The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-04
UP FOR SENTENCE
MANY PRISONERS HEARD THEIR
 FATE. AAi
gns Prisoners Sentenced Yesterday wu Serve . Total of 525 Yesrs--
 New Trial Was
 Granted.

Judge William n. lHUmuss VI tsAo criminal division of the City Court, yesterday morning sentenced all prfs- oners convicted at the recent term of the court, both on capital charges and also those remaining unsentencec from the minor convictions. The motion docket was also heard.
 Assistant Solicitor Temple seibels has been very successful during the term. having convicted prisoners with sent- ences running to a total of 525 years at the last sentencing. The previous sentencing of twenty-thre prisoners to hard labor several days ago will ula- terially increase this total in years.
 Tn the case Of A. Hearn. a white man. charged with the theft of certain copper wire from the Traction Com rany. and convicted several days ago. attorneys for the defense made mos tion for a new trial. This motion was yesterday passed until next week. as yesterday was too crowded to hear q motion of great length. Sentence in the meanwhile was therefore suspend cd.
 Tn the case also of Ed White. ne- gro sentenced to ninety-nine years for the robbery of Reynolds store at Ina rin a few months ago. sentence was suspended on an appeal of the case. A motion for a new trial on the affidavits of the fertilizer works at which White
 
 judge. and the appeal made.
 In the case of Howard Ellis. charged and convicted of grand larceny. mo- ton for new trial was granted. and the case mol pressed by the solicitor Ellis has previously been given term of four years by the jury. Albert Jones and John Johnson, convicted of grand larceny also took an appeal of their case.
 The following list of prisoners were yesterday sentenced
 Fitzpatrick Wiley, assault to murder. five years; Nose Pickett. murder in second degree, twelve years; Lewis Taylor. violating contract. thirty days flne and fifty-nine days cost; John Faulkner. murder in the first degree, his natual life; James Kennedy, arson in the first degree. ninety-nine years; John Long, murder. second degree. twenty years; Charles Pompey. murder in second degree, fifteen years; Jim Sellers. murder in the second degree. eighty-three years; Ed White and Will Buford, robbery, ninety-nine years each; Otis Aaron, a white maan. grand larceny. two years; Alex Adsms. grand larceny. three years; Ed Bailey. alias Goat, grand larceny, fifteen months; Ed Bailey, alias Kitchen, false pre- tenses. four years; ". Burley, grand larceny, four years: John W. Barnett
 
 in each case: Clarence King, a white man, grand larceny. two cases, two years In each case: Will Curtis, grand larceny two years; Will Dean. carry ing concealed pistols. twenty days fine and 155 days costs; Patience Elsberry. grand larceny, one year and one day; Howard Ellis, motion for new trial ard mol pressed by solicitor; Will Hall, grand larceny. eight cases. year and a day fin each case; Will Huston. car rying concealed pistols, twenty days fine and I50 days costs; Henry Hud- son. grand larceny. and Jim Grimm. grand larceny, year and a day each; Albert Jackson. burglary. two years: Albert Jones and John Johnson, grand larceny five years each. Appeal made in this case and sentence suspended; Henry Kirger, burglary, three years; Frank Kitchen. grand larceny, three years; Charles Parsons, grand larceny three years: George Staffney. grand lar ceny and burglary, three yeas in each case: Doc Bibb, Eand larceny, two years: Nathaniel Steel. grand larceny, fhrea years. Will Shepherd, arson in the second degree, four years; Relta Smith, grand larceny. four years; War ren sitton burglary. three years; tios- sic Terry. grand larceny, year ana day: Will Thomas, three cases of burg Iarv and one case of grand larceny. to- taiiing six years and two days; sam ThomRs grand larceny eighteen months; Willie walker, grand larceny three years: Jim Washington and Wil- lie Smith, grand larceny, three years each. Isham Lewis, carrying concealed pistols. twenty days fine and 123 days costs; Lewis Taylor, violating con- tract, ten days fine and fourteen days cost; George Washington, carrying concealed pistols. twenty days and 167 days costs; Eugene Booker, unlawfully using an animal without first obtaining permission of the owner. ten days fine and 2l0 days costs.