Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
RICHARD MCCORMICK
GETS ONE YEAR

VII l. ~ WILL
Richard Mccormick, charged with
impersonating an officer and extorting
money and valuables from three farm
er boys on the night of April 7th last,
was found guilty Tuesday and was
sentenced to the county Jail for one
year.
His case was given to the jury about
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning. AT 10 80
the twelve men returned with q YER
dict of guilty, as in manner and form
indicted but recommending the de-
fendant to the mercy of the court
Judge Evans called Mccormick be.
fore him. In reply to question from
the court he stated that he was 28
years of age. He admitted that he was
in Jail once before, for fighting, the
other party being an elderly man. who,
Mccormick urged, struck the first
blow. Judge Evans reminded him,
however, that the present was a poor
time to Justify his conduct and pro-
ceeded to pass sentence, first inform
ing Mccormick that he could impose
the full penalty of three years in the
penitentiary, but that he would heed
the recommendation of the jury for
clemency. The sentence of the court
was:
That Richard Mccormick pay the
costs of prosecution, a fine of 500 and
undergo Imprisonment in the county
Jail for one year, the time TO be com
puted from the present date.
SUTTON DESERTION CASE.
About 10 O'Clock the case of Com
monwealth VS.. Charles Sutton was at
tached, the charge being desertion. No
jury was called. Sutton having plead
ed guilty to the charge before Justice
of the Peace Dalton. Mrs. Jennie SUIT
ton, wife of the defendant, was called
to the stand, however. and permitted
to tell her story. They were married.
she said. December 81, 1901, and lived
together for five years, until the 4th
of November last. when Sutton left for
parts unknown accompanied by his
wife's sister. Since he left her he has
contributed only two dollars for his
wife's support, which he gave her
since he has been in Jail and por-
tion of which was to be expended for
his own benefit Sutton and his wife
are without children.
The. defendant during his wife s
testimony sat laughing and seemed to
treat the whole matter very lightly.
Judge Evans ordered him to arise and
reprovingly reminded him that he
seemed to regard the proceedings as
very funny" Sutton quickly stated
that such was not the case and his
manner changed. He admitted that he
had failed to support his wife, but
stated that it was because she refused
to go where he wanted to live. and had
gone to her parents home. His excuse
lost some of its weight, however, when
it was shown that Sutton had gone
along with his wife to share the hos
pitality of her parents home.
The sentence of the court was:
That Charles Sutton pay the costs of
prosecution and pay to his wife, Jen-
ME Sutton, the sum of three dollars
per week as support, the payments to
be made weekly, the defendant to en-
ter into recognizance in the sum of
$500 and to stand committed until the
sentence of the court is complied with.
Sutton was taken back to Jail and
at last accounts was still behind the
bars. having not yet found bonds
man.
The case of Commonwealth VS.. J..
H. Ethworth, Samuel Dunmoyer and
W. E. Pensyl was attached just before
noon. The defendants, who are charg-
ed with "conspiring to steal horse"
were brought down from Jail by
Sheriff Williams and Deputy Maiers,
Ethworth and Dunmoyer being hand
cufied together Hon. H. M. Hinckley
is on the case as private counsel for
the prosecution. Ralph Kisner repres-
ents J. H. Ethworth and William
Kase West all three of the accused. A
jury was selected when court adjourn
ed to reconvene at 80 O'Clock.
The first witness called was John
Wardrop, liverystable keeper of Sha-
mokin, of whom Ethworth hired a
horse and carriage. When the party re-
turned after the visit to ]. M. Vought,
about midnight, they had with them
two additional horses, one of them a
fine gray horse. William E. Pensyl
was with the party and boasted of the
fine horse, which "they" had bought,
calling attention to the grey.
Elmer Haas of the Girard hotel.
Shamokin, knows all three of the de-
PENDANTS and swore they had been
drinking together at his place the Sat
urday before the transaction.
Constable William Taby of Shamok-
in, who arrested the defendant, proved
all important witness. He said that
Pensyl had voluntarily admitted his
connection with this case. He told the
constable that he had taken Ethworth