The daily sentinel., 1908-03-14
JUSTICE
ASSURED
Continued from page 1.)
She is A1raigned.


The defendant, stylishly dressed,
entered the court room. which was
filled with spectators and members
of the petit jury. She was at once
arraigned before Deputy District At
torney Fry. At the time she had no
attorney to consult or advise her.
One Information Read.
Deputy District Attorney Fry read
the first information against the
woman, charging her in the first
count with selling whiskey on Sum
day, February 8, or rather with op-
Grating a tippling house on that date
at her place at 240 Colorado avenue.
To this charge she entered a plea
of not guilty. The second count of
the information. charging her with
conducting house of ill fame, was
read, and she entered a plea of not
guilty.
The Court Interrupts.
AS Deputy District Attorney Fry
started in to read the second infor-
nation against the woman who stood
before him, the court stopped him,
and asked Miss Winniford if she had
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just what proceeding was being TAX
en- against her. The woman in
formed the court that she had no at
torney; that she had had no time
since her arrest to secure or consult
with one. She stated that she desired
Attorney Wheeler to defend her, and |
that he had been her attorney in lit |
igation in the past. The court then |
ordered that the arraignment OF the |
defendant be dispensed with. as he
had no desire ito cause this woman |
to jeopordize her legal rights
The court then informed the wom-
an that Attorney Wheeler was out
of town; that he( the COURT did not
desire to nor propose to delay the
trial and keep the petit jury together
at the expense of the county. He de-
manded that she secure an attorney.
The woman then asked that Mr.. Wei
SER Mr.. Wheeler's law partner, be
sent for Attorney Weiser came to
the court room, he informed the
court that he had not been called in
the case and knew nothing of its
nature.
Entered Her Plea.
He consulted the defendant a mo-
ment and, following an explanation
to the defendant by the court, At |
torney Weiser for the woman an
nounced that she waived the reading
of the complaint and entered plea |
of mot Guilty"
The Case Is Continued.
Attorney Weiser then made a mo-
tion asking for the continuance of |
the case until the next term of the |
district court on the grounds that the |
defendant had had no time to pre-
pare for a defense, and was not ready |
for trial. Her attorney was out OF |
town and she had no chance to see
him after her arrest.
Judge Shackleford announced that |
he uisiked to continue cases but that |
Justice demanded that any defend
ant. no matter what the offense |
against him or her might be, should |
be dealt with impartially. The wo-
man had right to ask for a con-
tinuance and he would not force her
to jeopardize her legal rights. The |
court then ordered the defendant |
bound over to the next term of dis
trict court. Miss Winniford gave a |
heavy bond and was released from |
custody.
Reform Leaders There.
All morning in the court room |
We're number of the leaders of the |
Good Citizenship League. They SEEM
ed confident that the court would |
force the woman into trial under |
any circumstances. That they were
anxious for this to be done there can
not be much doubt One of the la
dies was heard to remark afterward |
that tho woman sbnu1I boya hoa,
tried and convicted, in spite of the
reasons for continuance advanced
and the reasonable statement of the