The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-01-29
.HASSANS SENTENCED.
Each Must Serve Twenty Five
Years IN Anamosa.
JOE SAYS He is INNOCENT.
Aged Father Overcome When New
Trials not Granted. d.-Other Court
News.

On Wednesday morning Judge F.
NJ. Powers pronounced sentence upon
the Hassans, Joseph and Solomon.
Preceding this the motion for new
trial had been submitted and over
ruled and it was known that sentence
was to be pronounced this morning.
The room was fairly we'll filled with
spectators when the defendants were
brought into open court by the sheriff.
Both looked pale and careworn. When,
asked if they had anything to say why
sentence should not be pronounced.
Joseph, in agitated tones protested his
innocence. Solomon kept to that
silence which characterized him
throughout the tlial.
Judge Powers attempted no grand
stand play but simply and quietly pro-
nounced the fateful words which will
consign the Hassans to the peniten-
tixry for q term of twenty-five years
each. If they are model prisoners
they can reduce their sentence to less
than fifteen years actual time served
and this is light sentence if they are
guilty as found by the jury. If they
are innocent. of course. any sentence
is too heavy. The case will be ap-
pealed to the supreme court and re-
hearing will be asked. Sheriff Nee
han expects to leave for Anamosa with
his prisoners this evening. He will be
glad to no longer have the response
bility of their care, for while they
were exemplary prisoners the charge
against them was so serious that the
sheriff felt it necessary to use every
precaution to prevent any possible
escape.
The McHenry's 8 the famous crimi-
nal lawyers of Des Moines were en-
gagged by friends of the Hassans to as
sist at the last. but Judge Powers re-
fused q continuance of the motion and
over-ruled the motion for new trial
so there was no opportunity for Den
ison people to hear the noted advocate.
One could but pity the aged father of
the Hassans. When he learned that
the motion for a new trial had been
over-ruled and that the boys would
be sentenced. he VISA completely over
come and but for assistance he would
have fallen to the floor. He has
been faithful and loyal tu his sons. in
their great trial and the sympathy of
the community is with him.
Other Court News
The following cases were settled
and dismissed: Hans Hansen VS.
Gottlieb kroll; w. N. Smith VS. City
of Denison; Emma Pulzier VS. Albert
Pulzier: Jacob Michels VS. A.
Wetherbee et-al; Chris Christensen
VS. Henry Christensen and Henry
Christensen; Ft. Dodge Grocery Co.
VS. j. C. Kaschube; d. L. Houston
!. VS. Dean Talcott.
DEGREES quieting the title in the
plaintiffs to certain lands in Crawford
county were rendered IN the cases
of F. O. Ivens VS. Geo. Mixter et-al
and Moritz VS. Dudley b. Fay. et-al.
Jennie McKane was granted a di-
vorce from George McKane. the Gus
tody and control of the minor child,
and judgment for alimony. attorneys
fees and costs amounting to SLIGO. 90.
: The following cases stricken from
the docket:
Gertrude Schaffer VS. John Peter
son; w. w. Watson VS. Caldwell
Bros; Thomas Kane VS. Charles Nc
Cullough: State of Iowa. ex rel
Emma Jackson VS. Ralph jackson.
E. H. Swasey VS. E. E. Downs
judgment from plaintiff on promissory
note for S293. 90 interest per cent.
Equity Assignment.
Tuesday, January 2Sth:
No. 8 Keithley VS. Sharp
Nc. Is Sciford VS. Sciford
Wednesday. January 29th:
No. 48 Gulick VS. Equalization
Board of Denison
No. 49 Woolston VS. Equalization
Board of Denison
No. so Romans VS. Equalization
Board of Denison.
Thursday. January 3Oth:
No. 20 Sweet VS. Rae. et-al
No. 2l Sweet VS. Jacobsen. et-al
No. % Sweet VS. Reetz. et.al.
No. % Sweet VS. Arff. et-xl
No. 13 McGrath vs Keane
No. 80 Earling Nero. Co. VS. Fritz
et-al.
Law Assignment
Monday. February 3rd:
No 27 Eshar vs Carrol1 connty