Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-11
Young Woman Sentenced in
Federal Court to Two Years
Behind Bars
,hFAruAr'on FOR A NEGRO
coIored Paramour Gets Same Sentence
Clyde Robinson, Eldora Counter
fsiter, Gets One Year in Fort leaven-
worth--stood High at His Home
, Other News.
,nesia, to rimes-Republican.


Cedar Rapids. April Naturalization
for q negro is the cause OF a young
woman being sentenced to a term in
the federal prison.
Mrs. Nellie Anderson, a rather comely
looking girl, probably "a or 20 years
of age. was called to the bar OF JUS
tice in the federal court and when
she pleaded guilty to sending obscene
matter thru the mails was sentenced
to two wears in the government prison
for women at Moundsville. w. va she
will be taken there some time next
week. Her paramour, jade Patterson,
= voung colored fellow. who made his
home In Cedar Rapids for time
pleaded guilty to the same charge ana
was sentenced to two years in the gov
eminent prison at Fort LeavenWorth
He will be taken to that place tomor-
row night.
The ease is rather an unusual one
and one tinged with sadness. Nellie
Anderson formerly lived at Vlnton'
where she had a good home. One day
she became dissatisfied and seized Win
a desire to see something Of the world
she left her husband and came to Ce-
dar Rapids. where she frequented
homes and places OF a questlonaple
character. 1t was while she was mere
that she fell in with Jade Patterson
a rough looking young negro, without
single prepossessing trait. But he
was Nel1ie's ideal, strange as 1t may
Seem. Her fnfatuation for the negro
was 90 great that her whole world CEN
tered in him. They left here together
and q few months ago they were picked
I'M at Springfield, ILL.,. as suspicious
scharacters They were travelling as
nan and wife and under an assumed
name. When they were searched a
large number of letters containing OBJ
scene and other Objectionable matter
were found in their possession anu
thew were turned over to the federal
authorities.
Every note and every letter that had
ever been written by either one OF the
other had been preserved ana proved
their undoing. They were coucneo III
the most loving and endear1ng terms
Rut that was not all. for Uncle sam
has no kick on loving terms golns
..4hru his mail But there are othef
athings upon which he draws the me
and he has provided severe penai'ies
when these lines are crossed.
Patterson was first arraigneo. no
nleaded guilty to the charge put e1
nlained to the court that many OF 'he
letters in his possession OF the autnof-
it;es did not go thru the mails, pc
Ing simply notes which had passed pe-
tween them The court reviewed .i.e
oase at some length and sentenced Fat
terson to two years in the government
nrison at Fort Leavenworth. -,
After the woman had pleaded gunty
che court took several minutes to pc
r,,se one Of the lengthy letters which
she had written to Patterson. 1t must
have seemed hours to the girl, who'
standing before the bar Of justice, pc
came exceedingly nervous, but VINO
succeeded in maintaining calm ap-
nearance. The court in sentencing her
to two years in the woman's penita'-
3 +iarv In West Virginia, said that the
object OF the sentence was to give ner
an opportunity to reform IT such a
thing was possible. She sat down WIN
. sigh of relief. evidently happy IN the
thought that she had been treated the
same as her paramour.
counterfeiter Sentenced.
c,vda Robinson OF Eldora, pleaded
gritty to making and passing confer
felt money and was sentenced to one
year in the government prison at Fort
I.eayenworth. The arrest OF Robinson
. few months ago created one OF the
biggest sensations ever known in Har
din county. The young man stooo
very high in the estimation OF the peo-
ple of Eldora. and the surrounding
country-in fact, being regarded as
very model young man. He lived alone
"a the outskirts of the town, where ne
mad a chicken ranch. Here, with no
one to spy upon his doings. he fixed up
a. counterfeiting plant. and started 70
make money. 1t seems that at flrst
it was merely for the purpose OF as
containing whether he could. He was
so well satisfied with his efforts that