Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-02
SENTENCES TOTAL 1912 YEARS
Pronounced Monday in County
Court by Judge Miles.
fhree Respondents, However, Are nj
Liberty on DaiI, Pending Appeals
to the Supreme Court--Crim-
inal Business over.

Maximum sentences totalllng sixteen
DAY In Chittenden county court by
Judge Miles, representing penalties for
ofienses In cases where convictions have
peen secured by Statess Attorney n. b..
Shaw' With the pronouncing OF these
sentences, tho criminal business In county
court Is practically finished.
Inc hrst man to receive sentence was
sidney Snyder, who was convicted by n
jury or a charge Of adultery. The SEN
tenoe In Snyder's case was not less than
| three nor more than three and one-half
years at hard labor in the States prison
nj Windsor Snyder had already furnish
| Ell Dali in the sum of Sl,00. pending the
| appeal OF his case to the supreme court
| on exceptions. and will he at liberty until
Il decision Is reached In the higher court
HMNOUs CRIME, SAYS COURT.
Louis Nieberg, charged with adultery
and found guilty by jury. was sem
fenced TO serve not less than three nor
more than three and one-half years in
states prison. States Attorney Shaw
stated to the court that Nieberg had
pleaded guilty in United states court in
l'oS to violation OF the interstate COM
merce law. In pronOunclng sentence
Judge Miles called the respondents at
tention to the fact that he stood convict
ed of a heinous crime. a crime that Snaws
at the foundation of society and good
government and Il crime that Is often
followed by crimes of a graver nature.
Nieberg Is also at liberty on $1,000 bail.
tending an appeal of his case, and will
not begin serving his sentence until Il
decision Is handed down by the higher
authority.
DECLARES HER INNOCENCE.
II am innocent of the charge against
me-" said Hattie Gushing. otherwise
known as Hattie Machie, when she was
asked by the court If she had any reason
to give why sentence should not be pro-
nounced In her case. She was convicted
of adultery by jury in connection with
the Nieberg case. The sentence in her
case was not less than two and one-half
nor moro than three years In States
prison. She has furnished 81 900 bail pend
ing an appeal to supreme court on
exceptions and will he ut liberty until a
decision is rendered. Prior to the sentence.
Martin S. Villas. one of the attorneys who
represented Mrs. Machic. made a motion
to have the verdict set aside on the
ground that Mrs. Mnche had not had n
fair trial. He said that the respondents
trial followed closely on the Nieberg trial
in which the evidence was the same, and
the jurors had nearly all heard the de-
tails or the case. special jury was
drawn for this case because the Jurors
who heard the Nieberg case were dis.
qualified, but Mr.. Villas argued nevcrthe-
less that the jurors whot sat on the case
were more or less familiar with the de-
tails before the case came on tralA The
motion was overruled. In pronouncing
sentence Judge Miles. ted. the respondent
that he considered It, 2 sad duty to pro-
nounce sentence upon y woman but that
1t became part Of his duty to administer
the law and that he did not agree with
Mr.. Villas In his contention that she had
not had a fair trial
MISSIONER PLEADS GI'Ir'r-'
Enos a. Westover Of Euo"'''o.