The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-12-01
stehr Gets One TO Ten Years

Otenr SetS One 10 ZEN Years.
/ Madison, Neb, Nov. 2S.-Special to
+ The News: Henry Stehr of Norfolk
! gets from one to ten years in the pen
itentiary for the death of his 3-year-
old stepson, Kaurt Stehr, whose feet
were frozen in the New Years biz
zard last winter.
Judge Welch today pronounced SEN
! tence, giving Stehr this indeterminate
sentence. The length of time to be
served will depend upon the state
board of pardons, which will not take
up the case probably until their at
tenton is called to it.
Stehr will be taken to prison this
week. Motion for new trial was
overruled by Judge Welch.
Mrs. Stehr's case is still on the
docket and the supposition is that
County Attorney Nichols will next
proceed to prosecute her on the
same charge upon which Stehr was
convicted.
District court reconvened at ! p. m.
yesterday afternoon at which time
the case of the First National bank
against Gus Teske to recover 800 on
a promissory note was tried. The
case went to the jury late yesterday
afternoon and no verdict has been
reached when court adjourned last
evening.
b Ella b. Holland was granted a di-
vorce from her husband, Royal S.
Holland; also the custody of her
child.
Divorce from Herman Miller.
Gertrude II. Miller of Norfolk was
granted a divorce from her husband,
> Herman H. Miller and the custody
of her three children. Early last
,, spring Miller was adjudged proper
subject to be taken care of at the
institute for dipsomaniacs for using
morphine, but escaped about month
later and has since been about Nor
folk.
Bootleeger in Jail.
In the case of the state of Nebras.
ka VS.. Emil Ritter, charged with op
> Grating a blind pig at Norfolk, de-
PENDANT pleaded guilty to the first
count in the information and was
'. sentenced to pay 5000 and costs OF
y prosecution and be remanded to the
= county Jail until the same were paid
:. The chances appear to be good fol
. him to remain awhile at the county
- jail
=. Court adjourned this morning unit
- Jan. 8 for equity cases and until Jan
g IS, 1912, for jury cases.
The First National bank of Hum
, phrey last night won its case agains1
. Carl Teske. The case was on prom
y issory note, the defense being in
q sanity.
H. F.. Barnhart, counsel for Henry
Stehr, who was convicted of man
n slaughter by a jury in the distric
court at Madison, declares that there
O will probably be no arguments on the
motion for a new trial. The motion
e says the attorney, will be filed Tues
r. day. In explaining what kind Of {
y. penalty he expects Judge WEIGH t
o hand down in the case, Attorne!
2. Barnhart declares that the judge car
Il only hand down what is known a!
the "indeterminate sentence" Unde,
" that sentence, says the attorney
s. Stehr will have to serve at least ont
s. year in prison and after that it is "ul
" to" the prison board to say whethe
i, he must serve longer or not.
st 1T depends upon the case" salt
e. the attorney, Just how long Steh
ID will have to serve. The prison boar
will have a record of his case ant
there have been cases where the rec
ords for release after one year of in
prisonment - the minimum tim
,e which must be served in cases Xix
this"
in There are also chances that Steh
to may serve ten years, are there not?
of Mr.. Barnhart was asked.
s. Eyes, that is also possible" he al
TT swered.
IN Mrs. Stehr may get trial. Alto
I'd ney Barnhart declares he is ready &c
lie a trial for Mrs. Stehr and has alread
in made an announcement to this effec
ad No answer to this announcement wa
e. given.