Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
BILLY" NEV|N
PAYS A FINE
NO CHAIN GANG FOR WEALTHY
CLUBMAN
onIookers Who Expected a Thrill In
Judge Roses Court Are DIsap-
pointed When Automo-
blliet ls Fined

BILLY" Nevin is again a free man to
speed when and where he pleases.
Contrary to all expectations Judge
Rose did not impose Jail sentence for
the third offense. The young club man
was fined at the close of the trial
which has fingered in the courts for a
period of nearly two months the pun
ishment being $100.
Accompanied by his usual number of
friends and the crowds of curious per-
sons that have been identified with the
former proceedings against the mil
lionaire and society favorite, "Billy"
appeared before Judge Rose yesterday
morning to receive his sentence. At his
side stood his legal counsel. United
States District Attorney Oscar Lawler.
When Judge Rose called the case of
young Nevin Attorney Lawler imme-
diately moved for a new trial. asking
the court to postpone sentence until
next Thursday. Prosecuting Attorney
Beebe objected to a postponement of
sentence on the grounds that a police
Judge can exercise jurisdiction only
within period of orty-eight hours
after the defendant has been found
guilty. The motion for a new trial was
denied by the court on those grounds.
Attorney Lawler still insisted he
would demand a new trial, but the
court Informed him It made no diff
ference and that sentence would be
pronounced at once.
Have you anything to say as to why
sentence should not be pronounced
upon you?" demanded the court of
Nevin.
NevIn Laughs
The accused turned worried1y to his
attorney and looked at him implor-
ingly.
Then Nevin suddenly collected him
self and laughed cheerfully.
II then sentence you to 100 days Inn
prisonment or fine Of 500 and order
that your bail for $100 be vacated"
said Judge Rose. Nevn immediately
paid the fine by signing a personal
check for the amount
When those who were assembled in
the court room heard the sentence pro-
nounced and the expected service on
the chain gang feature was wholly left
out they settled back in their seats
with the thrilling expectation of lis
tening to severe scoring OF the de-
fendant by the court.
But not one word was uttered other
than the pronouncing of the sentence.
and the audience noisily left the court
room. closely following the young mil
lionaire down stairs.
GTOIIl all SlueS dTAlOuS 1TleIlQS ana
relatives who were obliged to stand In
the Railways piled Billy" with ques-
tions as to the outcome of his trial.
To right and left Billy answered
I'm a jovial manner that there was
nothing doing"
Judges Differ
Judge Rose was asked after the COM
pletion of the trial why he had not
given the young millionaire a jail sem
tence as 1t was reported he had threat
ened. Some. OF the inqurers even went
so far in their inquiries as to suggest
that the court had suffered from an
attack of "cold feet"
In reply Judge Rose denied that he
had made such assertions. The popu-
lar police Judge blamed Judge Cham
berg for the origin of statements of
that nature.
Judge Chambers replied that he could
readily understand why Judge Rose
should deny having made such state
ments but failed to see why Judge Rose
should attempt to attribute them to
him. Judge Chambers said that in one
instance he had threatened one young
man with a jail sentence II his offense
was repeated third time but 1t was
before that Judge Rose Is said to have
made the statements,