Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-05-20
FRY GETS Q YEARS
 FOR STEALING HORSE

With the stolid indifference of his race and betraying no compnnction Tor the grcvious cvrimc of which he was convicted last week, "Billy" Wa. terman, Indian, who shot and killed Henry Smith, n fellow tribcsman. the night of November 2i. 1907, in Slauph. tcrhouse gulch, near Fort Whipple. li. tened yesterday to Judge Sloan sen 'cncc him to twenty years confinement in the territorial pcnitentiary. When asked by the court if he had anything to say why sentence should not be pro nounccd, hc answered in the negative, calmly seating himself at the close of the judges remarks.
 J. ". Frye, convicted of grand lar ceny, for stealing horse and saddle from the Fashion stables, July I7, 1907, was sentenced to five years in the ter. ritorial bastilc. He betrayed no emo. ton when the sentence was pronounced, showing tast he was familiar with such court formalitics, as he confessed at his trial to having served s term in Yuma before. This Is the second time tha, Judge Sloan pronounced sentence on him for horse stealing. He gave no reason 10 the court why he should not be sentenced. Felicisna Felix, also convicted of grand larceny for the theft of horse, saddle and bridlc from Octave, March n, 1908, was sentenced to tarcc years and six months in the territorial pen. The sentence was communicated to him through an interpreter, although he betrayed more than ordinary familiar. i'y with the English language during his incarceration in the county jail and during his trial.
 When asked for n season why sen. icnce should not be passed on him, J. NJ. Edwards, who pleaded guilty to forging a cheek for $s.35 on the Pres. colt Publishing Company May I, and eashing the same at the Kentucky Ii. quor house, addressing the cour, said that he was in such dcplorable cond. ton al the time that he did not realize that he was committing such n crime. He admitted that bc was drunk at the time and had been drinking before many months. In answer 10 the court 's interrogations he stated that he had never been in trouble before and de- sired to lead a better life when he paid the penalty of this his first violation of the law. He was sentenced to ff. teen months confinement in the terri. torial penitentiary, his sentence 10 date from the date of his arrest and incar. ecration in the county jail.
 l When William Crawford, convicted of criminal assault, was brought for ward 10 be sentenced, Attorney !. F.. Russell, representing him, intervcned with . motion for new trial. The court listened to Attorney Russcll's argu' men, in support of the motion and also 10 District Attorney Morrison 's answer, stating at the close of the arguments that he would pass the matter of sen tcncing Crawford over and talk. the mo. ton for a new trial under advisement.
 Pronouncing sentence on Yganico Romero. who pleaded guilty to the charge of assault with n deadly weapon on A. Gomez, at Ash Creek, April ., was also passed over on account of the absence of Assistant District Attorney Forest, who is more familiar vita the details of the case than District Attor' ncy Morrison.
 A divorce was granted Samuel A. Parker from Ella l.. Parker on statu' tory grounds.
 Hearing of further evidence and ar
 guments of counsel in the ease o' taustina Cruz and Alfonso Moreno, oe cmpied the entire forenoon session the ease going to the jury at noon. 4 verdict of acquittal was returned bS
 the jury last night al s;l5 o'clock snt Cruz and Moreno given their liberty The court excused the trial jury un til Wednesday morning at Q o'eloc' . and also announced an adjournment o the district court until that time on ne
 count of his attendance at n session o
 the supreme court in Phoenix, Monda, I and Tuesday.
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