The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
FATHER AND SON
 FOUND GUILTY
u Fox Givn Two Years for False n.o,ense Jesse Fox Two Years far Carnal Abuse-Road Dis
 pute in Court.

Tho unusual conditions of a t.,ber and son being each convicted
 If felony in the same court on diff forent charges, was witnessed in court here Thursday.
 As a result of the grind of the cireuit Court Wednesday afternoon ond next morning, J. NJ. Fox stands convicted and sentenced to two yaars in the state penitentiary for obtaaining money under false pre-
 tense and his son, Jesse Fox, stands
 convicted and sentenced to two
 years in the penitentiary for car
 nal abuse.
 Jesse Fox, charged with carnal
 abuse, was found guilty by the jury
 which tried him Wednesday after
 noon and his punishment placed at
 two years in tue penitentiary. His
 wife was by his side during the en-
 tira trial, while her sister, whom
 he is charged with maltreating and
 whose statements convicted him,
 sat on the other side of the table with the prosecuting attorney. She was accompanied by Mrs. Rowan, the superintendent of the rescte home for fallen women at Pilot Point, Tex, where she is making her home. Many times during tht trial the wife of the defendant gave way to her feeling and wept. The younger sister sat with bowed head, showing strongly her feeling ot shame and disgrace. There was no expression of recognition between the sisters.
 Following the jurys verdict the attorneys for young Fox signitied their intention to appeal the case 10 the Supreme court, and the de- fendant's bond was placed at S2,OOO pending the appeal.
 Following this trial the case Of J. M Fox, charged with false pretense, was taken up for trial. J. Nj. Fox IS the father of Jesse Fox. The | same grand jury which found the indictment against the son found one also against the father, charg- | ing him with obtaining money by false pretense from T. M. Dover oi Hatfield. The senior Fox is the man whom Sheriff Thornton had arrest ed at Oklahoma City near the close of Governor HaskelTs adminlstra- ton. but Governor Donagheys req uisition was denied on the lnsuiilc- iency of the indictment.
 After Governor Cruce went into office Sheriff Thornton made an other effort to bring MT. Fox back | to stand trial and succeeded il To- eating him at Hammond, Ok, and had the requisition honored and re- turned the defendant to Polk coun- ty. ,
 In the trial of the case, which was started Wednesday and was continued Thursday, the state represented by Prosecuting Attor- ney pinnix, assisted by J. l. AL ley. charged that Fox represented to Dover that Il. G. Gray was m debted to him in the sum of S3O0, as evidenced by a note and mort gage on a team of mules and wagon. On this representation Dover went security on note of MT. Fox at the Bank of Hatfield. Dover had to pay the note, and when he attempted foreclosure on the Gray note and mortgage 1t de- yeloped that the team and wagon did not belong to Gray, but to Mrs. Gray's children, as the heirs o1 her former husband.
 The state introduced evidence to show that Fox made false repre- sentations to Mir. Dover to obtaln the money.
 The defense claimed that MT. Fox received the note and mortgage from Mr. Reed in good faith Tor money due him from Reed ana money and goods he was to glve Reed. There was considerable con- flicting testimony in the case ana it was earnestly fought by the prosecution end hy the defense, which was represented by Attor- neys prickett and Lundy. The case was given to the jury shortly after fl o'clock and verdict was re- turned about noon finding the de- fendant guilty. The jury was un- able to agree as to the punishment and it was left to the court, where upon Judge Bowling had both defendants brought before him.
 Askin Jesse Fox if he had any reason to give why sentence should moi ho naceed on him the young