The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
OLD CRIMINAL /
PRAYS FOR B||
Counterfeitsr Wilbur pl.,;
With Court to Extend Mere,
to Youthful Partner,
ASSUMES ENTIRE BLAME
FOR LEADING LAD ASm
Sentenced to Serve Six ys,,
Six Months in Jail "a.
Aeccmplice. A

Pleading vigorously with u.
10 show mercy to his youtbfr, =, eoa
"h'' ne said, was brought into - -
only through his own efrorts y, s'lH
Wilbur. countcrfcitcr, was sont.
the United States penitcntiary at r.
cnworth, Kan, Saturday, for
OF si1 years. His "paJu
Smith, IL years old, a upav,n 4On
was sentenced to serve sir mo,..
tho county Jail.
The two were arrested in octo,..
rr'ce' together with William KuS,.
on a charge Of passing spuriou, ~.
and coming counterfeit money s"I;
ana Wilbur were indicted by the h
cral grand Jury. Kubiua wps ,sl...
because of lack of evidence.
When tho name of Edward w,n
was called In court Saturday mo,,i,1
the prisoner walked to the prnv, !.
stand In front of Judge MarsbolI NJ,
a firm voice he pleaded guilty. ''
Have you anything to say bss..
sentence is passed upon youYu .,l.
Judge Marshall.
Plea for Boy "PaL"
Yes, your honor" replied Win,
II want to say this: + am pu;,tv !
this crime, but l have already paid s,
penalty for it. ] have seryod ts,
In the federal prison for this sama /
Tense, You see, have invented \,
rine boat, and when | make NV MA,
public they Will cause n stir H.
was making the boat I ran sboyt
funds. so ] prepared dies and mannsa
tured nickels and dollars. ! VIVA cans;
at this and was sent TO tho Ysdss
prison. / was released III Sentsmh
and Immediately I went 10 0oSS
where [ had secret box hidden.
which were the plans for nv boat.
this box were some Of the counts,yc
CONS When ] got out of prison, I i
tended TO be honest and promote u
boat with the money honestly earne
but | could not do it. I met this i,
Smith and took him with me to pYis
where we passed these bogus coins ~
were caught. And that is my stol
judge,
Now, as far as [ am concerned
don t care how hard you stick me,
know l am going to prison. I !
guilty. Ny character is ruined, bt
nudge, for God s sake, save that bo
Do not give him criminal record. j
is innocent OF all this. lie was oeve
old 10 Cr ..ss
and induced him into this crime, 4
I ask for myself is justice, but q
him mercy
The Judge in passing sentence q
that he considered Wilbur's crime
the more serious because he had be
punished once, and that the lesson v
of no avail.
Smith a frightened Lad.
Smith was next called for senten
A "oungster, frail in stature, with b
ishness in every feature and frigl
ened until he was speechless, stepp
before the Judge. He pleaded gull
to the charge OF passing counterf
coins, and when asked if he had al
thing to say. he shook his head.
Assistant United States District
torney William McCrea made pl
for the boy, saving that in conside
ton Of his tender years and the II
that he had been lured into the cril
by Wilbur, a hardened criminal, I
sentence should be light. The b
took the sentence as hard rs though
had been for twenty years.
Smith is runaway. Ho left
home at Bull. Ida, year ago a
went 10 Umatilla, Or, where he la'
met Wilbur. He took up with him 8
Travelled to Utah.
The two prisoners are now in :
county iail. Wilbur will be kept pft
ably until Tuesday, when one Of.
members Of the United States marsha.
force will 90 with him to LeaveDwor!
Kan. where the federal prison IS
Gated.