The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
.JUDG[:|PREBLE
SENTENCES SIX
Half a Dozen Criminals Are In.
formed of How They Are to
Pay Penalty for Crimes.
PENALTIES RANGE FROM
500 FINE TO PEN TERMS
Judgment Against Lad of II Is
Continued Over Until Court
Reads Letter From Boys Par
ents-Italian Has Not "Fren."

Upon the completion of the pres
ent criminal calendar in the SUPER
Tor court Judge Preble Tuesday even
ing, pronounced sentence upon six
| prisoners who We're convicted during
the present term. The sentences
| ranged from a fine Of 500 and costs
to an intermediate term in the peni-
Tertiary from three to five years.
William barrow convicted If sell
ing liquor to an Indian, was the first
man to hear Judgment pronounced
upon him. barrow made u gCol inn
preston on the court both by his
appearance and plea. He informed
the court that this was the first time
that he had ever been arrested and
that he had lived in the state for the
past twenty years. In pronouncing
sentence upon Darr~w the SQUIRT said.
I'm as much as the prosecuting at
torney is not able to say whether or
not you were ever engaged in this
unlawful business before, | think it is
the duty of the court to presume that
| this Is your first offenSe. In pconCunc-
ing sentence against you ] want ii
understood that the court does pre-
sumo that you are not in the habit of
engaging in this offense as a business
and that this is your first Offense. II
| is the judgment of the court that you
| shall pay a fine of 500 and the costs
of this action and that you be con-
fined in the county Jail until the
| judgment is satisfied according to
| law"
Brannan Sentenced to Pen.
Albert Brannan, convicted al
grand larceny for the misappropri1-
| ton of funds belonging to his en-
| ployer, begged the court to think OF
| his motherless children before pro-
| nouncing sentence upon him. Judge
Preble evidentally thought that The
state if necessary, could provide FOR
the motherless children about as we'll
as Il father who cannot make an
honest living for them. Brannan was
sentenced to the penitentiarv at Lard
labor for Il period from one to ittcen
years.
Frank Griffin, convicted Of grand
larceny for stealing wheat from the
Northern Pacific at Toppenisl. PC
ceived the most severe senreno" OF
the squad when the judge dnnpunCed
| that it was The judgment of the court
that he be confined in the StHla peni-
| tentarY at hard labor for a period of
from three to fifteen years.
Lads Sentence Continued.
When Gordon Blackburn was COM
manded to stand up before To" court
Il lad of seventeen arose from his
chair Judge Preble asked the lad if
he had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced uron MIN
mot word your honor, except that
would like to be sent where can
have an opportunity to learn some
thing along with my labor replied
the boy.
Attorney Cresap, who defended the
lad. spoke a few words of explana-
| ton to the court. The attorney sail
that the lad had been taken into
custody with another boy named
Hudson and that before the hearing
| the lad had made a confession of the
crime to the prosecuting attorney
Hudson was then tried, said the at
torney, and after he was cleared
| Blackburn made up his mind that he
would like to stand trial and was con
victed.
| Attorney Cresap's remarks We're IN
! terrupted by Judge Preblc who said
| "It has Just occurred to mo that
received a letter from the boys
mother in the east, this morning.
have not read the letter and while
| do not intimate that the reading OF
! it will in any manner change the SEN
tence. / feel that it would be beneath
| the dignity of the court to not give
attention to the letter before sentcnc-
ing the boy. | will continue the SEN
tence of Blackburn until Wednesday
morning at nine o'clock"
Friend E'orsakcs Italian.
A lad answering to the name OF
Waldron was next allowed the priv
elege of stating to the court. his rea-
| sons why sentence should not be pro-
| nounced. Waldron was convicted OF
| forgery and after the court had
! listened to the lads promises, com
mitted him to the state reformatory
for period of from one to fifteen
| years.
II ma say anything" was the
answer of Frank Leeo, an italian lad
of 20 years, who was convicted OF
grand larceny, in answer to the
courts formal query Asked if he
did not know anybody in this city oil
if he did not have "A friend in this
country, Leeo said: mo | hav frer
| 4 Fra /,
away" Judge Preble ordered the lac
committed TO the state reformatorS
on the one to fifteen years sentence