The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-28
Young Man Will Serve About
Nine Months in Jail as the
Result of His Brutal Assault
On William Golden.
MADE PLEA FOR LENlEN-
CY BUT TO NO AVAIL.
Huntington Conducted His Own
Case, Having Had Much Ex-
perience---PoIice Are on the
Lookout for Kelley.

large and exceedingly juicy lem
on, in the form OF 500 fine and six
months in jail. was handed out by
Judge Converse To one Earl Hunting
ton in police court this morning for
his cowardly and vicious assault upon
expolice officer William Golden. last
Monday evening. Huntington was
characterized as a menace to the COM
munity. "A tough. a thug and many
more choice names by Prosecutor
Jessup in making his recommendations
to the court as to what manner OF
punishment Huntington deserved.
Jessup said: Il ask judgment to tho
fullest extent OF the law, within your
jurisdiction. There was never moro
brutal assault committed in the his
tory of the city"
II Was Premeditated.
1t was shown during the course of
the trial that Huntington, in company
with Jimmy" Kelley, had premedi-
tated the assault upon Golden ''as
quick as he removed his star" and ON
several different instances told 9TH
ers how they intended Ito fix him." 1t
was shown that Friday of last week
the two men were I'm one Of the north
end saloons and while there the Gold
en- question came up between them.
witness who happened to overhear
the conversation of the two stated that
Kelley was urging Huntington to get
club and fix" Golden in the North
Eighth street park by which place he
frequently passed. Huntington stated
here that he would not use the club
on Golden but would beat him up"
with his fists. Kelley's argument was
so strong, however. that the two men
secured a saw in the saloon and went
to the rear where a two foot piece OF
wood was cut off heavy mop handle
to be used as club to do the job
of putting Golden to the bad" When
the two men went to another saloon
their conversation was overheard and
when they were asked as to what they
were speaking about they acknow-
lodged that they were going after"
Golden. On Monday. about the time
of the assault. the men still had their
club and it was stated that Hunting
ton had IL in his hands when he saw
Golden approaching the railroad
tracks. This he laid down however
before approaching Golden for
match after which he proceeded to
manner. Witnesses said that the two
men clinched and II was while they
were on the ground that Kelley slip
ped up on them and viciously kicked
Golden on the head. Later the two
men ran.
Was His Own Attorney.
Huntington acted as his own attor-
ney during the trial and made a good
effort. His questions were to the
point and all addressed were of the
nature as to prove that at no time
did he kick or use any weapon OF any
nature on Golden. Huntington plead
ed for leniency by Judge Converse.
He stated that he did have "A police
record. but was not half as bad az he
was painted. He said he struck Gold
en- but once to his knowledge. He
said that he did not know that Kelley
was to have helped him. Huntington's
plea for leniency was unavailing, how
ever. and a few seconds later he
walked out the door with Patrolman
Wierhake and his lemon"
In speaking Of the heavy sentences
given Huntington. Judge Converse
stated that way down in his heart he
hated to deal with Huntington in such
severe manner, but he really thought
il was the best thing that could be
done with the man as he would then
be in safe keeping and not a general
public nuisance.
Kelley. Huntington's accomplice in
the cowardIy assault, has dug to the
high grass according to the opinion
expressed, but ii is thought he viii. be
caught sooner or later. II is highly
probable that charge of felony viii
be placed against Kelley, as he by
long odds used more vicious methods
of assault than did Huntington.
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