Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-25
PENSYL Gets |
YEAR IN PRISON

William E. Pensyl, who with j. ID.
Ethw orth and Samuel Dunmoyer, was
found guilty, Wednesday, of conspiracy
OF defraud J. NJ. Vought of horse,
was on Saturday sentenced to one year
in the county prissn.
/ Pursuant to adjournment, court con-
vened at three o'clock, Saturday after
noon, to hear argument on motion
for a new trial in Pensyl's case. His
Honor @. G. Evans and Associates
Frank G. Blee and Lloyd W. Welliver
! were on the bench.
w. E. Pensyl was brought down
/ from Jail where he had been confined
since his trial. AT the court house~he
was met by his wife, who remained at
his side until the case was disposed
| of.
William Kase West addressed the
court at some length, setting forth
various reasons why new trial should
be granted, the principal of which was
that in the attorneys opinion Pensyl
should have had separate trial. Hon.
II. NJ. Hinckley, private attorney for
the prosecution, followed, sustaining
the validity of the verdict, the courts
charge and the conduct of the case
throughout. Charles V. Amerman, at
torney for Pensyl, followed stating his
objections
Judge Evans very promptly gave his
decision, discharging the rule and
denying the motion for new trial
District Attorney Gearhart immediate
ly move at sentence be passed on
the defendant. Pensyl was according
lv called before the court.
The sentence of the court was that
William f. Pensyl pay the costs of
prosecution and fine of S25 TO the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for
the use of Monteur county and that he
undergo an Imprisonment in the coun-
ty Jail of Montour county for one
year, to be computed from this date
and to stand committed until the sent
ence of the court is complied with.
Ethworth and Dunmoyer with whom
Pensyl was convicted, were sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary last
Wednesday. Pensyl was recommend
ed to the mercy of the court.
PLEA FOR CLEMENCY.
Ralph Ksner, ESD, addressed the
nf
Krebs and Mrs. Laura Harr, who plead
ed guilty to larceny and were sentenc-
ed to a year in the county Jail.
He presented petition signed by
143 persons, including the victims of
the shop lifters' theft and others,
which prayed the honorable court to
reconsider the sentence imposed upon
the two women and to extend clem-
ency.
Mr.. Kisner in a strong light set
forth the extenuating circumstances
alleged to exist. He repeated the story
printed in the News, as the result of
an interview with the women, to the
effect that they were doped and didn't
know what they were doing when
they purloined goods from the stores.
Mrs. Krebs, the attorney explained.
was taken i'll ON the train coming to
Danville, and drank of some liquor
proffered by stranger, which. immedi-
ately caused odd sensations and finally
led to condition in which all was
blank. 1t was while in the latter state
that the woman's nature changed and
she became a shop litter.
Judge Evans heard the attorneys
plea and then asked the latter how he
would explain Mrs. Harris conduct.
Mr.. Kisner then stated that Mrs.
Harr had also partaken of the myster-
ious beverage ON the train.
Later in the afternoon. Judge Evans
made an order refusiDgthe application
for modification of sentence.