The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-26
Frank Ellsworth Is Sentenced to
Spend Year In the State
Prison at WaupuE
TALKS BACK &c THE COURT
Court Takes Up the Trial of Charles
Griffin. Charged With Burglary and
Grand Larceny Mrs. Eda
Ger1ing Ls Arraigned

Frank E. Ellsworth, arrested many
weeks ago at Marquette, Mich, en- a
charge of passing a worthless check
on Peter Gales, was convicted on the
charge by jury in the Circuit Court
on Monday afternoon and was sem
fenced to a year in the state prison by
Judge Be1den this morning Ellis
worth was crushed by the sentence
and when he stood before the court
and was sentenced he became exceed
ing1y bitter. He criticised the court
and the jury, declaring that he had
been railroaded to prison and insist
ing that he had not been allowed to
present evidence which would have
cleared him of all fault. The court
did not reply to the heated talk of
the prisoner more than to tell him
that he had been convicted on his own
evidence and that the commission of
the crime with which he was charged
had been firmly established.
Ellsworth will be taken to Waupun
Wednesday to begin his sentence.
During the past few days District At
torney Baker has been offered great
lot of testimony against Ellsworth
and while it was not germane to the
case that was tried on Monday it is
claimed that this evidence could be
used in procuring the arrest of Ellis
leased from Waupun. One witness
who came all the way from Marquette
to appear against Ellsworth and who
was not called by the state declares
that Ellsworth beat him out of large
sum of money and that in searching
the trunk of the convicted man he
found things that are alleged to have
been stolen from Kenosha. Ellis.
wortl; refused to discuss the sentence
with newspaper men but he talked
freely with the prisoners in the Jail
who had been his companions for the
past few weeks and his statements
we're ofsuch a nature that they could
not be published. Ellsworth claims
to be greatly wronged man but the
district attorney declares that he is
escaping with the lightest possible
punishment.
This morning the Court took up the
trial of Charles Griffin, of Milwaukee,
one of the railway men arrested in
connection with the robbery of the
cars of the North Western company.
Griffin is charged with burglary and
grand larceny and the case promises
to be one of the hardest fought on
the criminal calendar. Three of the
former companions of Griffin are here
from Waupun to testify for the state
and Judge Belden this morning made
an order to keep the witnesses out of
the court room during the trial. Cal
vim Stewart is defending Griffin and
it is claimed that every possible eff.
fort will be made to save the man
from conviction and prison. The
state began the introduction of evil
dence just before noon today, but it
is expected that the case will go to
the jury before Court closes for the
day.
The only other criminal case called
today was that of the state VS.. Mrs.
Eda Gerling, who is charged with a
serious statutory offense. Mrs. Ger1-
ing was in Court and was aTraigned
and Attorney Peter Fisher was APP
pointed to defend her. 1t is expected
that the case will be taken up later in
the term.