Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-07
The Times says:

The Times says:
| Found guilty Of murder late last
n night Sidney x. Prcble. the 15-ycar-
n Old Bowd0nham boy whose atrocious
u crime has been so thoroughly thrcSh"d
gN0ut before the supreme Judicial court
walked smiingly into the courtroom
this morning to receive the heavy SEN
tence that shuts him out forever from
all that is bright and free in life He
smiled again when the sentence WAS
pronounced. seeming to feel none Of
the awe or horror that Il normal hoy
would feel IT his own guilt and doom.
representative Of til" Times found
him trlng childishly in his cell ana
ready to discuss all his hopes of graf
flying his mania for machinery while
in prison and Of being pardoncd after
fifteen years
The lad was brought into tn" court
room by Deputy Sheriff PurinGtun ana
was placed in his accustomed seat He
appeared in unusually good spirits,
looked around ut III" score or more
boys who Were in the court room and
ehIOH Nv ''til vi Q~t'tI MN 10
stand up. JuStc" WhitchnuSe inform
ed tie boy that il was his painful duty
10 'OnOunce sentences. He asked if
the boy had anything to say before
this was done Preblo shook his head
In the negative ana the iudg" ordered
Clerk Of Court FoSg to pronounce the
sentence.
1t was all over in a minute. At til"
conclusion Preblc shook his head.
showing that he understood that was
said and then smiled as he resumed
his seat. He was Immediately led out
Of the court room and as he passed
the Times reporter whom he knew he
Enked and smiled.
Before the supreme judicial court SEES
son opened this morning, Times rep
fesehtltive called upon Sidney X. Pre-
PIE who was To be sentenced to Il iif"
lefM In the States prison at Thomas
F~h Tor the murder Of Norris Heath, of
ssheh the jury had found him guilty
last hight
upon opening The door to Prcblo's
"l Ine reporter found the boy standing
IN chair under the cell window.
hughlng and talking with dozen or
Mqre whose faces completely filed the
\, sinooW Young Prcblc came to meet
|%%s reporter and stated that he was
saa'ing fine time with the boys 'jolly-
/ ae mem, He amplified this e&plana-
wa oy saving. with the utmost can
Ss., 'naf he was raising hell"
. H..
/. iiR boy was asked how he had been
seea since he came to Bath for the trial
s"u replied that everybody used him
'aely. He had lots of praise for Dep |
:" nnerih burlington, whom he seemed
! IKE very much and stated that he
r'peu Mr.. burlington would accompany |
I.n TO Thomast"n. OF his attorneys |
'epe said that they had done all they |
wuiu Il" for him ana he liked them
Very much
4 NNe'i II b" had expected the verdict |
sui'y' Fr"hlo said that sometimes |
~. Npected it and sometimes he OK
a ~ verdict Of manslaughtcr. Ask
y had rather ho in prison than !
Az 'e Il" said. very scnsibly. that he
r,. ''' NhhW yet as h" had never tried |
4, = hlt ! no nov said.
suppose court will open soon. Then |
,t VII nave to take my medicine. Wonder
csaa '''e 1ndS" will say. Hope | ret =
MI ~ 10 learn 10 to an engineer in |
iva l VIII stay there l. or II years |
trade" ''' 'i''n !" 70 "orh al lilg
-, '>,I'''ng along in this disconnected talk
'ae hoy said: ,''''> VI =
IA j. '"o brothers We're here last night |
ana me- Henry came to the window
ha e me Is cents. John was here at |
10 :, n"or and when he LETT he gave
John was very sorry and SO was
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