The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-11
court SENTENCES
Two PRISONERS

At the opening Of court yesterday
morning all defendants indicted by
the grand jury pleaded not guilty,
with the exception of Harry Watson,
burglary, and Guy w. Barnum, for
gerry, who pleaded guilty. Sentence
was deferred until 10 O'Clock this
morning and the cases of the remain
ing prisoners set as follows:
b. j. LaRosa, April 5; Frank u.
Friend, April 8; W. G. Wilson and
Frank Morrison, April q; Nimrod
Uric and J. f. TRAINER, on the MUIR
der charge, April 10. The case against
Uric and TRAINER on the charge of
robbery was continued without date.
Trial Jury Drawn.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Ducker
and Clerk Davey drew the names of
100 trial jurors for the coming session
of court, at which the trials will be
held. Wednesday, April 5th, was the
date set for the trial jurorh to appear
in court.
Prisoners Sentenced.
At 10 o'clock this morning Harry
Watson and Guy w. Barnum, who yes.
terday pleaded guilty to the respective
cfimes for which they were indicted,
were brought into court for sentence
In the case of Watson, Constable
Moore, j. E. Southworth, Southern Pa
cifc warehouse man, and Frank Ram
dohr, the coal dealer, were placed on
the stand to establish the fact that the
burglary of the Southern Pacific box
ear, for which defendant was indict-
ed, was committed in the night time.
Defendant was represented by Attor-
ney X. M. Hardy, who made a plea
for leniency, stating that his client
had never before been in trouble. From
questions asked by Judge Ducker it
was elected that Watson was q, native
of England, 40 years of age and un-
married. He was sentenced to
serve three years in the penitentiary.
Attorney Brandon made an eloquent
plea for leniency in the case of Guy
w. Barnum, convicted, on his own
plea, of the crime of forgery. Coun-
sci stated that his client was a man
of more than ordinary intelligence and
education and that he was first-class
professional man, being stenograph-
er. A letter was also read to the
Court from former employer of the
prisoner, which gave him high recon-
mend for efficiency and honesty.
1t was rather a sad commentary ON
the frailty of human nature to see
defendant, pale-faced and with twitch-
ing hands, standing before the bar of
the court, awaiting sentence for hav-
ing secured the insignificant sum of
ive dollars by means of forged
check. After briefly referring to the
enormity of the crime of forgery,
which has tendency to demonralize
existing business methods and dis
credit genuine checks, without which
business could hardly be transacted,
the Court sentenced Barnum to serve
three years in the penitentiary.
The two prisoners will be taken to
Carson City tonight by Sheriff Lamb.
Mandamus Case Being Heard
This afternoon, in the District
Court, the case of John G. Taylor, Ad-
ministrator VS.. the officers and Direct
ors of the First National Bank of
Lovelock is being heard. In his petit
tion plaintiff states that he is admin
istrator of the estate of the late A.
Borland, who, at the time Of his de-
cease, was the owner of 3S5 of the
600 shares of the capital stock Of the
bank; that in order to properly ap-
praise the estate it will be necessary
for the appraisers to inspect the books
of the bank, permission for which has
been refused. Plaintiff asks for an
order of the court granting permis-
sion for such inspection.
At the conclusion of the hearing
Judge DucKer granted an alternative
writ, which requires defendants to
grant request of plaintiff, or show
cause why they shall not do SO on