The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-02

sentence was: THAT he pay the costs
of prosecution; pay fine of 500;
and be sent to the Eastern Peniten-
tiary at Philadelphia for not less
than fifteen months nor more than
five years in separate and solitary
confinement at labor"
Henry Thompson was the next one
called. Judge Searle offered to sus-
pend sentence until he found out
whether the prisoner had worked for
IL years on q farm at Uniondale, as
he stated, or not. He told the pris-
oner that he would give him the ex-
treme penalty If he found his story
untrue.
Henry Thompson broke down and
admitted Il wasn't on the farm.
have no home. l am not married.
II you'll be lenient, it'll learn me a
lesson"
Judge Searle said that he would be
lenient when persons were arrested,
and plead guilty and did not commit
perjury; otherwise not.
The sentence he imposed on
Thompson then was: ITO pay the
costs of prosecution; a fine of $40;
restore the stolen property, or it's
costs; and separate and solitary con-
finement at hard labor in the Eastern
Penitentiary, Philadelphia, for from
nine months to three years"
Samuel Powell and Paul Shudis,
who had both been convicted of riot,
assault and battery, and stealing from
person, were next summoned. In the
case of Powell, the sentence was:
ITO pay the costs of prosecution; pay
a fine of $40; to restore stolen prop
erty or pay value of it; to be con-
fined for not less than 10 months nor
more than 5 years in the Eastern
Penitentiary, Philadelphia, solitary
confinement, at labor. Shudis was
sentenced to pay the costs of prose-
cution; to pay a $40 fine; and i'm
prisonment in the Eastern Peniten-
tiary for from Is months to years.
George Adamaitie, convicted of as
sault and battery, was sentenced to
pay the costs of prosecution; to pay
a fine of $40; and to six months i'm
prisonment in Wayne county Jail.
Judge Searle lectured the three
prisoners, saying: I'VE think you
guilty of wilful perjury in saying you
were asleep. 1t pays to tell the truth
in this country. The law expects all
W DC upl is III anu lOhNols anu W lCll
the truth when they come to court" 3"
Murder Cases Go Over.
In the case, Saturday morning, of
Commonwealth versus Leona Lord
indicted by the grand jury on two
counts: murder and manslaughter,
Attorney w. II. Lee made a motion
asking that the indictment be quash-
ed. The court appointed the second
Monday in November for presenting
the arguments.
In the case of Commonwealth VS.
Samuel N. Reed indicted on two
counts: murder and manslaughter,
the defendant appeared in court and
pleaded mot guilty" c. A. McCar-
ty, Esq, was appointed to defend the
accused, who said that he had no
property, no real estate-nothing of
any value, and an order was drawn
by the court for the payment by the
county to Attorney McCarty of a rea-
sonable compensation for his SER
vices.
A continuance of the case until
January term of court was asked for
and granted.
Samuel N. Reed was charged in the
indictment that on July 2, 1910,
'feloniously, Wilfully and of malice
aforethought, having made an as
sault on, and that he did kill and
murder Silas E. Lord" When Dis
trict Attorney M. E. Simons asked
the defendant "are you guilty of the
felony as charged?" he responded in
a firm voice mot guilty"
An entire new jury box is to be
made and filled for the case.