The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-11-05
CONVICTED MEN
WERE SENTENCED
POulsOn Sent to Jackson,
Weller to IOnia, John
Sykes to Detroit.
JURY CALENDAR IS FINISHED.
Prindle got Judgment of $500 Against
Allen. Chancery Calendar
Now in Order.

The work of the circuit court for the
present term is fast drawing TO a close.
The jury cases for the term were finished
last Tuesday night and the balance of
the time will be devoted to the chancery
calendar Several cases have been con-
tinued over the term aad will probably
be disposed of at the January session.
The following sentences were imposed
last Monday morning: Ambrose Poul-
SOD, convicted of statutory rape, was
sentenced TO the state prison at Jacli-N
son for minimum period OF 10 months
and maximum period of six years. la
passing sentence Judge Des Voignes re-
viewed the past career of the convicted
man and stated that he was inclined to
make the sentence somewhat lenient in
view of the fact that Poulson, who had
in years gone by been a drunkard, had
oot touched liquor for the past seven
years and that he had in his manner of
living shown disposition to reform;
Charles Weller, who plead guilty to
the crime of bigamy, was sent to the
state reformatory at Ionia for period
OF from nine months to five years. 1t
seems that Weller separated from his
first wife in Elkhart, Ind and had mar
ried girl in Lawton without having
obtained divorce from wife No. l. He
insisted, however, that he had received
a ietter from his first wife stating that
she was legally separated from him and
that be had taken the matter for granted
that there had been a legal separation.
Weller is 80 years of age and has one
boy, the issue of the first marriage
John Sykes, convicted of the crime
commonly known as "bootlegging," was
sent to the house of correction at De-
troit for the term of six months This
is the extreme penalty of the law for
the first offense. The court in passing
sentence took into consideration the
fact that Sykes had been before the bar
of the court on several different occa-
sions on a similar charge. He has been
persistent violator of the local option
law, but has heretofore escaped convic-
ton. Many years ago, however he
pleaded guilty to a violation of the law
and paid fine. Had he been charged
with a second olfense in this case the
penalty would have been more severe.
As it was, however, he received the limit
of the law.
A jury was drawn IN the last jury case
last week Friday. 1t was that of Eugene
Prindle of Lawton vs.. Eugene Allen OF
Bloomingdale. The case terminated
last Tuesday afternoon, when the jury
returned a verdict in favor OF plaintiff
for the sum of $500 and costs The suit
was the outcome of the sale of Aliens
property. The testimony showed that
Prindle, who is a real estate dealer, had
some customers for farm and was un-
able to find anything that suited them.
he called up Allen on the phone and
got permission to bring the parties TO
Aliens place with view of selling his
property. A sale was not effected, now
ever, at that time, but later the parties
came to Allen and bought the property
direct from him. Priodle thought he
ought to have the commission, inasmuc
as be had found the buyer. and the Jury
sustained his contention
Judgment was rendered by default
ir favor of Judge John r. Carr and
against Ralph Jennings.