La Junta tribune., 1912-06-15
DISTRICT COURT.

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4 anee and Judge Rizer on the bench.
4 The first days session was taken up
with arraigning prisoners and setting
cases for the term. Four OF the pris-
toncrs entered plea OF guilty, after
consulting with the attorneys who
we're appointed by the court to de-
Tend them.
John Lothyan. charged with fore.
lug the name Of II, F. Holcomb to
= check for $l0.35. which he passed
iupon Knoll 4 Rodeck. OF Rocky Ford,
decided to plead guilty after con-
suting with his attorney. and Judge
Rizer sentenced him to an inde'er.
inmate term In the reformatory at
Buena Vista.
Maxy Levin, a young man of nine
teen years. with towzled name OF
curly black hair that would be n
prize winner In a male beauty show.
llso decided to plead guilty. after he
Nd told his lawyer his story. which
mas to the effect that he had been
| eonght with the goods upon him. He
lsas charged with grand larceny. He
I'd been In the employ OF Druggist
Ayhew In Fowler. and one day he
- Informed that his services were
| q hanger required. On the morning
aoes the day before about six
IQS3Ock In the morning. before the
Ibprietor had arrived and nobody
~ working but the janitor-he went
ap4und TO the store and appropriated
9 gold watch and chain. several ar
ticker OF jewclry. me 'rschaum pipe.
end the best OF everything In sight.
and went away When arrested all
Of the stolen goods were found on
be decided TO plead guilty. Judge
ktsss gave him term in the refor-
aAtory likewise.
John Hopkins and Frank Sturgeon
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49, Hen who we're concerned In
- burglary were sent to the re-.
fornat0ry at the last term Of court
hopkins, who has served term In
the pen In Oklahoma. was the ring
leader In the affair. and three young
men who claimed that hunger was
the only thing that lead them into
IL. were his victims. Hopkins and
Sturgeon both entered pleas Of guilty
the former being sentenced 10 the
penitentiary for a term OF not less
I than one year nor more Than on"
and 0ne-haif years. Sturgeon is a
/ youngster. under twenty years Of
age, and told n hcartrcnding tale to
b the court. Judge Rizer took pity
upon him, and after sentencing him
TO the reformatory suspended the
sentence pending good behavior.
/ On Wednesday Ferdinand +. II.
Quinn was tried before a jury on a
charge Of assault to murder Charles
butcher. Butcher ia a section foreman
at Rocky Ford and Quinn and his
I wife boarded with him. They had
general family row one day. which
wound up with dire threats being
made against each other. Later
Quinn and Butcher met and the for
mer pulled . gun on his hated land
lord. TIE gun went off accidentally.
30 Quian claimed. and Butcher came
within about . mile Of being punctur-
I'd With Z bullet. Quinn was charg'
cd With assault to murder. on the
strength Of what happened. whatever
II was. and has BEEN In jail sine"
last AMI. The jury brought In a
verdict Of simple ASSAULT. and Judge
Rix-r sentenced Quinn To three and
one.half months more In the county
hoossgow-wherc he will sweat II
gu, dusiag the remainder of III. sum
mcr.
Yesterday tho attention Of III"
court was taken up with the trial OF
two black Weary wiliics. one known
to fame - win Jones and the other
as win Valentine. They are both
burr hea1s and ~ black a. the ace
of spades In . bran new deck of
cards. they were charged with steal
ing large assortment of brass fur
niture Il various and sundry descr'p'
tionn ero0 the Santa r.. which they
subseQueatly made = desperate ef'
fort . dispose Of IN . junk dealer
In Pvsbao. Before thcy disposed os
II thsy were arrested. Yesterday
they ~ . trial before twelve men
good ~ teus. They were found gull
" anl Ju1gs Riser sentenced each
Of shs0 - tesms In the psn Of sos
Tess tAaA two years nor more than
two aa1 eae-Aak years. Along with
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