The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-06-13
Ten YEARS IN PRISON
Arthur Caddock, Charged With
Attempted Assault Is Given
Limit Punishment
HAD NO EXCUSE TO OFFER
Tells Court That Man Pleading Guilty
to Such a Charge Should Have
Nothing To Say and the
Judge Believes Him

Arthur Caddock, twenty-six years
of age and member of we'll known
family in this city, stood before the
bar Of justice in the Circuit Court
late Mondsy afternoon and pleaded
guilty to charge of attempting to
assault little Mabel Timme, the eight
year old daughter of former Sheriff
and Mrs. Henry H. Timme and Judge
Belden sentenced him to ten years at
hard labor IN the state prison at Wau-
pun. It is part of the sentence that
the nineteenth day of each May
Caddock spends in prison shall be in
solitary confinement. This was the
day that the man committed the crime
for which he was sentenced and it is
expected that the solitary confne-
ment on each anniversary will keep
the shame of the man fresh in his
mind during his entire prison term.
Caddock got the limit provided by
the law under the charge on which he
was arraigned and he made no COM
plant. If at any time there had been
any hope of mercy from the Court in
the mind Of the prisoner he did not
show it. He evidently knew that the
crime of which he was charged and
to which he pleaded guilty was one of
the most dastardly under the statutes
and he neither expected nor asked for
mercy.
Caddock was not brought into Court
until after four O'Clock in the after
noon and the only member of the Cad
dock family in the court room was his
father. The father took no part in.
the court hearing, nor did he at any
time go near the boy. He sat far
back in the court room and seemed to
be utterly crushed by the crime that
had been charged against one of the
members of his family.
When the information was read
Caddock at once entered plea Of
guilty. The court asked him if he
had anything to say in regard to the
case, and he turned 20 the Court and
in voice that was in a way stopped
by the tears which fell copiously
down his cheeks, he said: 81 don't
think, Judge, that when man pleads
guilty to such charge that there is
anything for him to say. | have no.
explanation to make, and feel that I
can offer no excuse for my actions. -
The District Attorney offered to
put Caddock on the stand and allow
him to tell the story of the assault,
but he declined to accept this propo-
sition. The Court took the prisoner
to another room and had short talk
with him, after which he returned to
the bench.
Attorney Calvin Stewart appeared
for Caddock and asked for mercy. He
stated that he did not believe in the
so.cal1ed brain storm as defense for
criminals, but that he thought that if
ever man acted under braiL storm
it was Caddock. He assured the
Court that Caddock would never re-
turn to Kenosha.
The Court then pronounced SEN
tence. He said, 81 do not know that
there is anything further to be said in
this matter, as am unable to find
any mitigating circumstances for this
crime, and it is the Judgment and sem
tence of this court that you, Arthur
Caddock, be confined in the state
prison at Waupun for period of ten
years, the nineteenth day of May of
each year to be solitary confne-
ment."
AS Caddock was led away between
two deputies there was sob from the
lips of his father in the back of the
court room. AS the prisoner left the
Court House the old man rushed up
and attempted to speak to the son,
but Caddock pushed him aside and
hurried over to the Jail.
The prisoner was taken to the state
prison Tuesday afternoon to begin his
long sentence.