Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-09
c,,vioted Murderer Of Officer
rord to Serve Life lmprls-
onment for Crime.
ccrNE IN THE COURTROOM.
ry.conyict Calmly Chews Gum
And Gazes Out of Window as
Court Addresses Him.
IN. Attorney Informs the Judge That
He is Prepared TO Enter
An Appeal.

~ the time this is being read, Jo-
..as sullivan will have started In on
81. s.otence upon conviction of the
,dor of Chas. S Ford, Dec, IA, 1907
uis sentence expires when his last
-, expires. Between now and his
sUnc moments Sullivan will know
D.,hinv hut prison walls: prison dis
,,o,re prison food. prison clothes and
al the cold, dull things which make
prison life. .,,u
There is just one ray of hope left this
,onpg man and his attorneys, Bailey
& yickery also young men. An APP
..,I ls the ray. Counsel for defense
s.s said throughout the trial that an
.noeal would be taken should an I'M
favorable verdict be returned. In an
UNASSIGNED speech to the jury young
pailev said he would sell his farm and
ali he owned on earth to fight the case
10 the last ditch.
AFFIDAVITS INTRODUCED.
Formal proceedings leading up to the
actual passing of sentence We're short.
ATTY. Bailey introduced the atfidavits
~ John Olsen and NJ. Florence. Olsen
swore in his statement that he saw two
men run out of the Albany bar about
o'clock on the morning of Dec. IA
They pulled masks off their faces and
tbe witness now know the men TO be
John Owen and Garcia. Florence's affl-
daylt told Of the witness hearing shots
while walking northward on Fifth
West, between First and Second South,
about o'clock on the morning of Dec.
| IA. Witness said he got behind a tree
and two men ran past. These he be-
Nyes. were owen and Garcia; he is
sun Sullivan was not one of the men.
PREPARED TO APPEAL.
Following the introduction of these
motion for a new trial would be over
ruled; Yesterdays judgment holding
good Final statements from the law
yers followed. Atty. Bailey said he
wanted to urge that his client be given
every bit Of justice possible under the
ruling Of the court and the laws. He
spoke OF circumstantial evidence as
very tricky thing and said he felt he
did not need TO tell of cases where a
mans innocence had been proved after
the man had been hanged or shot to
death. parting reference to the un-
reliability of such witnesses as Buckley
and others who testified for the state
| followed, and then Attorney Bailey sat
down, his face, whittier than Sullivan's
and damp breaking out on his forehead.
i He was on his feet a second later, ask
' Ing for stay of 80 days. 1t was de-
MED. I'VE are prepared to appeal,
was the young attorneys next asser-
ton
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
Before Judge Armstrong had uttered
' the words which made Sullivan "lif-
er,' his remarks indicated strongly
that such would be his sentence. He
said no felt it was true that Sullivan
had been convicted upon circumstan-
tlal evidence and no one would ever
say he sentenced mans life away on
such evidence. He then turned TO Sui
Ivan and nodded for the defendant to
step nearer. This the defendant did,
and upon being asked If he had any
legal reason to give for not being sem
fenced at that time, said in a low voice,
NO, SIR
SULLIVAN CALM.
With arms folded and jaws grinding
over quid Of gum, Joe Sullivan had
listened calmly to Judge Armstrong =
remarks, just prior to the utterlng or
sentence. and now Sullivan was looking
mo the distance.
lie faced the court without letting
hs iaee or actions furnish the slightest
'nKllng OF what were his thoughts.
SENTENCED.
The sentence OF the court Is that
!ou be confined within the state peni-
unuaFy AT hard labor for the remand
=, i" your lie This, / believe, finishes
e olS case OF Utah VS. Sullivan, The next
'ese IS that Of"
,.'s'hN"ns SULLIVAN, Oh, Joe! WINS
rueu the deputies In charge of him,
ehe Young man stun stood in front
We Judges bench, arms folded, jaws
Irving slowly on the faithful piece of
avn AVN ana gaze still fastened on the
,ssnl skyline of the SNOW covered
h aS He didn't know the matter
, 'gu ueeh disposed of. he imagined
81 formal proceedings were coming.
an 'nNah was touched upon the sleeve
,,,Hoe ne turned to resume his seat he
smu" INC two deputies there was a
mst9e upon his face. But there Wa a
tt1 uu look there. too. Ii seemed as
n,, ,he sentenced man was about u ,ry
yoh ~ II ! COULD only tear one ui
i hayo " pieces ia feel better" II musi
eysry peen Sullivan's eyes which CAV,
NM pluy lls Impression; because of
'''e mere was--that smile of his
NEXT cur QUIETLY.
wb me- walked quietly to the bencl
sess,n l ne has occupied during the las
for n Of court and held up his wrlst.
on he heaNy bracelets he has WCrl
uarS way to and from the penite.
MIX yuuge Armstrong asked auditor
DO \. "'sned TO leave the courtroom /,
M, me crowd went outside nut dl,
for,nau vinpt to leave the building, 4
OF M INTO TWO groups on either sid
Ia @ courtroom door sullivan hai
reash between these two tines 4
helrna. he elevator As he marched GU
VI hsreen tito two vieilant dputies n
Tween the two viiiEaut DEPUTIES n
'fVhtd Over tha ,,,.1,,., a -. q .,-...--, =