The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
ROSE AND CUMMINGS
GET FIVE YEARS

Salt Lake. July 30,-This morning at
9: 90 o'clock. John H. Cummings and
w. o. Rose, with nod of the head and
a mumbled word of guilty" admitted
the trueness of complaint charging
them with the assault upon and at
the Pullman company Just sixteen
minutes later they were on their way
to the city and county building in the
patrol wagon where. under prear
ranged program, they were to appear
In the district court under similar pro.
cedure and accept their sentence.
The hurried incident of the morn
Ing was due to the anxiety OF the two
men to begin their term and get #
over with" after their ready confes-
sion. and the equal desire OF the 10.
cal authorities, after a weeks strenu-
Gus work and the fruitless proffer OF
aid to the Ogden officials, TO get the
men off their hands
The two men were arraIgned in
Judge Bowmans chambers. perhaps
in Difference TO their di1ldence. There
were present besides the judge. clerk
aud the two defendants, J 2tr' Attor-
ny Loofbourow, Assistant County At
torney Bowman and Chief of Detect.
I've Sheets Upon the reading of he
complaint Cummings objected TO be
ing accused of having struck Sweet
on the head with a gun, but admitted
that he had pointed n revolver at the
head OF the victim Of the attempted
holdup. When assured that he was
not directly charged with having
struck Sweet Cummings willingly
pleaded guilty TO the complaint as
filed.
Sent To District Court.
Rose also pleaded guilty and both
men were bound over to the district
court in the bail OF $4,000 each From
the judges chambers the two men
were taken first to their cells In the
city Jail, and then to the jail office.
where they were given what few be
longings had been taken from them,
A minute or two later they were seat
ed in the patrol wagon, accompanied
by Chief of Detectives Sheets, Detec-
tive George Chase. Deputy Sherlfls
Emery and Steele and District Attor'
ne Looibourow
Within an hour this morning after
leaving the city Jail. Cummings and
Rose were sent on their way TO tho
state prison to serve a iiye-ear sen
tence. When Judge Morris l.. Ritchie
this sentence, he did so al
the request OF District Attorney Fred
C. LoofGourow. Cummings tried hard
TO suppress u smile that played upon
his heavy, sullen face during the pro
ceedings, which lasted less than ten
minutes Rose darted furtive glance
about the court room several times
and seemed uneasy while the infoTma
ion was being read and Mr. Loofgou
row was making his statement TO the |
court.
Short Session Of Court
In order to get their case before /
Judge Richie IL was necessary to get |
the consent of attorneys In a civil |
suit to allow interruption. Mr.. Loot |
bourow accompanied Chief of Detect |
I've Sheets. who had the prisoners in
charge. into the court room. After |
the information was read Cummings |
and Rose pleaded guilty Then Mr. |
Loofbourow arose and said that these |
men had attempted TO hold UP Sweet |
in the entrance of the Commercial |
club They presented a gun and de
manded the money which he carried
IN his person. Sweet showed resist
lnce. he said and struggle ensued.
in which they rolled to the bottom |
Of ,he stairs. where Sweet was hit
ever the head with revolver and rem,
1eTed unconscious When they were
Mr.. Loofbourow said. they
nad confessed to the attempted rob
oery
Under these circumstances. | rec
that they he sentenced TO
i've years." Mr Loofbourow said and
hen sat down,
We'll, what about Mr. Sweet? ]
would like TO hear his version of the
lfGaIr Isn't he here?" Judge Ritchio
'No, he is not here responded Mr..
lin. He was confined TO his bed for
/ couple OF days. but he Is out and
around now, attending TO his duties
will say further, that Mr.. Sweet has
,een unable positively to identify his
lSsailants, and for this reason | have
sked for sentence of five years In
Zach case"
Without further comment Judge
Richie asked the highwaymen ia
stand up When he asked them il
hey had anything 10 say, they both
eplied in the negative and were sen |
cpced They were then turned over
o Sheriff Joseph C Sharp who soon
lad them on their way TO state prison.
During the entire proceeding moth
ng was said OF their past record. Tho
alleged confessions that they were i'm
,licated in the Utah Hot Springs hold
lp where one man was shot, the rob
,ery of the Bamberger depot in Og.
len and numerous other crimes were
lot mentioned,
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