Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-12-19

george gibson VINO on last luesuay
was convicted of the crime of as
sault with intent to kill, to serve
fourteen years in the state peniten
tiary at Carson City.
The spacious court room was
crowded TO its capacity. Interested
spectators stood in the rear of the
court room and crowded the aisles
to learn what penalty had been
meted out to the man who has been !
such a chronic disturber in the
camp of Goldfield
Before sentence was imposed
upon Gibson his attorney, NJ. A. Dis
kin. entered motion for new
trial and submitted it to the court
promptly denied by Judge Somers,
who then asked the defendant to
stand up. Gibson rose to his feet
and listened attentively to the words
of the judge. All the affrontery
and brazenness which had hitherto
characterized his actions had left
him and his face assumed an ashen
pallor
After reading the Indictment. in
part. Somers asked him if he had
anything to say why the sentence
of the court should not be pro-
nounced upon him.
Gibson replied:
Il have, your honor. | know at
this time it will do me no good. /
am not looking for the sympathy of
anybody. / know that the commun-
ity at large wants me convicted and
wants me sent to the penitentiary.
I know that. But / will say this
much: AS your honor knows, at
the first trial N. j. Catalan testified
on the stand that my gun was at
half cock when it went down. He
also testified that my gun was on
an empty shell. which was the
truth Mr.. Brown said, on the first
trial. that at no time did Catalan
have his hand on my gun-which
is the truth. There is more in this
case than your honor or the people
of Goldfield know about, between
Catalan and /, that never came out
on the witness stand. He said. al
the second trial. that my gun was
full cooked when it snapped on his
hand, which was a lie. Mr.. Brown
said, after being drilled in the dis
trict attorneys office and by Caha
Ian, that he could not swear wheth
err Catalan had his hand on my CUR
or not At the first trial he sai6
that at no time did he have hi:
hand on my gun.
II am not looking for sympathy
your honor. | don't expect none
and don't want any. That's all
have got to say"
Judge Somers in imposing sen
tence said:
The criticism which you put for
ward as to the testimony of Mr.. Ca
halan is quite unwarranted, as thu
record will show.
"You are charged by the indict
ment with a felony. The jur.
found you guilty. after fair ant
impartial trial You was ably de
Tended by counsel, who was Jealous
in your behalf And it is matte
of great qualification to the cohr
to know that he has left noth'I
undone to protect your rights in tn
matter
1T seems that you have beel
carrying a revolver habitually il
this county, and from your previou
experience in this court, as well a
from the trial which resulted II
your conviction, the court believe
you to be a dangerous man. Tn
court believes that you are not
brave man. No brave man habit
ually carries a gun. No brave ma
is gun man. No man carrie
gun unless he be an officer CT IN
law, OF is authorized by the law t
do So All towards are dangeron
men in the community, bccans
when they carry guns they ar
liable to use them upon no pfs"t
cation.
Such. | believe, has been you
conduct in this community, that tn
severest punishment should b
melted out to you. You have bee
fortunate in escaping so far. II
still more fortunate for you tina
you be confined for considerable
period of your life. to save 20
from more dreadful consequences.
The sentence Of the court Is tina
you be confined in the Nevada stat
penitentiary. located at Carson !
the state OF Nevada. for the perlo