
| c. Malone, ]. C. Charlworth. H. G.
Crissey, G. w. Marchant, George Sim
mons. The complete list of jury
men was published in the Sentinel
some days ago.
After being empanneled the jury
was dismissed until half past one o.
clock this afternoon.
The court adjourned until 11:15
o'clock when the prisoners were ar
raigned.
Yesterday afternoon was taken up
with the filing of demurrers and the
argument of motions.
At eleven O'Clock the prisoners
from the couny jail were brought in
to court. There were eleven of them
and they were transferred to and
from the court house in an express
,-o o0, acnnpnopfod hx+ fo,,, omoars
Charles Galee and Harry Roberts,
entered a plea of not guilty They are
charged with grand larceny. Enter
charged with stealing $143 from Jas.
Hawkins. Having no means to en-
ploy an attorney the court appointed
Attorney Fry to defend them.
wv. Gordon Barclay, charged with
forgery. entered plea of not guilty.
He is young man arrested fer forg
ing an order for transportation
Barclay stated that he is 19 years OF
age. Attorney Rozzelle was appoint
ed to defend him, as he stated that
he had no means or relatives in this
county. One of the three charges
against him was dismissed
Henry Lee Clare charged with fel-
onlously stealing a trunk and its
contents from one Allard, who was
boarding at the Senate rooming
house, entered a plea of guilty to
grand lardeny charge. Attorney
Greer was appointed to defend him.
o. w. C. Christian was arraigned on
the charge of forgery. He passed a
worthless check for $26.4O purported
to have been signed by Grant Bridges
foreman of the Pomona Orchards, on
NJ. Hertz. He entered through his
attorney, a plea of guilty. The pen
atty is from one to ten years in pris-
on.
Clarence Swanson charged with
swearing falsely as to the age of Miss
Irene Parton on September 81, be-
fore Deputy County Clerk G. w.
Caldwell in order to secure a license
to wed Miss Parton, entered a plea
of not guilty. He swore that Miss
Parton was over Is years of age when
she is just sixteen. AS Swanson said
he may be able to secure an attor-
ney none was appointed to defend
him.
Henry Dragmire, through his at
torney waived the formal arraign-
ment and entered plea of not guilty
to three counts in a charge of embez-
element.
Frank Lane charged with passing
bogus money on Grand Junction bust
ness men, waived the reading of a
formal complaint. and entered a plea
of not guilty to the four charges. At.
torney Greer will defend him.
Robert Kennedy, Bert DuShay and
Robert Jackson charged with the
crime of robbery entered plea
of not guilty. Attorney Welsh was
appointed to defend these men.
All of these prisoners with one
exception, are young men, not one be-
ing over thirty years of age.
With twelve men in Jail and sever
al against whom there are criminal
charges who are out on bond it will
be seen that the criminal docket is a
big one.